Automation Project Engineer Lead

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation - Olive Branch, MS

Full-time - Senior

Olive Branch, MS

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Automation Project Engineer Lead at Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation is responsible for providing leadership and guidance in distribution automation across the company's distribution center network. This role focuses on collaborating with business units to understand distribution strategies and processes, identifying opportunities for automation and robotics, and implementing innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency and competitive advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support and align efforts to meet customer and business needs.
• Identify problems that could benefit from automation and/or robotics.
• Work with the business to design future processes and distribution centers using automation and robotics.
• Collaborate with integrators and manufacturers on automated solutions from concept to stabilization.
• Manage team relationships and expectations by developing a communication process to keep others updated on project results.
• Stay current with customer needs and strategies, utilizing various communication methods to convey updates and findings.
• Lead or participate in multiple projects by managing project scope, schedules, and ensuring timely delivery of tasks and milestones.
• Provide leadership to team members and peers by collaborating and articulating ideas to senior management and others.
• Identify, create, and facilitate process design changes through business and systems process analysis.
• Provide and support the implementation of business solutions by building relationships with key stakeholders and monitoring progress.
• Produce required project analysis documentation, including business requirements and future state proposals.
• Identify improvement opportunities and assess business process and system inefficiencies.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of distribution center experience (preferred)
• 6+ years of automation and robotics experience
• Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering degree
• Understanding of distribution center flow and automation advantages
• Experience working on large scale projects and handling operational requests
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
• Strong relationship building and communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Vast knowledge of robotics in distribution
• Experience managing vendors from RFP through implementation
• Ability to manage multiple high-level projects simultaneously.

Benefits

• Robust health, dental and vision insurance plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings plan
• Education assistance
• On-site wellness, fitness center, food, and coffee service