The role which is part of the Supply Chain will be responsible for maintaining and improving existing automation capabilities, as well as developing a team of automation and maintenance technicians under the incumbent’s charge.
Responsibilities
- Lead FFDC automation maintenance team in performing regular preventive/corrective/ predictive / ad hoc on storage systems, equipment, and packaging machines that would ensure optimal operation with minimal disruption to supply chain’s operation.
- Lead technicians in diagnosing and repair malfunctioning complex logistics and packaging equipment.
- Leads team in determine root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
- Leads automation team in modifications of robotic and automation systems.
- Work closely with operation teams to ensure that all automation equipment and processes meet safety standards and comply with company policies.
- Prepare reports about system performance and breakdowns from shift engineers, field technicians for management’s review and data compilation.
- Responsible and accountable for inventory control of critical spares parts, ensuring parts availability through early parts purchase.
- Partner with IT team and storage system vendor to troubleshoot system disruptions ensuring prompt recovery.
- Ensures successful handover of completed automation project to Operations team, and provision of support to other functions (when required).
- Lead team to formulate work instructions / safety risk assessment / Continuous improvement projects.
- To be able to guide staff in identifying and resolve process related issues.
- Ability to calculate and identify bottlenecks in process flow to prevent bottlenecks and formulate backup plans with operations team as a preventive measure.
- Site budget management
- Any other ad hoc duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Min Bachelor's Degree in Electrical & Electronic / Mechatronics / Mechanical/ Industrial Engineering or related field.
- Min. 3 years' relevant experience in maintenance of automation systems for logistics industries and e-commerce / retail industries.
- Experience in end to end project implementation for Robotics and Industrial Engineering
- Excellent Communication and Stakeholder Management Skills
- Knowledge in using AutoCAD would be advantageous but not critical.
- Experience in goods to person / Warehouse control systems / WMS Integration software would be advantageous.
- Experience in Automatic Storage and Retrieval System, Conveyor, lifting systems and Warehouse Management System in cold chain environment would be advantageous.
- Hands on experience is preferred.
- Competency in electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
- Knowledge of commonly used automation operation software from market common vendors would be preferred. (WCS/RCS/Interfaces)
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
Others:
- Work location: 7 Sunview Road
- Working hours: Monday - Friday, 8:15am - 5:35pm
