Warehouse Automation Engineer
First Quality
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Macon • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Optimize and develop layouts for warehouse systems that optimize space and streamline processes
- Analyze and recommend improvements in logistics operations, systems and processes
- Drive the selection, implementation, maintenance and improvements of automation technologies
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure that automation logistics or automation considerations are integrated into the overall operational strategy and business goals
- Manage relationships with current and future automation OEMs and partners
- Support and drive asset purchases and capital expense needs for warehouse ops
- ~50% travel is required
- Frequent standing/walking throughout facilities
- Possibility of travel to OEM/vendor locations
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, logistics or a related field.
- Strong project engineering background is crucial
- 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing and/or warehousing
- Experience with robotics, material handling automation, warehouse automation preferred
- Lean/Six Sigma certification a plus
- Proficiency in process mapping, statistical analysis and data visualization tools
- Strong organizational skills
- Project leadership and management
- Analytical mind set
- Continuous improvement approach
- Critical thinking and problem solving skills a must
- Ability to work within a team and independently
- Strong written and communication skills
- Clear and logical thinker.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
- Paid time off (three-week minimum)
- Medical, dental and vision starting day one
- 401(k) with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
- Bundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
- Tuition assistance
- Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
project engineeringmanufacturingwarehousingroboticsmaterial handling automationwarehouse automationprocess mappingstatistical analysisdata visualization
Soft skills
organizational skillsproject leadershipanalytical mindsetcontinuous improvementcritical thinkingproblem solvingteamworkindependencewritten communicationlogical thinking
Certifications
Lean certificationSix Sigma certification