Technical Engineer

Role Location:                    THG Omega, Skyline Drive, Burtonwood, WA5 3TP

Reporting To:                     Group Fulfilment Technical Manager

 

Role Summary:                 The technical engineer will engage business stakeholders at multiple levels in the design & development of new capabilities, operational improvements, and solutions to solve complex challenges across THG’s global operational network through innovative technologies as part of its ongoing technology roadmap.

                                               

                                                You will be responsible for the development and solution design to support business growth and challenges, conduct project and technology feasibility studies, and complex systems analysis and modelling.

 

Role Specification

Role Responsibilities

• Technical expert in automated technologies from either an e-commerce, fulfilment or manufacturing background.
• Complete engineering feasibility studies, and process modelling within the global operations domain to evaluate solutions against requestor requirements.
• Support in the creation of Engineering Standards that complement future Equipment design and can be utilised for project feasibility and execution phases to improve the speed of execution.
• Support in the creation of functional/technical specifications that can be used and issued to suppliers for initial budget, final pricing and order placement of capital equipment.
• Support PMO activities for all elements of capital project delivery from initial scoping and feasibility to acting as a technical expert during the delivery and commissioning phase.
• Solve complex operational problems using innovative solutions to drive up efficiencies in logistics and e-commerce fulfilment environments.
• Responsible for the delivery of minor capex projects outside of the PMO activities to ensure the end-to-end delivery of requestor requirements from a project perspective.

Key Activities

• Lead Feasibilities Studies for major Capex investments for Capacity, Innovation, Quality and Cost Improvement, and introduction of novel technologies across global operations.
• Create standard engineering project proposals and Capex estimates for major capital initiatives working together with regional and local leads.
• Develop equipment standards and designs to enable group procurement to obtain standard pricing structures for particular/preferred suppliers and equipment.
• Develop & deploy standardised processes and equipment for capex projects across the group and champion the process concerning specific projects to ensure compliance.
• Benchmarking of common equipment or processes across the group to understand key advantages of each of the various installations and standardise where these bring a competitive advantage.
• Identify and evaluate available technologies and processes to determine operational improvements to maintain or increase competitive advantage and support the long-term growth strategy.
• Provide technical support to project engineers as requested during equipment build-acceptance testing and commissioning.
• Participate in Post Project Implementation Reviews to understand areas for improvement and revision versus the established standards and approach.

Core Skills

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Mechatronic, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial or Robotics Engineering.
• Demonstrable skills obtained through logistics, e-commerce, and food processing technology projects and working in a high-speed consumer-oriented environment.
• Demonstrable experience in designing/developing engineering projects using automated technologies i.e. Robotics, AGV/AMR, ASRS or similar technologies.
• Experienced in leading or delivering engineering projects with a minimum of 1 years experience in multi-functional and multi-national projects.
• Demonstrable knowledge in their discipline in defining processes and establishing engineering standards for use in engineering projects.
• Knowledge of engineering standards and directives associated with the delivery of automated equipment.
• External relationships with OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and Engineering service organisations.
• Experience working with WCM (World Class Manufacturing), LEAN, Six Sigma or similar structured continuous improvement methodologies.
• Good knowledge and understanding of Supply Chain, Fulfilment Pipeline and overall End to End Business.
• Oral and written communications including presentations to management forums and able to create concise and effective reports and written business cases for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Computer literate including knowledge of web-based systems and comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Windows suite.
• Able to use experience and judgement to appropriately identify and effectively manage risks and develop contingency plans to resolve them.