DCS - Designed Conveyor Systems

Manager

• Participate as a member of a project team comprised of Project Managers, Buyers, Engineers & others to successfully manage the installation of Material Handling Equipment (MHE), as well as Distribution & Fulfillment (D&F) within customer sites.
• Manage on-site installation of small to highly complex MHE and D&F projects.
• Communicate with project teams daily, which include but not limited to PM, Engineers, Procurement, Sub-Contractors, General Contractors, Vendors and Suppliers.
• Complete project look ahead with Sub-Contractors to forecast project work and milestones.
• Oversee/Manage receipt of inventory and report issues through project team for direction.
• Document, compile and prepare a daily site report that is used as a risk management tool.
• Utilize Site Docs to perform workplace safety audits, AM/PM safety walks, toolbox talks, contractor orientation, near-miss or workplace incident reports, upkeep of your DCS provided safety training certifications annually or as required.
• Utilize Procore for all project related documents, reporting, RFI’s and punch-listing.
• Travel up to 90% during project installation and start-ups.

Site Manager

Engineer

• Execute on-site commissioning of automated material handling systems, including conveyors, sorters, merges, and supporting subsystems.
• Perform I/O checkout, safety checks, device validation, and field wiring verification to ensure system readiness.
• Configure, test, and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, VFD, and industrial network components (e.g., Ethernet/IP, OPCUA, MQTT, IO-Link).
• Validate system functionality against design specifications and functional requirements.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and project engineering teams to resolve issues and optimize system performance.
• Support system integration testing, stress testing, and throughput validation.
• Document commissioning results, system changes, punch lists, and test reports.
• Train customer operations and maintenance teams on system functionality and best practices.
• Provide on-site support during go-live and commissioning phases.

Controls Commissioning Engineer

Project Manager

• Coordinate all phases of the project lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project, ensuring alignment to scope, priorities, critical path, and resource allocation.
• Lead the overall project execution strategy while leveraging DCS lifecycle management processes and procedures to ensure consistency with commitments and goals.
• Provide leadership and direction to cross functional teams, creating clarity around responsibilities, accountability, communication, and project expectations.
• Partner with internal teams to gather, define, and communicate project requirements across technical and non technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with leadership and cross functional partners to align resources against project demands and proactively address gaps or risks.
• Manage day to day customer communication and expectations across large-scale automation and material handling projects.
• Drive organizational transparency, accountability, and risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop strong relationships with internal teams and customers to foster collaboration and long term partnership.
• Manage project budgets, cash flow, forecasting, and billing oversight.
• Identify and resolve project and financial issues as they arise.

Senior Project Manager

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of Project Managers in their day-to-day operations.
• Provide coaching and guidance as teams prepare for monthly financial and project reviews.
• Strategically allocate project resources based on business needs, project complexity, and individual strengths.
• Partner with leadership and recruiting teams to support hiring efforts and organizational growth.
• Develop, document, and improve processes to drive consistency and operational excellence across the PM organization.
• Analyze project feedback and performance metrics to help shape department strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the successful execution of complex automation and material handling projects across Parcel and/or Distribution & Fulfillment environments.
• Help build and maintain strong client relationships while ensuring teams deliver on commitments.

Senior Manager, Project Delivery – Resource Planning

Director

• Lead large, high-complexity distribution center and automation implementations, including greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Serve as the executive owner of a single large-scale project from concept through go-live and final acceptance.
• Own project performance across scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.
• Establish project execution strategies that align customer expectations with DCS business objectives.
• Maintain overall accountability for successful project delivery and achievement of contractual commitments.
• Drive accountability across all project stakeholders and functional teams.
• Serve as the primary executive interface between DCS and the customer.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer leadership and key decision-makers.
• Lead executive project reviews, steering committee meetings, and critical escalation discussions.
• Provide proactive communication regarding project performance, risks, mitigation plans, and key decisions.
• Resolve customer concerns while balancing commercial protection and long-term partnership objectives.

Project Director

• Coordinate all phases of the project life cycle including initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
• Develop schedules using Microsoft Project that accurately reflect the scope of the work and confirm alignment with priorities and resource allocation. Critical path must be defined.
• Develop, refine and lead the overall direction, coordination, implementation and execution leveraging life-cycle management process and procedures to ensure consistency with commitments and goals.
• Provide leadership and guidance to a cross functional team to ensure process role, clarity, support, accountability and transparency, review projects and resources weekly and make suggestions when needed to align resources more effectively with project leads.
• Gather and define project requirements from internal and/or external teams and translate requirements to technical teams.
• Work with cross functional partners to align resources against project needs and/or work collaboratively to identify and address gaps.
• Be responsible for setting clear expectations with the cross functional team for their respective role in delivering the defined Project(s) on time and budget; ensuring organizational transparency, accountability and risk mitigation.
• Develop strong relationships with internal team members at all levels to further foster collaboration, transparency, accountability and risk mitigation.
• Manage day-to-day client interaction and expectations for large-scale projects.
• Manage and maintain budget and cash flow.
• Identify billing issues when they arise.

Senior Project Manager, D&F

• Lead controls design and execution across multiple material handling projects
• Develop electrical designs including field device layouts, control panel designs, and electrical schematics using AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN
• Select components, design control networks, develop BOMs, and validate equipment selections
• Program PLCs and develop HMI/SCADA solutions
• Commission and debug systems on-site; support testing, startup, and validation activities
• Provide technical support during installation and perform field troubleshooting as needed
• Deliver projects on time, within scope, and to customer expectations
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of controls standards, templates, and reusable code libraries
• Lead or support R&D efforts and internal initiatives to expand controls capabilities
• Partner with vendors to evaluate and implement new technologies
• Identify value-engineering opportunities without compromising system performance
• Serve as a senior technical contributor on cross-functional project teams (Project Management, Mechanical, Field, etc.)
• Mentor junior engineers and actively share knowledge across the Controls team
• Participate in controls team initiatives, process improvements, and tool development
• Support recruiting efforts and provide feedback on technology and software vendors
• Communicate clearly and proactively with project teams and leadership
• Represent DCS professionally during site visits, customer meetings, and supplier interactions
• Contribute to a collaborative, accountable team culture
• Participate in weekly controls meetings and internal training sessions