Engineering & Facilities Senior Operations Manager

Company: Target
Location: Midway
Posted on: September 22, 2022

Job Description:

About Us:

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company, and one of America's leading retailers.

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.

A role in Supply Chain means being on the very front lines of getting product to the guest as fast as possible-a critical differentiator and one of the most essential functions within logistics. Whether it's through focusing on regional or upstream distribution centers or import warehouses, you'll have a chance to positively impact thousands of fellow team members and Target guests worldwide.

About the Job:

This role as an Engineering & Facilities Senior Operations Manager is an opportunity to lead with a focus on safety, continuous improvement, relationship building, communication, and strategic thinking. You will foster a "safety first" culture through awareness, training, and accountability. You'll have the autonomy to innovate with new approaches to process and method all in the name of efficiency. Your guidance will help other operational leaders achieve established standards of service, quality, accuracy, and productivity.

You will be a highly experienced subject matter expert in facilities and material handling system maintenance, workplace safety, and data driven management and leadership. You will oversee all engineering and maintenance matters within the building, focusing on advanced material handling systems such as robotics, automated storage and retrieval systems, barcode scanning equipment, picking and packing systems, conveyors, and sortation systems. You will effectively and efficiently manage operational expenditure budgets to run the site as well as plan for capital expenditures for the site to optimize economic value for equipment life cycle management. You will coordinate routinely with third party vendors ensuring adherence to contracted service level agreements. You will engage in site improvement construction projects, overseeing the efforts of both internal and external contractor teams, and driving them from conception to successful completion

You will lead, hire, and retain a talented team of highly skilled leaders, maintenance technicians, utility attendants, and enterprise asset management software technicians that are focused on continuous learning and improvement. You will establish and reinforce a long-term vision, directing best in class asset management processes, providing a high level of equipment availability and reliability to the operations teams, following all regulatory and compliance requirements, and working with the HQ supply chain engineering team to plan for future network growth. You will also take part in network-wide improvement initiatives and implement standards created elsewhere in the network.

You must be a self-starter, possessing the ability to manage multiple complex projects and tasks simultaneously. Moreover, you will need to be adept at providing technical leadership and mentoring to facilities maintenance leaders. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Location:

This position is based onsite at our Midway, GA supply chain center.

About You:

• 4-year degree or equivalent experience in relevant field
• Proven track record of leading and developing leaders and 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
• Understanding of total productive maintenance and overall equipment effectiveness concepts and strategies
• Experienced in material handling equipment and large, complex integrated systems maintenance
• Strong statistical analysis skills with exposure to 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
  
  Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  
  Target will provide reasonable accommodations (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with the application process upon your request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please visit your nearest Target store or Distribution Center or reach out to Guest Services at 1-800-440-0680 for additional information.

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