Solutions Designer - Retrofit

TGW Logistics Group • Grand Rapids, MI

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About The Position

The Retrofit Solutions Designer executes a variety of architectural assignments, providing services in the research, design, and development on existing & upgraded automated material handling systems. This role collects and analyzes technician data from the customer to determine project requirements and problems, and designs a solution based on customer parameters.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of two (2) years of material handling systems design experience.
• Up to 10% domestic travel and 1-2 weeks of international travel per year.
• Ability to analyze and understand customer business processes (overall knowledge of intralogistics).
• Comfort working in multi-disciplinary and intercultural experts’ network.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to present confidently to external customers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Basic knowledge in AutoCAD and Python preferred.
• Ability to remain stationary at a desk for prolonged periods of time.
• Ability to go to site frequently and move safely around industrial and/or warehouse environment.
• Ability to lift and carry supplies up to 25 pounds at a time.
• Ability to operate computers, tablets, phones, and other electronic devices.
• Ability to communicate with others verbally and in writing, on a frequent basis.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to job site temperature fluctuations due to seasonal weather in geographic region.
• This position may require work at TGW customer sites. TGW’s customers may require background checks before accessing their sites. Refusal to participate in a customer-required background check may result in a customer barring access and a subsequent reduction in work.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes current customer data to develop thorough understanding of customer requirements and problems to solve.
• Defines the main parameters for the solutions design.
• Creates the Material flow diagram and the Performance Line Diagram of the project.
• Calculates the operator performance rates based on a MOST calculation (Maynard Operation Sequence Technique).
• Designs and optimizes a material handling solution based on the customer requirements and main KPIs based on existing system equipment.
• Coordinates the system patents-proof for the selected concept with the patent department.
• Provides information to other departments for the simulation of the standard systems and the whole solution.
• Participates in the creation of the project proposal with the Retrofit Sales Team.
• Understands basic material handling software functionality and ensures that the solution is feasible and compatible with TGW Software.
• Partners with sales to develop effective selling strategies and provide proper coordination and engineering to develop proposals.
• Understands and utilizes TGW Core Technologies CD, TGW Technical Application Bulletins, and CAD drawings and exchanges this information with TGW associates and customers.
• Trains associates in the areas of material handling systems design and TGW product portfolio.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees