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Walmart Canada · 1 month ago

(USA) Manager, Automation Engineering

Seymour, IN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

Walmart Inc. is a leading retail company focused on helping people save money to live better. The Manager of Automation Engineering will be responsible for leading automation projects, managing vendor relationships, and driving continuous improvement initiatives within the Ambient Engineering team.

DeliveryRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Process Flow Design: Interpret information to quantify the anticipate outcome of supply chain decisions

Operational Excellence: Explain operational functions and key functional roles, clarify the role of each department or unit, and describe the interdependence of support functions

Engineering Economics: Describe the concepts behind engineering economics and implications of financial data, understand cost drivers, identify major types of financial data utilized by the organization, and explain how it is assessed and used in engineering

Project Management: Plan and estimate simple projects under guidance and produce standard project status reports, obtain information from stakeholders during the planning process, and assist in detailed project plans – including costs, schedules, and resource requirements

Vendor Management: Manage site installation, manage project budgets (incl. managing POs), ensure site safety standards are upheld, and manage schedule to ensure all milestones are achieved

Continuous Improvement: Define the critical workflow for executing key processes, identify process problems that limit performance, focus on the most significant problems, and surface significant problems to maximize efficiency gains; includes implementation of Continuous Improvement methodologies, such as Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen

Automation System Design: Promote the usage of automation machineries, participate in implementation and training, conduct cost-benefit analyses of machineries, and monitor actual versus planned

Automation Integration: Combine knowledge of automation/system design and learning from previous implementations into a road map, guiding in resolving integration issues and proposing alternatives to a system or technology integration initiative

Mechatronics: Create views of objects in 2 and 3 dimensions, create perspective drawings and orthogonal views, use design and visualization for basic drafting, and participate in projects that modify existing electrical systems, equipment, and components

Data and Digital Literacy: Leverage data analysis tools to explore moderately complex data, develop and test hypotheses, and use data to influence strategic work

Advanced Analytics: Apply data analysis and data modeling techniques to establish, modify, and maintain data structures and associated components and apply specific computing languages and tools in machine learning (R, Python, etc.)

Qualification

Automation System DesignContinuous ImprovementTechnical expertise in Controls AutomationProject ManagementDataDigital LiteracyAdvanced AnalyticsMechatronicsBusiness acumenSupplier relationship managementPassion for automationCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence, establish credibility, and respond effectively to stakeholder needs

Demonstrated business acumen and ownership of project activities, including defining vision and strategies for automation technologies and building business cases

Experience leading the design, development, and implementation of large-scale automation technologies (including MHE, robotics, vision systems, machine learning, and packaging equipment) from concept through production across brownfield and greenfield sites

Proven ability to drive operational efficiencies, OEE, and productivity by implementing best practices and innovative automation solutions in Ambient Automation

Technical expertise in Controls Automation, including Robotics, AR/VR, and the full lifecycle from design to commissioning

Skilled at managing high-visibility supplier relationships and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver quality products quickly

Driven by ambiguity and continuous improvement, with a passion for developing and deploying impactful automation methods and systems

Experience in engineering, construction, or automation design/implementation; experience in supply chain fulfillment, distribution ASRS systems, or e-commerce process flow is a bonus