Warehouse Design Engineer

Description:

·        This is a senior engineer role to design a new warehouse setup and architect workflow. 

·        The engineer will design and plan the inner layout of a very large facility. 

·        Several other lines are coming in to combine and reshape the warehouse.  

What will you do?

·        Responsible for designing and planning the inner layout of the warehouse transformation.

·        Coordinate setup and optimization of new warehouse design.

·        Ensuring optimized functioning of the warehouse and achieving maximum efficiency & space utilization.

·        Develops warehouse design by planning layout, product flow, and product handling systems.

·        Adopts lean concepts to streamline processes to achieve process flow efficiency.

·        Organize and manage (or control) warehousing operations, including reception, storage, order preparation and shipments according to SPS principle.

·        Measures and analyses warehousing performance (cost and service) and implement corrective actions.

·        Manages projects to design and optimize warehousing processes.

·        Setup new product lines that will include 1000 new products and over 5000-part numbers.

·        This position needs to start quickly due to timelines, and this person will be part of a three-to-four-person team designing the layout of the warehouse and efficient placement of lines and parts.

·        Ergonomics and efficiency will be considered.  

Education:

·        Bachelor’s Degree required.

·        Experience in warehouse design/optimization at a senior level.

·        Able to set up warehouse product lines as the final decision maker.

·        Proven Past Experience in large settings.

·        Proficient in computer aided design and drafting software.

·        Proficient SAP S4 Hana as this is the system of use.

·        Knowledge of Database systems (SQL, Tableau etc.) a plus.

·        Preferred knowledge in PIT and Warehouse equipment

·        Candidates should have specifics of engineering and technical items they engaged in the past.  

·        They should have specifics if they are a engineer and not a maintenance or operations/people manager which is not the role.  

·        Slotting, simulation tools like Flex or AutoCAD, and WMS type specifics.