Warehouse Engineering Manager

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Date: Oct 6, 2026

Location: Portland, TN, US, 37148

Company: Dorman Products

Dorman was founded on the belief that people should have greater freedom to fix motor vehicles. For over 100 years, we have been driving new solutions, releasing tens of thousands of aftermarket replacement products engineered to save time and money, and increase convenience and reliability. Founded and headquartered in the United States, we are a pioneering global organization offering an always-evolving catalog of automotive, heavy-duty and specialty vehicle products.

Today, we have more than 3,800 employees across 29 different locations, with a family of brands that also includes SuperATV and Dayton Parts. Reaching a revenue of $2.13 billion in 2025, Dorman is publicly traded under the stock ticker DORM.

Everyone who works at Dorman is called a Contributor. We need everyone, regardless of role and experience, to contribute to our success. That means everyone has a unique ability to make an impact on the business. We encourage all our Contributors to bring their authentic selves to work. The freedom to pursue new ideas, offer different perspectives, and grow in your career is fundamental to working at Dorman.

• Leads warehouse engineering activities across assigned distribution facilities, including layout, slotting, material flow, storage configuration, and capacity optimization.
• Optimizes pick paths, putaway zones, work zones, racking configurations, and storage density to improve productivity, travel, replenishment activity, and space utilization.
• Manages labor standards governance, including standards maintenance, validation, and performance analysis.
• Maintains accurate AutoCAD layouts and develops warehouse designs supporting current operations and future capacity requirements.
• Monitors changes in product mix, volume, and velocity and adjusts warehouse configuration and operating parameters accordingly.
• Oversees new-part setup, warehouse process routings, and related operational master data to maintain alignment between physical operations and system configuration.
• Develops capacity, labor, throughput, productivity, and space-utilization analyses to identify constraints and improvement opportunities.
• Leads structured problem-solving and corrective-action efforts using methods such as 8D, 5 Why, PDCA, and root-cause analysis.
• Develops technical recommendations, scopes, and business cases for warehouse improvements and capital needs.
• Supports and implements projects involving warehouse layout, storage systems, material flow, automation, routing, slotting, and workflow changes.
• Partners with Operations and cross-functional teams to implement improvements and validate sustained results.
• Establishes and maintains warehouse engineering standards, drawings, tools, and documentation across assigned facilities.
• Provides technical direction, coaching, and development to junior OPEX team members.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Strong knowledge of warehouse operations, industrial engineering principles, material flow, and distribution design.
• Demonstrated experience with warehouse slotting, layout optimization, storage systems, and capacity planning.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD or comparable warehouse or facility layout software.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate operational data into practical warehouse improvements.
• Ability to develop and interpret capacity, labor, productivity, throughput, and space-utilization models.
• Demonstrated proficiency in structured problem-solving and corrective-action methods.
• Ability to develop technical recommendations and business cases and lead projects from analysis through implementation and sustainment.
• Strong project management, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to influence Operations and cross-functional partners and work effectively across multiple distribution facilities.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with labor-management systems, engineered labor standards, warehouse management systems, operational master data, or warehouse automation preferred.
• Experience with racking systems, warehouse capacity modeling, or new-product/new-part setup processes preferred.
• Physical Requirement: Ability to regularly work within active warehouse environments, including extended walking and standing. Capability to…