# Automation Specialist

Summary The Automation Specialist reports to the Automation Division Manager and is responsible for developing and driving the sales of packaging equipment. Responsibilities - Essential Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the packaging equipment industry, with basic knowledge of packaging materials and sources for equipment and consumables Lead the activities for training the sales force in the new technologies and functionalities with regard to packaging equipment and automation systems Generate packaging equipment and material handling solutions by conducting plant surveys, identifying opportunities, and proceeding to specify the proper equipment for the challenge with existing and new customers Build strong relationships with plant engineers, operation leaders, and equipment buyers with existing and new customers Create accurate plant layouts and conceptual drawings for projects that require a higher degree of engineering than an equipment brochure Identify opportunities related to packaging automation and provide solutions that contribute to the sales and profit generated from existing and new customers Responsibilities - Non-Essential Identify opportunities in all areas of

- **Id**: 4087604
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ips-packaging-automation-automation-specialist>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Fort Worth, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T19:20:18Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T21:37:50Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2474
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Wholesale, Packaging & Labeling

## Company

- **Id**: 2585215
- **Name**: IPS Packaging & Automation
- **Domain**: ipack.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ipack-com>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: ADP

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T19:20:18Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

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