Director Americold Logistics Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
Americold Logistics, LLC. is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, dedicated to ensuring food remains safe and accessible. The Automation Architect II will lead the development and governance of automation processes and architecture, collaborating with teams to implement effective automation solutions across the organization.
Responsibilities:
• Design solutions related to warehouse conveyor/execution systems and warehouse management systems. Interface with EDI, Web, and Data Warehouse applications.
• Lead the creation and evolution of the automation architecture. Lead and facilitate the creation and implementation of automation governance practices and other automation tools
• Prepare detailed functional requirements for software development.
• Maintains software design principles to guide and govern how application solutions will be designed, integrated and implemented to lower costs and improve application maintainability, flexibility, scalability, robustness, performance, and ability to troubleshoot
• Follow established procedures for the design, coding, and testing of new software.
• Monitor performance of new applications.
• Provide guidance to business and development teams on which tools, practices frameworks and libraries to use for automation systems development
• Analyze enterprise business context (trends and business strategy), as well as change requirements to derive the automation architecture future state
• Produce thorough test plans and any specific test and load test conditions that must be met for all sites affected by software alterations. Perform UAT on software to ensure changes function for all sites. Supply knowledge and/or training as applicable to roll-out changes across applicable sites
• Assign and direct work. Monitor adherence to performance standards.
• Prepare time estimates for a project and detailed time estimate for each program within the project.
• Apply Americold Project Management Methodology for successful implementation of IT Solutions in all projects ranging from new business launches to support of current business processes
• Work closely with the internal/external customer responsible to perform any tasks required as related to critical software and/or process alterations – such as: solution design, software and process testing, systems configuration, process and information flow documentation maintenance, performing of UAT’s, coordination of information distribution to site, etc…
• Generation and compilation of corrective action documents, complete with probable causes and possible solutions to systems issues and follow through to deployment of solution
• Maintain detailed knowledge of where and how assigned disciplines are utilized across the organization. Close working relationship with the sites to create and maintain a cohesive and connected business system to support the needs of the business
• Perform majority of level two support on critical applications within the Americold organization, escalating as required
• Other duties as requested.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science or equivalent; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Experience with implementing, configuring and maintaining enterprise software applications functionality such as WES/WCS, WMS, Distribution, Transportation, and Labor Management.
• Experience in JDA platforms/languages, MOCA, Java, etc. is a benefit.
• Experience in PLC technologies like Rockwell, Siemens, etc. is a benefit.
• Relevant programming experience preferred.
• Familiarity with XML and other integration platforms.
• Needs to be a first-class problem solver – Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail.
• Able to boil complex problems down to their constituent elements, and then formulate and evaluate a range of alternative solutions.
• Must have excellent conceptual design skills – an instinctive feel for which solutions ‘fit’ and which need rethinking.
• Knowledge of transportation and warehouse industries.
• Demonstrated planning, task organizing and execution skills.
• Strong communications skills (written/verbal), with emphasis on demonstrated ability to translate complex concepts between business and technical groups.
• Experience and/or knowledge of FMEA, ITIL, COBIT, ISO, and Project Management Methodologies.
• Project management experience.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Ability to work in team-oriented environment.
Company:
Americold is a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics and real estate, with a more than 120-year legacy of innovation and reliability. Founded in 1903, the company is headquartered in Atlanta, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.