Warehouse Automation Engineer
fairlife
| Company | fairlife |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Webster |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 13 May 2026 |
| Last verified | 2 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.
With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk ; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™ , a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.
A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.
To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com . job purpose :
The Warehouse Automation Engineer will be responsible for leading the technical execution of the automated warehouse systems, providing support on electrical distribution systems, controls upgrades, start-up & commissioning of equipment, automation documentation, and data collection. They will manage, coordinate, and oversee process technology improvements, troubleshoot controls, and engineer design solutions to complex problems. This individual will provide day-to-day technical support on warehouse control systems and control related tasks.
responsibilities:
Work with the warehouse equipment OEM, Electric 80, operations business partners, and engineering to optimize warehouse automation equipment, including high-density AS/RS and LGVs
Serve as a subject matter expert for all warehouse automation user interfaces, HMIs, alarm codes, and resets
Own all WCS integrations with host system (D365), line management system signal exchanges, and reporting tools (e.g., power BI)
Manage e80 OEM embedded engineers, including a shadowing program their maintenance and service routines for knowledge transfer, establishing a steering committee for improvement projects, and monitoring performance
Provide recommendations and user influence to our maintenance team to help shape preventative maintenance routines, on-hand spare parts lists, and service scheduling
Lead training on operation of automated equipment, resetting alarms, troubleshooting, and safety features.
Manage strategic, technical projects and tasks in an extremely fast-paced environment
Function as an SME for warehouse controls systems, automation components and infrastructure
Continuously improve warehouse control systems through Advanced Process Control, Alarm Management, and Operator Interface Optimization
Responsible for integration of PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, Servo Drives, and process controls
Responsible for the standardization of control systems and control logic designs, documentation of operation procedures and as-built drawings and logic
Serve as plant liaison for new system start-up and commissioning by all outside controls contractors and system integrators to ensure proper transfer of documented PLC program changes and adequate training on the installation/changes that have been completed
Develop, troubleshoot, Improve and Maintain automation documentation (schematics, functional descriptions, PLC programs, SCADAs, etc.)
Conduct reviews of application design with site and project teams to ensure that the automation requirements have been adhered to.
Warehouse automation troubleshooting
Manage Automation improvement projects
Mentor/train Instrumentation & Controls Technicians
Other duties/tasks may be assigned
skills/qualifications required:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Technology preferred
8-10 years of manufacturing automation experience required
Experience with warehouse automation is required. Experience with e80 systems is preferred.
Additional training as an industrial automation technician preferred
Ability to understand, modify and upgrade PLC logic (Rockwell platform), VFD’s, network switches
Ability to update P&ID’s, electrica