Shaw Industries · 3 days ago
Automation Project Engineer
Andalusia, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expShaw Industries is hiring an Automation Project Engineer to oversee automation integration and utilize models for process optimization within an automated manufacturing site of over 900 employees. The role involves ensuring seamless integration of material flow systems, managing automation projects, and recommending process improvements for continuous enhancement of material flow.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for ensuring seamless integration between material flow systems throughout the site using modeling and simulation trials as well as utilizing lean principles by performing value-stream simulations and analysis
Assist with analysis of financial and productivity impact of any proposed changes involving equipment changes/reliability, route changes, process changes/interruptions, and product volume or mix changes to automated material flow process by evaluating change impact with existing simulation models prior to execution
Responsible for checking integration of scheduling, production, and automation systems to ensure all systems are working together in the automated material flow process
Manage standards tables and other automation process inputs
Collaborate and mitigate risk with a team by developing protocol and standard work to ensure continuity of all automation systems with material flow
Recommend improvements to internal processes and systems for continuous improvement of material flow
Evaluate equipment needs during the scale up of manufacturing and automation processes to ensure a seamless flow
Assist with set up of modernization data analytics - process performance, condition monitoring, etc - for the new plant
Responsible for failure analysis and diagnostic execution to facilitate corrective action of automation systems and/or procedures
Manage Capital and Expense projects relating to material flow automation from concept development to full implementation/commissioning into service
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Control System, Mechatronics or 4 years' experience in systems integration with automated equipment/systems
Strong technical background, preferably in a manufacturing environment
Data Analytics (Splunk, Tableau, PowerBI, R, Python, etc.)
Industrial Automation (PLCs, HMIs, Drives, Sensors, etc.)
Application Development (Any language)
Application Project Management (Organizing work across multiple groups)
Database Integration (SQL, Hadoop, NoSQL, etc.)
Must have good interpersonal skills
Must be able to communicate ideas both verbally and in writing
Company
Shaw Industries
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2001-01-08Acquired
Leadership Team
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Jim Kirkpatrick
Executive Vice President and CFO
Recent News
2025-11-12
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