Manufacturing Technology Specialist - Material Handling & Warehouse Automation (Warehouse Automation)

Location: On-site at least four days per week at the hirify.global Center in Maplewood, Minnesota, United States. Travel may include up to 35% domestic and international travel. Relocation may be authorized. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.

Expected annual compensation: $164,612–$201,193, including base pay and variable incentive pay if eligible.

Company

hirify.global develops creative solutions, technologies, and products across global manufacturing and distribution operations.

What you will do

• Identify and assess material handling and warehouse automation opportunities across manufacturing sites and distribution centers.
• Analyze material flow, capacity, labor utilization, throughput, and warehouse performance to develop improvement opportunities and business cases.
• Design scalable automation solutions using AGVs, AMRs, AS/RS, conveyors, sortation systems, robotic material handling, and palletizing equipment.
• Define technical requirements and implementation plans with site operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, supply chain, IT/OT, and suppliers.
• Lead projects from concept through equipment integration, installation, testing, commissioning, startup, validation, and sustainment.
• Establish standards, documentation, training, and performance metrics for repeatable multi-site deployment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Automation Engineering.
• At least five years of experience in material handling, warehouse automation, intralogistics, or industrial/manufacturing engineering.
• At least five years of experience improving material flow, capacity, labor utilization, throughput, and warehouse performance using industrial engineering and Lean methods.
• At least five years of experience working with suppliers, system integrators, site teams, and cross-functional partners to deliver technical solutions.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship is required.
• Ability to work on-site at the Maplewood facility at least four days per week and travel up to 35%.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience designing, integrating, commissioning, or troubleshooting intralogistics automation systems.
• Experience with material-flow or discrete-event simulation, digital manufacturing, or optimization tools.
• Experience integrating automation with WMS/WES, MES, ERP, fleet management, controls, and related IT/OT systems.
• Lean/Six Sigma certification and experience mentoring engineers or developing automation standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration with operations, engineering, maintenance, quality, supply chain, IT/OT, and external suppliers.
• Focus on safety, quality, cybersecurity, engineering, and operational compliance.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, health savings and flexible spending accounts, disability and life insurance, paid absences, and retirement benefits may be available.
• Full-time US employees must sign an employee agreement covering confidential information, trade secrets, conflicts of interest, and inventions.