Your mission
In this position you will have the following responsibilities:
- Planning, integration, launching and modifying automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and other similar technologies (pick by light, laser scanners, RFID, etc.) with their supporting equipment and controls.
- Assist in developing necessary project processing parameters and provide AGV and system programming assistance.
- Ensure accuracy of the processes and analyze daily equipment and process flow effectiveness.
- Take corrective actions and follow up on those actions through completion with the relevant parties.Provide clear and sufficient feedback to equipment suppliers on operational problems and needs.
- Follow solutions through to implementation by active follow up procedures.
- Evaluate alternative logistics processes and assess their viability with the impact to other departments.
- Create proposals for process optimization in particular areas and/or in regard to reducing costs and showing/identifying solutions.
- Initiate, maintain and develop countermeasures for potential failure mode and effects analysis.
- Ensure proper PDCA (plan, do check, act) implementation and communication in a controlled and standardized approach regarding product, process, and people and the related changes resulting from a process change and continuous improvement activities.
- Procure from and/or exchange information with partners/colleagues in the plant, the logistics service provider, suppliers, and various departments (collaborate and generate best practices and lessons learned).
- Prepare planning options, evaluate cost-efficiency, and provide analysis in a detailed business case study for management approval.
- Support continuous improvement concepts and activities with the operational groups to ensure goals are achieved.
- Perform other duties as required.