Job Overview

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership for automation and engineering initiatives across our operations. This is a corporate role that requires the ability to travel throughout Canada and the United States as business needs require. Candidates must be eligible to cross the border and possess a valid passport.

We are seeking candidates who have:

- Experience leading automation and engineering projects in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong PLC, robotics, controls, and industrial automation knowledge.
- Excellent project management and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and support multiple facilities.
- Willingness and ability to travel within Canada and the U.S.

Prerequisites

- Grade 12 education, along with Engineering degree (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related)
- Demonstrated experience transforming manual warehouse or logistics operations through automation
- Hands-on experience executing automation projects in warehouse or distribution environments
- Warehouse automation: conveyors, sortation, AS/RS, shuttle systems
- Robotics: palletizing, depalletizing, piece-picking, AMRs/AGVs
- Controls and systems: PLCs, WCS, WMS integration
- Automotive OEM, Tier-1, or 3PL logistics environments
- Business case development and ROI modeling for automation investments
- Strong understanding of warehouse workflows, material handling, and automotive logistics requirements
- Proven ability to lead projects and influence cross-functional teams
- Comfortable working in hands-on, evolving warehouse environments
- Willingness to travel to warehouse and customer sites
- Solid execution mindset with a bias toward modernization and continuous improvement
- Valid driver’s licence
- No criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted

General Responsibilities





- Continuously evaluate new and emerging warehouse automation technologies and determine practical applications for manual operations
- Stay current on trends in robotics, AI-based picking, vision systems, warehouse control systems, and IIoT
- Challenge “the way it’s always been done” by introducing scalable, proven automation concepts
- Design automation solutions suitable for automotive parts environments, including mixed SKUs, irregular packaging, sequence-sensitive material flows, and high inventory accuracy requirements
- Support just-in-time (JIT) and just-in-sequence (JIS) logistics models
- Improve dock-to-stock time, pick accuracy, order cycle time, and line-side delivery performance
- Work closely with warehouse operations, IT/OT, quality, and maintenance teams to ensure automation solutions are adopted and sustained
- Support integration between automation systems and WMS/WCS/ERP platforms
- Develop SOPs, training materials, and maintenance documentation for newly automated systems
- Train and support operators and maintenance teams during transition from manual to automated processes
- Lead engagement with automation vendors, OEMs, and system integrators
- Evaluate proposals, layouts, simulations, and technical designs
- Ensure solutions meet operational, safety, and automotive customer compliance requirements
- All other duties as assigned




- This role offers an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking engineer to shape the future of automation technology within a dynamic organization committed to innovation and excellence.

Direct Responsibilities

- Assess existing manual warehouse operations, workflows, and material flows to identify automation opportunities
- Analyze labor-intensive, repetitive, and high-risk tasks and develop automation roadmaps
- Partner with operations leadership to prioritize automation initiatives based on ROI, safety, and throughput impact
- Lead end-to-end automation projects, from concept and business case development through design, installation, commissioning, and handover
- Implement automation solutions including conveyors, sortation, AS/RS, robotic palletizing/depalletizing, piece-picking systems, AMRs/AGVs, and automated scanning and inspection
- Support startup, debugging, throughput validation, and stabilization of newly automated processes
- Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within approved capital budgets

Physical Responsibilities

- Frequent computer use
- May be required to sit for extended periods of time
- May be required to repeatedly lift, push or pull up to 50 lbs unassisted
- May be required to lift between 50-75 lbs assisted
- Frequent use of hands, lifting, bending, stooping, twisting, standing and reaching may occur
- There may be some stepping up, stepping down and carrying

Pay: $95,000.00-$115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Vision care

Application question(s):

- How much experience do you have leading automation and engineering projects in a manufacturing environment?
- On a scale frm 1-10 with 10 being the highest how would you rate your PLC, robotics, controls, and industrial automation knowledge?
- Are you willing and do you have the ability right now to travel within Canada and the U.S.?

Work Location: In person

📌 Automation & Engineering Lead (Canada)
🏢 Final Staffing
📍 Canada