Distribution Engineer

Principal Accountabilities:

Under general direction:

• Responsible for activities related to the planning of the equipment layout in plants, production facilities and other installations
• Conduct studies that determine the most efficient sequence of operations and workflow
• Improve the productive processes of the plant by the control and analysis of the index of productivity and efficiency
• Ensure compliance with established safety and design standards

Knowledge & Skill Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field *Equivalent years of experience in a substantially similar industry may be considered in lieu of a degree to be determined by the nature of the specific job and the hiring manager’s criteria* Minimum of five years of related experience preferred* Strong written and oral communication skills* Proficient PC skills

Knowledge & Application:

• Discipline expert, typically with a number of years post qualification experience or equivalent business experience
• Integrates and communicates fairly complex information within the specialization or recognized body of formal knowledge
• Knowledge of principles and practices within a professional discipline
• Assess unusual circumstances, suggests variations in approaches, and incomplete or conflicting data

Problem Solving:

• Resolve issues that are differing, but related* Issues require sophisticated analytical or problem solving techniques to identify cause
• Devises solutions based on limited information and uses past experience or precedent to identify solutions or to adapt existing approaches to resolve issues* Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select right course of action, which may impact the longer term* Anticipates future issues* Work is done independently, but is reviewed at critical points

Interaction:

• Interprets and explains information to audiences who are not familiar with the subject matter often requiring persuasion* Adapts style to differing audiences* Requires objective review of difficult work problems, obtaining cooperation or approval * Requires considerable resourcefulness* Requires strong multicultural awareness to appropriately deliver messages

Impact:

• Impact is limited to the achievement of short- to medium-term goals* Contributes to delivery of discipline/department goals through personal effort or through influence over team members* Has contributory impact on team/discipline performance

Accountability:

• Accountable for meeting own target which will impact the discipline
• Accountable for own targets which will typically be definable but not always financially measurable