Automation Infrastructure Lead – Warehouse Robotics

Officeworks Ltd; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Career development

Flexible holidays

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Officeworks Ltd. is launching a major new Distribution Centre in Redbank, Queensland, and seeks an experienced Automation Infrastructure Lead to oversee robotics and automation infrastructure on-site.

You’ll partner with Operations, Technology, Transformation, and external vendors to ensure reliable performance and continuous improvement across the network. The role focuses on RCS/WES/WMS systems, system implementation, optimisation, and training, while serving as the SME for automation.

Qualifications

• Experience managing automation, robotics, or industrial technology in a distribution centre, logistics, manufacturing, or supply chain environment.
• Strong understanding of WMS, WCS, WES, and automation technologies.
• Experience managing technology vendors and service providers.
• Continuous improvement mindset with Lean or CI experience highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Act as the on-site automation and robotics SME, leading system implementation, optimisation, troubleshooting, and team capability development.
• Manage and optimise key automation and warehouse systems (RCS, WES, WMS) for performance and reliability.
• Support daily DC and X-Dock operations by optimising automation performance and troubleshooting issues.
• Drive automation and infrastructure improvements using Lean/CI methodologies across the network.
• Oversee vendor performance against SLAs and KPIs and manage lifecycle of critical automation hardware.

Skills

Automation systems

Robotics

WMS/WCS/WES

Vendor management

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

RCS

WES

WMS

Lean/CI tools

Job description

Officeworks Ltd. is launching a major new Distribution Centre in Redbank, Queensland, and seeks an experienced Automation Infrastructure Lead to oversee robotics and automation infrastructure on-site.

You’ll partner with Operations, Technology, Transformation, and external vendors to ensure reliable performance and continuous improvement across the network. The role focuses on RCS/WES/WMS systems, system implementation, optimisation, and training, while serving as the SME for automation.