| Location | Pleasant Prarie, WI |
| Job Type | Temporary, Contractor, Full-time |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Salary | $32–$37 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2003 |
| Website | http://www.kaygen.com |
Logistics & Installation Specialist
Location: Pleasant Prarie, WI
9 panel drug required
Job Summary
The Logistics & Installation Specialist is responsible for supporting the preparation, movement, installation, and deployment of BD Pharmacy Automation solutions. This role combines warehouse and logistics operations with hands-on installation support, ensuring equipment, materials, and conveyor systems are received, staged, transported, installed, and tested to support successful customer implementations.
The position serves as a key contributor to deployment readiness by managing warehouse activities, coordinating logistics, and assisting with the installation of conveyor systems, sensors, and associated automation components. This role requires strong organizational skills, mechanical aptitude, attention to detail, and a commitment to safety and quality. Travel of approximately 25-50% may be required based on customer demand and project schedules.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Logistics & Warehouse Operations
· Coordinate inbound and outbound shipments with logistics and transportation partners.
· Receive, inspect, and verify incoming shipments against packing slips, shipping manifests, and project documentation.
· Prepare customer deliveries and provide shipment tracking information to project teams and stakeholders.
· Stage, organize, consolidate, and prepare equipment and materials for customer implementation projects.
· Load and unload trucks using approved manual material-handling equipment, including non-motorized pallet jacks.
· Move, store, and relocate inventory, pallets, and equipment within warehouse facilities.
· Maintain accurate inventory records and support material tracking activities.
· Assist with inventory counts, audits, and reconciliation processes.
· Support warehouse organization and storage optimization initiatives.
· Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment in accordance with BD policies and safety standards.
Installation & Deployment Support
· Assist with the installation of conveyor systems associated with Pharmacy Automation solutions.
· Assemble conveyor sections, supports, brackets, and associated mechanical components according to installation procedures and project requirements.
· Install, align, and verify the operation of conveyor sensors and related automation hardware.
· Perform basic mechanical assembly, adjustment, and alignment activities during equipment deployment.
· Conduct functional checks and operational verification of conveyor system components.
· Assist deployment teams in identifying and resolving installation-related issues.
· Support equipment staging, site preparation, and deployment readiness activities.
· Document installation activities and communicate progress to project stakeholders.
· Support customer-site implementation, relocation, expansion, and upgrade projects.
· Ensure all installation activities meet established BD quality and safety standards.
Customer & Project Support
· Partner with project managers, deployment teams, logistics providers, and operational stakeholders to support successful project execution.
· Ensure deployment materials and equipment are available and prepared to meet installation schedules.
· Support customer-facing implementation activities professionally and effectively.
· Travel to customer locations, warehouses, and BD facilities as required to support deployment activities.
· Assist with special projects and operational initiatives as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
· High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
· Experience in warehouse operations, shipping and receiving, logistics, manufacturing, equipment installation, or related operational environments.
· Mechanical aptitude and demonstrated ability to use common hand tools.
· Ability to read and follow assembly instructions, installation procedures, and technical documentation.
· Experience operating manual material-handling equipment, including pallet jacks.
· Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
· Ability to safely lift, move, and handle equipment and materials.
· Ability to travel up to 25-50% based on business needs and project requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
· Experience installing conveyor systems, material handling systems, or automated equipment.
· Experience supporting healthcare technology, pharmacy automation, industrial automation, manufacturing, or distribution operations.
· Familiarity with sensors, mechanical assemblies, and deployment activities.
· Previous experience supporting customer-site implementations or technical installations.
· Experience with inventory management or warehouse management systems. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
· Knowledge of warehouse, shipping, receiving, and logistics operations.
· Mechanical aptitude and basic troubleshooting skills.
· Ability to interpret technical instructions, assembly documentation, and installation drawings.
· Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
· Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
· Effective verbal and written communication skills.
· Ability to prioritize multiple activities in a dynamic operational environment.
· Customer-focused mindset and professional demeanor.
· Commitment to safety and compliance with BD quality standards.
Core Competencies
· Safety Focus
· Customer Focus
· Technical Aptitude
· Attention to Detail
· Accountability
· Teamwork and Collaboration
· Problem Solving
· Adaptability
· Continuous Improvement
Physical Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
· Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, climb, and reach for extended periods of time.
· Ability to regularly lift, move, push, pull, and carry materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
· Ability to work safely around warehouse equipment, palletized materials, conveyor systems, and installation tools.
· Ability to use hand tools, power tools, and material-handling equipment in a safe and effective manner.
· Ability to perform equipment staging, assembly, and installation activities in warehouse and customer-site environments.
· Ability to work in varying warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, and customer-site conditions.
· Ability to visually inspect equipment, components, labels, shipping documentation, and installed systems.
· Ability to regularly utilize a computer, mobile device, and other communication tools to support logistics and deployment activities.
Travel Requirements
· Ability to travel up to 50% based on customer demand, project schedules, and business needs.
· Travel may include overnight stays and extended periods away from the home location.
· Support customer-site installation, deployment, relocation, upgrade, and operational readiness activities throughout the United States.
· Ability to maintain a valid driver's license and meet BD requirements for business travel.
· Ability to travel via commercial airline, rental vehicle, and other business transportation methods as required.
· Flexibility to support variable travel schedules and deployment activities that may occur outside standard business hours.
Work Environment
· Combination of warehouse, office, manufacturing, and customer-site environments.
· Frequent exposure to warehouse operations, material handling activities, equipment installations, and deployment projects.
· Regular use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by BD, customer, and regulatory safety requirements.
· Work schedules may require occasional overtime, weekends, or schedule flexibility to meet customer implementation and project deadlines.
· Position supports both operational logistics activities and hands-on installation work within healthcare and pharmacy automation environments.
Kaygen, an award-winning technology consulting and talent firm, assists organizations to achieve digital transformation. From structuring data to the Cloud and visualization, Kaygen leads the digital transformation of global clients.
Kaygen, from the Japanese word, kaizen, for continuous improvement, signifies how we continuously seek to bring expert tech talent to our client engagements to create a sustainable competitive advantage. However, there is more. Our company is diverse, and minority woman owned and operated by expert data technologists who have conceived and developed the very strategic technology initiatives that we now engage in for our clients with our talent.
Our core belief in diversity, complemented by the principles of kaizen, ensures we bring the best expert data talent to work transparently, collaboratively, and with the flexibility to ensure client success.
Visit http://www.kaygen.com/ for a solutions overview.
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