Teams at United States Cold Storage

Leads warehouse automation operations by troubleshooting electromechanical controls, PLC programs, WMS/WCS issues, and automated material handling equipment. Coordinates with operations, vendors, and automation specialists to resolve faults, maintain data integrity, monitor system workload, and improve processes. Trains and mentors associates, supports productivity and safety goals, performs preventive maintenance, and participates in continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires physical warehouse work in cold environments and operation of warehouse technology and equipment.

Lead two engineering teams modernizing a large Java monolith into an API-first, event-driven microservices platform on Azure. Own architecture, technical quality, delivery outcomes, reliability, observability, hiring, team development, vendor accountability, and roadmap execution. Partner with Architecture, Platform, SRE, QA, Product, and business stakeholders while guiding technical decisions, code quality, production readiness, and modernization tradeoffs.

Supervises industrial engineering operations for warehouse and distribution processes. Develops engineered labor standards, conducts work measurement and observation studies, maintains labor-management data integrity, and supports continuous improvement. Leads process changes, training, facility-layout recommendations, quality investigations, productivity metrics, incentive audits, budgeting, ROI analysis, and organizational project initiatives. The role also manages indirect labor time and presents operational improvement solutions to leadership.