Sr Equipment Engineer (Minneapolis)

Target•Minneapolis, MN

10d•$71,000 - $128,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here. As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers. Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together. Target Global Supply Chain and Logistics is evolving at an incredible pace. We are constantly reimagining how we get the right product to the right guest even better, faster and more cost effectively than before. We are becoming more intelligent, automated and algorithmic in our decision-making, so that no matter how guests shop—in stores or on Target.com—we deliver the convenience and immediate gratification they demand and deserve. We are on a mission to win decisively over any competitor, with a seamless and superior guest service experience unlike any they can offer. Our teams work with the agility our mission requires, and we constantly come together to implement new processes in record time. So, we’re looking for exceptional people who are proactive, creative, independent, innovative, risk-savvy and comfortable working in varying degrees of ambiguity. Are you a critical thinker who seeks the root cause and can analyze both qualitatively and quantitatively? Are you a creative problem-solver who simplifies problems, quickly identifies solutions, commits to a plan and then positively influences others to execute it? If so, you will have success on one of our dynamic teams. A role in HQ Facilities Engineering and Asset Management means being at the heart of our perpetual reimagining. This group is the think tank and laboratory for the innovative ideas that spark change throughout the Supply Chain. We are inventors, engineers, metrics masters, data geeks, testers, triers, course-correctors and askers of the all-important question “What if …?”. This team influences processes, engineers the robotics and automation to support those processes, activates solutions sustainably across the network and manages those assets. Your specific expertise—whether it’s people, process, technology, or data—will be felt well beyond the boundaries of the Supply Chain organization, positively impacting Target team members and guests alike. As a Senior Equipment Engineer on the Engineering and Automation Systems Team, you will play a key role in supporting Target’s global supply chain network of 60+ distribution, fulfillment, food & beverage, and omni-channel facilities by effectively managing assets across the enterprise. In this role, you will analyze, recommend, and drive continuous improvement efforts to elevate availability and longevity of material handling equipment while working toward reducing total cost of ownership. You will serve as the enterprise-engineering SME for equipment and systems spanning multiple distribution facilities. You will be responsible for developing the technical obsolescence remediation and modernization strategy, in partnership with lead equipment engineers, that informs long-range capital plans being developed by asset managers. You will plan and drive technical projects to improve safety, throughput rates, maintenance capability and efficiency while simultaneously addressing spare parts obsolescence. This role is at the forefront of defining appropriate equipment lifecycle intervals while dictating the engineering standards that inform replacement criteria. This role will be closely tied to field operations, field engineering and HQ project teams to understand problems, provide technical consultation, evaluate solutions and promote the implementation of safe and reliable material handling equipment.

Requirements

Four-year degree in engineering or a four-year degree and equivalent experience
Two or more years of engineering, logistics, supply chain, or facilities management experience
Experience and knowledge of various equipment in current day Supply Chain buildings
Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and documentation
Ability to effectively use and develop reports to analyze and present data
Ability to effectively collaborate with and influence numerous internal and external partners
High level of technical curiosity and a desire/willingness/ability to continuously develop and enhance technical acumen.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Highly proficient in independent problem solving, creating plans, and delivering results
Ability to multi-task a wide variety of requests and tasks, confidently shifting and reprioritizing work based on effort, risk, impact, and customer needs
Poise and confidence in challenging situations
Ability to listen to diverse agendas and negotiate win-win solutions that drive long-term business value for Target
Ability to use technical knowledge to develop and propose specific solutions to problems
Willing to take risks, challenge the status quo and work under ambiguous circumstances
Ability to travel, potentially on short notice, up to 15% of the time

Nice To Haves

Direct experience maintaining or sustaining material handling equipment and control systems within a live production environment
Experience with MAXIMO or comparable Enterprise Asset Management System.
Experience with testing and commissioning material handling equipment and control systems
Multi-disciplined technical acumen with automated systems (mechanical/electrical/controls)
Project management experience and / or certification

Responsibilities

Identify and prioritize improvements to material handling equipment and processes by analyzing production and equipment data.
Visit remote sites as needed to observe, analyze, teach, and recommend changes to equipment maintenance, usage, or operational processes that improve the safety, reliability, and performance of the equipment.
Maintain technical subject-matter expertise for a defined subset of Target’s material handling systems and equipment.
Manage and establish criteria and reporting within enterprise asset management systems.
Work comprehensively within the Enterprise Asset Management system to review technical equipment data, analyze trends, and recommend updates.
Technical assessment and system analysis of owned equipment portfolio to recommend lifecycle roadmap for automated system subcomponents.
Support asset management team by providing technical input to business case documentation that informs on ROI, total cost of ownership and risk mitigation.
Provide technical insight to support the creation of field annual operational expense budgets for maintenance labor and spare parts associated with owned subset of equipment portfolio.
Support field teams with vendor partnerships that allow for automated solutions to opportunities identified by the field engineering team during annual material handling inspections.
Drive project work in partnership with field and activation to implement small, medium and large improvements associated with your owned equipment portfolio.
Present and tailor key technical concepts and ideas to a variety of audiences, including technical subject matter experts and non-technical business leaders.
Apply structured problem-solving techniques to define problems, analyze information collected, and develop solutions.
Examples of owned automated material handling equipment may include but are not limited to: Automated storage and retrieval system cranes Sortation systems Industrial controls and safety systems Barcode scanners Print & apply systems Conveyor systems

Benefits

In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family.
Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.
Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.
Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
We care about and invest in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family.
Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.
Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.
Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

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