DC Automation Lead

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef; Arkansas City (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef in Arkansas City, KS, seeks a DC Automation Lead to oversee daily operations and guide automation initiatives within the Distribution Center. The role focuses on tuning and troubleshooting warehouse systems and implementing policies aligned with company goals and regulatory requirements.

Ideal candidates will drive continuous improvement, train technicians, and ensure a Creekstone Proud culture through actions and attitude, while collaborating with the DC Automation

Qualifications

• No formal education requirements are stated in the vacancy.

Responsibilities

• Support capacity planning and long-term goals for DC systems.
• Coordinate with technicians, departments, and vendors to address system failures.
• Supervise maintenance of workstations, printers, scanners, and DC equipment.
• Help manage DC equipment.
• Create reports in response to business needs.
• Participate in PM program creation and implementation.
• Train and guide team members.
• Deliver monthly targets using KPI indicators.
• Promote Creekstone Proud culture and accountability.
• Assist the DC Automation Supervisor as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Capacity planning

Vendor collaboration

Equipment maintenance

Troubleshooting

PM program implementation

Training teammates

KPI tracking

Budget involvement

Report creation

Team leadership

Job description

Job Summary

The DC Automation Lead role is to help the DC Automation Supervisor oversee the day to day operations of the Distribution Center (DC). This position will be involved with tuning and troubleshooting the warehouse systems and a variety of technologies. This individual also participates in the training, planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure system provisioning and maintenance that is consistent with Company Goals, Industry Best Practices, And Regulatory Requirements. They will be responsible for being an example to technicians using a continuous improvement mentality and will work to perpetuate a Creekstone Proud culture through attitude and actions.

Essential Functions

• Participate in and support capacity planning and the development of long-term strategic goals for systems and in conjunction with department leadership.
• Coordinate with technicians, other departments, and outside vendors to coordinate appropriate measures to address system failures.
• Supervise the maintenance of workstations, printers, scanners, and other DC equipment
• Help manage DC equipment.
• Create required reports in response to business needs.
• Participate in maintaining the budget .
• Participate in the creation and implementation of the PM program.
• Train and/or provide guidance to other members of the team.
• Deliver against monthly targets using leading indicator Key Performance Indicators (KPI\'s).
• Manage and promote accountability and success promoting a Creekstone Proud Culture.
• Assist the DC Automation Supervisor as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.