Warehousing & Shipping Project Engineer

Warehouse &Shipping Engineer

The WH & SH Engineer is responsible for discovering, planning, and executing projects within our network of warehouse and shipping operations.  The WH & SH Engineer targets infrastructure gaps in our current facilities to enable a safer and more efficient operation. This role’s projects will focus on: the flow of trucks and forklifts within our operations, unlocking shipment capabilities for different modes of transportation (rail, van, flatbed, drop trailer), warehouse infrastructure and design, and removing fixed risk in our operation to help achieve Zero Harm. This individual will need to be able to provide an accurate assessment of our current operations, identify opportunities, draw and plan solutions, and execute construction projects with local contractors and our plants. The role will need to be cross functional not only across the network of plants, but also with 3rd party contractors and local governments to ensure the execution of the construction work is done efficiently and safely. At first this individual will be asked to execute projects already identified by James Hardie while they begin to learn and understand our business. Over time the individual will be expected to find opportunities within the network and put forward a plan to address these opportunities. Having the ability to manage construction projects that build towards a long-term facility plan is critical to this role’s success. This role reports into the Supply Chain Super Highway organization centrally, who currently owns these projects, but will work remotely in a plant and travel throughout the network as needed.  

Job responsibilities

• Responsible for leading construction projects focused around manufacturing infrastructure with a specific focus on traffic, flow, on site logistics, and safety.  
• Ensure that our warehouse and shipping operations are setup with the proper infrastructure to unlock the right volume and type of shipping capacity needed to support customer needs.
• Build site plans for our network of manufacturing sites that ensures that all moving assets (outbound, inbound, raw materials, employee traffic) can flow freely and safely. 
• Provide a construction plan that starts in our current state of operations and ends with the completion of our future site plans.    
• Work directly with our construction and plant teams as the main point of contact and driver of these projects so that we can deliver them on time and ensure that we are transitioning at the right pace and execution.
• This roles’ success heavily relies on the ability to travel and work on site. Expected to spend at minimum 50% of the time on the road working at our manufacturing facilities across the US.
• Investigate and find new work streams and projects that can provide value in efficiency, shipping capacity, and safety.
• Apply our PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, and Adjust) principal to execute projects to ensure that we are not only making progress, but also adjusting quickly to different solutions that will complete the goals set forth.   

Qualifications

• 5+ Years of construction engineering experience; preferred in manufacturing or distribution facility planning.
• Comfortable in leading large project teams across multiple 3rd party contractors and JH staff
• Proficient in Autocad, Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, SAP
• Understanding of the James Hardie business model and strategic future goals.

Competences

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Self-starter and self-motivated
• Strong organizational skills
• Detail orientated and strong follow up skills

James Hardie is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, among other things, or as a qualified individual with a disability. Equal Employment Opportunity is the law.