Warehouse Design and Flow Engineer

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm; Fairfield (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HireTalent - Staffing & Recruiting Firm is seeking a senior engineer to design and plan the inner layout of a large warehouse transformation. You will lead the layout, product flow, and handling systems to maximize efficiency.

Join a small 3-4 person team tasked with rapid timelines, ergonomics, and optimal placement of lines and parts, including setting up 1000+ new products and 5000+ part numbers. Experience with SAP S4 Hana and CAD tools is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Senior-level experience in warehouse design/optimization.
• Ability to set up warehouse product lines as final decision maker.
• Proven CAD expertise and knowledge of SAP S4 Hana.
• Familiarity with database tools (SQL, Tableau) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan the inner layout of the warehouse transformation.
• Coordinate setup and optimization of the new warehouse design.
• Ensure optimized functioning and maximize efficiency and space utilization.
• Develop warehouse design by planning layout, product flow, and handling systems.
• Adopt lean concepts to streamline processes and improve flow.
• Organize warehousing operations including reception, storage, order prep, and shipments per SPS.
• Measure and analyze warehousing performance and implement corrective actions.
• Lead projects to design and optimize warehousing processes.
• Set up new product lines with 1000+ products and 5000+ part numbers.
• Work in a 3-4 person team to layout and place lines and parts; consider ergonomics.

Skills

Warehouse design

Lean processes

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SAP S4 Hana

AutoCAD

Flex

SQL

Tableau

Job 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 analyzes 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.

These are senior roles.

What Qualifications Will Make You Successful?

• 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 an 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.