Warehouse Automation Engineer

Are you looking for an opportunity to design engineering solutions that positively impact on our international warehouses? Do you enjoy having a high level of ownership and working with diverse technologies? If so, would you like to join our Supply Chain team?
 

The Warehouse Automation Engineer oversees the design and analysis of operational strategies for various projects within the Kramp group's warehouses with a clear focus on Material Handling Equipment solutions. This includes tasks like process and methods analysis, cost management, capacity improvement, and optimizing routing and shipments. You will be also responsible for implementing these solutions effectively. 

In this role you will work closely together with our other experienced Warehouse Engineering Manager who is based in the Netherlands. You will join the Supply Chain Engineering Team and collaborate with different stakeholders from different countries. 

The role  

As a Warehouse Automation Engineer, you will; 

• Use your own vision to design engineering solutions and the associated validation process to enable the realization of a design that conforms to organizational standards.  
• Contribute to the analysis of information, the drafting of engineering standards and specifications, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those standards 
• Carry out inspections to evaluate the quality of engineering works and specify the remedial works needed to ensure conformance with specifications and regulatory requirements. 
• Working closely with our supplier, including specifying requirements, challenging their solutions, monitoring the implementation and aftercare including the contact with all the different stakeholders that are involved like manager indirect procurement, legal and local operations teams. 
• Deliver required outcomes by managing day-to-day relationships with contract service providers while working within an established contract management plan.  
• Continuously improve manufacturing or materials processes and process systems. 
• Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems and procedures, and use established change management programs to address them. 
• Define and deliver products and services that meet customer needs by selecting the best possible approaches available within established systems. 
• Deliver small-scale or medium-scale projects while working within an established program management plan. 

Who are you?   

For this job we have a couple of requirements:   

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in (Mechanical) Engineering. 
• Initial (3+ years) experience in a relevant work setting, e.g. automated e-commerce warehouses or production, or experience in a consultancy role. 
• Background as mechanical engineer is considered an asset. 
• Experience with AutoCAD to successfully design systems. 
• Good project management or ambition to increase responsibility in this role. 
• You are an analytical person, conceptually strong and organizational savvy. 
• Willingness to travel (10% of your time - in Europe). 
   

What do we offer

At Kramp, we believe meaningful rewards help people grow, perform, and thrive. Our reward package is designed to be fair, transparent, and competitive, giving you confidence and support to do your best work.  

We offer an attractive salary of €5,864 - €7,330 gross per month, depending on your experience and qualifications.

The compensation package also includes :

• 25 vacation days and 12 ADV days (based on a fulltime contract);
• Competitive salary;
• Lots of freedom and mandate within your role;
• Great career opportunities;
• Profit-sharing bonus;
• Working-from-home allowance and travel allowance;
• A great pension plan.
   

Do you want to join us? 
In case you feel challenged by the above role description and requirements, we are interested in meeting you! Please use the application button and send your CV and motivation letter.

If you do not fully meet all the requirements for this role, and you think you would be a good match for us, please apply and convince us. Do you have a question about this role? Please do not hesitate to contact Eirini Dragoumanou – Talent Acquisition Specialist, [email protected].

About us  
Thanks to our ambitions we are active throughout Europe: a leading position in the agricultural market for parts. We heavily invest in E-Business and innovations. Our aim is to make it easy for our customers to run their business. Working at Kramp means working with over 3500 international colleagues. The people at Kramp are enthusiastic, professional, and involved. We speak our customers’ language, understand their challenges, and earn their trust to exceed their expectations. Our promise “It’s that easy” is embedded in our culture and DNA.   

Working at Kramp means:  

… you belong here! ​Being part of our open business community​  
… your work makes a difference!​ Have an impact on what matters 

… you will develop and realize​! Learn and realize your potential  

 More about Kramp: https://www.careeratkramp.com/nl-nl   

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