Automation Project Engineer

Contract: Full time, permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Location: Birmingham / Midlands
Salary: £40,000 to £42,000 plus car / car allowance, 33 days holiday, pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits scheme
About the Job
As an Automation Project Engineer at Unipart, you will use your technical expertise to deliver Automation Projects around technologies like Autonomous Mobile Robots, Collaborative Robots, Automated Guided Vehicles, and Conveyors within Unipart Logistics operations. You will also support work to develop business cases that drive value for both Unipart and its customers. With an eye for detail, you will be driven and willing to challenge the norms to realise step change in processes or contractual performance through automated solutions and will be focused on data to inform decisions. You will have real tenacity and resilience to help drive and deliver change within the business and its processes.
This job will give you the unique opportunity to work closely with our experienced professionals, contribute to the success of cutting-edge automation solution deployments, and play a key role in shaping Unipart Logistics in becoming a technology lead logistics partner.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:
• Drive and lead the Unipart Logistics Automation strategy into Unipart’s operations - including solutions like Automated Guided Vehicles, Autonomous Mobile Robots, Conveyors, and Collaborative Robots to deliver increased value for our operations and customers
• Solve problems at your level, overcoming barriers and roadblocks whilst progressing Automation Projects
• Use The Unipart Way philosophy, tools, and techniques to develop and implement automation solutions successfully
• Develop key relationships that drive value across key functions including IT, Procurement, Operations, Project/Program Management, and Solutions Design
• Focus on standardisation - developing solutions and identifying technology that could be used at a network level
• Identify capability gaps and develop local training plans agreed with stakeholders for upskilling where required to help manage and run automated solutions
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this role!
Essential
• Experience in Automation Project delivery within a manufacturing/logistics/warehouse environment
• Able to demonstrate where they have led or been part of a team delivering process improvement or significant process change
• Ability to proactively manage work load and develop own ideas into business proposals
• Collaborative working across business areas - ability to work, engage and build strong work relationships
• Able to demonstrate the use of and sound understanding of Lean methodologies and problem-solving expertise in business environment
• Agility to work on a variety of projects at one time, sometimes with changing parameters
• Using data to inform and drive decisions
Desirable
• Experience in automation solutions such as: AMRs, AGVs, Cobots and automated packing systems
• Level 5+ Diploma or degree level education in warehousing, logistics, supply chain, business or relevant area
Our recruitment and selection process has been developed to ensure that it is consistent, fair and provides equality of opportunity - all selection decisions are based solely on technical and behavioural competencies. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, or nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, religion or belief, age or any other current or future protected characteristic as defined in the current Equality Act of England and Wales. As an organisation we also promote an environment which encourages diversity of characteristics and thought, where you feel included, safe and confident to be the best version of yourself and do your best work every day.
You may have experience in the following: Automation Project Engineer, Automation Engineer, Project Engineer, Robotics Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Automation Specialist, Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Warehouse Automation Engineer, etc.
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