Senior Manager, Process Engineer
Genuine Parts Company · Atlanta, GA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Process
- Travel
- 40%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management process role at Genuine Parts Company (industrial) in Atlanta, GA. Multi-site support experience.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience) · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Green Belt, Automation, Time studies, AutoCAD
- Day to day
- about 40% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Process Engineer roles in Georgia: typical posted base $97k–$120k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 18 process engineer openings in Georgia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 17 other live process postings in Georgia.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Six Sigma 61%
- ✓ Lean 61%
- Root cause 39%
- New product launch 33%
- Cost reduction 33%
- Painting / coating 28%
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Full description from Genuine Parts CompanyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Lead and develop a team of Process/Industrial engineers and facilities professionals across multiple locations
- ◆Own the process engineering strategy and continuous improvement for the automated warehouse operations
- ◆Lead and support the optimization of automation, material flow, labor, and warehouse processes
- ◆Develop capacity, throughput, labor, productivity, and cost models to support operational and strategic decisions
- ◆Partner with cross-functional teams to improve end to end performance at the sites
- ◆Establish, manage, and improve engineering and operational KPIs
- ◆Ensure facilities and warehouse material handling equipment is maintained and activities meet safety, regulatory, building code, and company
requirements
- ✓Manage external vendors, contractors, integrators, and business partners
- ✓Drive standardization and best practice (“One Best Way”) deployment across the automated distribution center network
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent
- ✓7+ years of Industrial engineering experience (Distribution or Fulfillment)
- ✓3+ years experience leading and managing a team
- ✓Experience developing engineered labor standards (MTM, MOST, Time Studies, etc.)
- ✓Strong communication skills, proven leadership and project management experience
- ✓Solid understanding of WMS, WCS, WES and RMS architectures and interactions within an automated DC
- ✓Working knowledge of goods to person automation or similar systems
- ✓Experience using data analytics to make decisions and drive results
- ✓Working knowledge of lean principles and capable of applying to day to day operations for improvement
- ✓Experience with AutoCAD
- ✓Ability to manage and understand technical issues related to facility infrastructure
- ✓Experience leading or coordinating maintenance activities
- ✓Experience managing external vendors, integrators, and contractors
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Multi-site support experience
- ✓Certification in standard data work measurement techniques (MOST, MTM, MSD, Ease, etc.)
- ✓Green Belt Certification or higher
- ✓Experience in either design, commissioning, or qualification of highly automated warehouse systems
- ✓Experience with CMMS software
- ✓Strong understanding of warehouse and automation systems architecture and can analyze for improvements, issue resolution, and maintenance
- ✓Experience managing preventative maintenance programs for warehouse equipment and facilities
- ✓Broad understanding of end-to-end supply chain and logistics processes
requirements
into strategies, initiatives, and projects, aligns them to business objectives, and drives the execution of deliverables. Demonstrates deep expertise of Supply Chain Distribution, Fulfillment, and Transportation. Builds and articulates the business case and return on investment and delivers work that has demonstrable value. Develops new, organization-wide processes and ways of working.
Engineering Economics: Advises others on a variety of financial tools, techniques, and approaches. Builds multiple business cases to provide comparisons and fully realized options. Conducts and documents analyses of a variety of financial data and cost drivers. Oversees financial analysis to evaluate automation and systems performance. Evaluates financial data and ensures return-on-investment performance according to financial plans. Anticipates the potential impact of decisions based on financial data analysis.
Advanced Analytics: Applies data analysis and data modeling techniques to establish, modify, and maintain data structures and associated components. Utilizes designated data analysis software (both internal and external) to analyze business data. Applies specific computing languages and tools in machine learning (for example, R, Python). Supports the identification and application of statistical techniques based on
requirements
Conduct statistical experiments (for example, hypothesis tests, confidence intervals) and builds statisti
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Job Description: Summary
The Senior Manager, Process Engineering will be responsible for leading and managing the Senior Site Engineers that own the automation performance, systems optimization, and facility infrastructure at the automated distribution centers (DC). This leader ensures that the on-site engineering team maintains and improves automation uptime, warehouse systems performance and stability, material flow and movement, labor planning and utilization, and oversight of facility assets and infrastructure. The role leads the continuous improvement strategy across the supply chain using data analytics and lean six sigma methodology to improve the overall cost and service of the automated DCs and creates and updates “one best way” of working. This role is crucial for the effective long term operation of our new supply chain facilities.
Leadership
- •Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
- •Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.
- •Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and focusing on outcomes to deliver results and making the customer the center of decisions.
- •Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically by being a forward thinker.
Physical Demands / Working Environment
- •Work performed in a typical office or warehouse environment
- •Ability to travel as needed, up to 40%.
Additional Info/Competencies
Data and Digital Literacy: Leverages data analysis tools to explore highly complex data, develops and tests hypotheses, uses data to influence strategic work, and builds and presents insights. Identifies, implements, and drives technology change within scope of work. Uses visualization tools to represent data and construct coherent stories to influence decisions.
Business Acumen: Develops, evaluates, and implements proposed business cases for projects and initiatives. Influences business stakeholder decision-making. Translates business