fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife's portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife ultra-filtered milk; Core Power High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife nutrition plan, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.job purpose:The Warehouse Automation Engineer will be responsible for leading the technical execution of the automated warehouse systems, providing support on electrical distribution systems, controls upgrades, start-up & commissioning of equipment, automation documentation, and data collection. They will manage, coordinate, and oversee process technology improvements, troubleshoot controls, and engineer design solutions to complex problems. This individual will provide day-to-day technical support on warehouse control systems and control related tasks.responsibilities: Work with the warehouse equipment OEM, Electric 80, operations business partners, and engineering to optimize warehouse automation equipment, including high-density AS/RS and LGVs Serve as a subject matter expert for all warehouse automation user interfaces, HMIs, alarm codes, and resets Own all WCS integrations with host system (D365), line management system signal exchanges, and reporting tools (e.g., power BI) Manage e80 OEM embedded engineers, including a shadowing program their maintenance and service routines for knowledge transfer, establishing a steering committee for improvement projects, and monitoring performance Provide recommendations and user influence to our maintenance team to help shape preventative maintenance routines, on-hand spare parts lists, and service scheduling Lead training on operation of automated equipment, resetting alarms, troubleshooting, and safety features. Manage strategic, technical projects and tasks in an extremely fast-paced environment Function as an SME for warehouse controls systems, automation components and infrastructure Continuously improve warehouse control systems through Advanced Process Control, Alarm Management, and Operator Interface Optimization Responsible for integration of PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, Servo Drives, and process controls Responsible for the standardization of control systems and control logic designs, documentation of operation procedures and as-built drawings and logic Serve as plant liaison for new system start-up and commissioning by all outside controls contractors and system integrators to ensure proper transfer of documented PLC program changes and adequate training on the installation/changes that have been completed Develop, troubleshoot, Improve and Maintain automation documentation (schematics, functional descriptions, PLC programs, SCADAs, etc.) Conduct reviews of application design with site and project teams to ensure that the automation requirements have been adhered to. Warehouse automation troubleshooting Manage Automation improvement projects Mentor/train Instrumentation & Controls Technicians Other duties/tasks may be assignedskills/qualifications required: Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Technology preferred 8-10 years of manufacturing automation experience required Experience with warehouse automation is required. Experience with e80 systems is preferred. Additional training as an industrial automation technician preferred Ability to understand, modify and upgrade PLC logic (Rockwell platform), VFD's, network switches Ability to update P&ID's, electrical/me

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