Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Systems Manager MHE And APS


Work Location:
 India
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
  1. Ensures Manual facility and Material Handling Equipment  Picking System is running at maximum efficiency with minimum downtime.
  2. Diagnoses error conditions occurring in the Distribution Center and repairs accordingly.
  3. Schedules and executes ongoing preventive maintenance program for building and material handling equipment.
  4. Keeps Distribution Center management apprised of escalating abnormal or critical situations and coordinates resolutions/repairs with outside professional maintenance (if required).
  5. Provides assistance in the configuration, maintenance, modifications, and system upgrades of control systems.
  6. Assesses the efficiency of materials handling equipment and automated picking systems and defines necessary modifications.
  7. Works with equipment and software vendors on design specifications and improvements.
  8. Develops annual facility operating budget for utilities, spare parts, training, and maintenance contracts and presents to management.
  9. Develops and solicits bids from vendors for maintenance, janitorial, snow removal, landscape and other contracts necessary to support all building and MHE systems.
  10. Responsible for associate relations functions including directing, supervising and developing a staff of Automated Support Specialists.
  11. Associate is required to work split shifts, nights and weekends as well as be on call to respond to downtime events.
  12. Performs related duties as assigned.
Experience and Education Requirements
BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Facilities/Plant Management preferred with extensive experience with start up and troubleshooting of an automated distribution warehouse required. Requires a minimum of three (3) to five (5) years directly related and progressively responsible experience in an automated distribution warehouse environment with large volume distribution operations. Experience in the development of preventive maintenance programs, disaster planning, and knowledge of chilled water systems, cooling towers, diesel powered back-up generators, electric and diesel fire pumps, air handling units and roof top air conditioning units.
Minimum Skills, Knowledge and Ability Requirements
  1. Excellent technical and operational knowledge of mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment and systems.
  2. Knowledge of building automation system such as Trane Tracer Summit System and Manhattan Associates' Warehouse Management System PkMS is preferred
  3. Proactive problem solving skills; ability to recommend and implement solutions
  4. Ability to read and interpret CAD layouts, illustrated parts breakdown (IPB) diagrams, and electrical circuitry diagrams and drawings
  5. Ability to troubleshoot complex automated systems controlled by computers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and microprocessors in a high-volume work environment
  6. Strong interpersonal and communication skills to maintain cooperative working environment
  7. Effective written communications, presentation skills and organizational skills
  8. Ability to operate independently, to multi-task, and to prioritize quickly
  9. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Project and PowerPoint; Knowledge of AutoCad is also preferred.


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