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Target · 1 month ago

Senior Operations Manager Engineering and Facilities - Sortation Center - Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$92K/yr - $166K/yr

Target is a leading retail company focused on helping families discover the joy of everyday life. The Senior Operations Manager Engineering and Facilities will lead efforts in safety and efficiency while overseeing engineering and maintenance within the sortation center. This role involves managing teams, budgets, and coordinating with vendors to ensure operational excellence.

CommunitiesE-CommerceRetailShopping

Responsibilities

Lead with a focus on safety, continuous improvement, relationship building, communication and strategic thinking

Foster a 'safety first' culture through awareness, training and accountability

Innovate with new approaches to process and method for efficiency

Guide other operational leaders to achieve established standards of service, quality, accuracy and productivity

Oversee all engineering and maintenance matters within the building, focusing on advanced material handling systems such as robotics, AS/RS, barcode scanning equipment, picking and packing systems, conveyors, and sortation systems

Manage operational expenditure (OpEx) budgets and plan for Capital Expenditures (CapEx) for the site

Coordinate with third party vendors, ensuring adherence to contracted Service Level Agreements

Engage in site improvement construction projects, overseeing efforts of internal and external contractor teams

Lead, hire, and retain a talented team of leaders, maintenance technicians, Utility Attendants, and EAM software technicians

Establish and reinforce a long-term vision, directing best in class asset management processes, providing high level of equipment availability and reliability to Operations Teams

Follow all regulatory and compliance requirements and work with HQ Supply Chain Engineering team to plan for future network growth

Participate in network-wide improvement initiatives and implement standards created elsewhere in the network

Provide technical leadership and mentoring to facilities maintenance leaders

Qualification

Engineering degreeFacilities maintenanceMaterial handling systemsLean/Six SigmaMulti-contractor managementTotal Productive MaintenanceStatistical analysisTeam leadershipProject managementCommunication skills

Required

4-year degree or equivalent experience in relevant technical or engineering field

Proven track record of leading and developing teams

Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize many different projects and workload tasks

Experience with multi-contractor management

Demonstrated ability to own technical issues identified by the site's stakeholders. If you are unable to resolve certain issues internally, you willingly engage other support teams to drive it to resolution

Understanding of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) concepts and strategies

Experienced in material handling equipment and large, complex integrated systems maintenance

Strong statistical analysis skills

Exposure to Lean concepts, cost/benefit analysis, labor productivity analysis (time studies, standardized work), safety/ergonomic/human factors

Experience with Lean/Six Sigma and root cause analysis in a technical problem-solving environment