LOGISTICS AT FULL POTENTIAL.

At GXO, we’re constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, you’ll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.
As an Industrial Automation Engineer, you will have a meaningful role in our future success by analyzing high-labor content activities across the company and designing automation to improve operational efficiency and deliver fast Return on Investment (ROI) and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). This is an exciting opportunity to improve productivity by developing strategies to help people work smarter, ensuring that we stay ahead of our competitors while delighting our customers. We will equip you with the best tools in the industry to grow and develop to a level that will exceed your expectations and help you reach your career goals.

• Design, plan, source and implement automation solutions, including robotics, conveyors, sorters, scanners, vision systems and PLCs
• Conduct root cause analyses of labor and/or process inefficiencies through operational data analysis, Pareto charts, process reviews, time studies, statistics reviews, simulation and discussions with operational leadership
• Develop automation design and equipment specifications for the implementation of automation solutions, including identifying facility design requirements based on activity levels, product envelope, product flow and transportation methods
• Build layouts and power requirements to accept automation designs; specify material handling and storage equipment solutions
• Design startup and ongoing personnel requirements for automation solutions based on product profile and activity levels; identify management and supervisory requirements for operations personnel
• Determine required maintenance support positions for each site depending on equipment functionality and service level requirements for on-site operations; develop preventive maintenance tasks and schedules to mitigate less than 100% uptime operations
• Identify changes to existing functionality and test IT solutions and functionality; partner with IT team to identify and document new functionality not currently available
• Specify packing methods to be used based on mode/method of transportation and product profile; specify containers/cartons and packing (void fill) medium requirements
• Identify outbound labeling/documentation requirements; provide annual cost estimates for packing materials and create cartonization tables
• Develop processes and procedures for human interface functionality with automation equipment, along with supporting validation techniques and metrics to ensure successful project completion