Industrial Engineer- Warehouse & Automation

Job Description

Job Description

Distribution & Automation Engineer

Location : Maple Heights, OH (travel up to 50%)

Position Summary

The Distribution & Automation Engineer drives the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of automation and warehousing processes across Famous distribution centers. Core focus areas include deploying and optimizing advanced systems—most notably the AutoStore automated picking system—along with recommending and implementing new technologies that improve throughput, accuracy, safety, and cost. This role blends hands-on operational work, data-driven engineering, and project leadership with vendors and cross-functional teams. This role will also provide functional leadership to warehouse project team members and provide technical and functional direction to warehouse associates involved in automated systems.

What You’ll Do

Automation & Systems

• Implement, maintain, and optimize automated systems, including AutoStore, warehouse telematics, and related technologies.
• Support configuration and documentation of WMS to optimize operations
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and drive continuous improvement to maximize uptime and throughput.

Process Engineering & Standards

Functional Leadership

Layout, Flow & Capacity

Data, Metrics & ROI

Project & Vendor Management

Qualifications

Required

Preferred

What Makes Us Famous!

Famous Supply is a wholesale distributor committed to serving contractors, builders and remodelers in the HVAC, Plumbing, Building Products, Lighting, and Industrial / PVF segments.

Since 1933, Famous has been a family-owned business that treats its associates like family. Our 5 Core Values are Family, Trust, Communication, Teamwork, and Continuous Improvement. We bring those Core Values to life every day by practicing our 40 Fundamentals for Living the Famous Way (https : / / famous-supply.com / famous-40-fundamentals / )!

To learn more about what makes us Famous, visit Famous-Supply.com!

We continually strive to create a diverse work culture and seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we hire the best, most creative talent on our team. Famous Supply provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, military service, or veteran status, or other legally protected characteristic under federal, state and local law, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

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