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Project Specialist roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA treaty when the position meets the Management Consultant or other applicable professional category. Canadian citizens can secure TN status at the port of entry without a cap or lottery. Mexican citizens apply through a U.S. consulate with a limited annual allocation.
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Job Requisition: 554869
Address: USA-PA-Carlisle-1149 Harrisburg Pike
Store Code: ADUSA Dist L&D-Executive (5142177)
ADUSA Distribution is the distribution company of Ahold Delhaize USA, providing distribution services to one of the largest grocery retail supply chains in the nation. ADUSA Distribution fosters a culture that inspires and empowers our associates to always deliver exceptional service and value. Our team is supporting the supply chain network evolution to an integrated self-distribution model of the future, serving leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop.
Position Summary
Are you passionate about transforming supply chain operations through cutting-edge automation and robotics? As a Specialist Automation Project Engineer, you will play a key role in advancing ADUSA's automation strategy by designing, implementing, and optimizing innovative solutions that drive operational excellence across our supply chain network.
In this highly visible role, you will lead the development and deployment of advanced automation technologies, including robotics, automated material handling systems, and distribution center automation. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners across Operations, Technology, Finance, and external vendors to deliver solutions that improve safety, quality, efficiency, service levels, and cost performance.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer and project leader who enjoys solving complex operational challenges, influencing strategic decisions, and driving meaningful business impact across a large-scale supply chain network. You will also help mentor junior engineers, support continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to the long-term automation roadmap.
- Lead the design, implementation, commissioning, maintenance, and continuous improvement of automation, robotics, and mechanization solutions across the supply chain network.
- Identify opportunities to enhance distribution center performance through industry-leading automation technologies, equipment, and material handling solutions.
- Partner with operations teams to understand challenges, gather insights, and develop innovative solutions that improve service, quality, and cost performance.
- Collaborate with vendors, internal stakeholders, and leadership teams to evaluate technologies, develop concepts, and secure project approval.
- Develop business cases, capital justifications, financial analyses, and cost-benefit models to support project recommendations and investment decisions.
- Manage multiple complex, cross-functional projects from concept through implementation, ensuring scope, budget, timelines, and performance objectives are achieved.
- Collect and analyze operational and financial data to measure project success and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Lead network automation initiatives while minimizing operational disruption and maximizing value realization.
- Support all supply chain facilities, including company-operated and third-party locations.
- Partner with operations leadership to implement network changes that improve efficiency, service levels, and overall business performance.
- Work closely with external vendors on the design, support, maintenance, and performance of automation equipment and systems.
- Ensure vendor compliance with contractual agreements and assist in managing deliverables and support requirements.
- Research emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage.
- Share knowledge and mentor junior engineers by promoting engineering and project management best practices.
What You'll Bring
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Engineering roles.
- Minimum 3 years of experience leading complex, cross-functional projects in a project management capacity.
Technical Knowledge
- Strong experience designing, implementing, commissioning, supporting, and maintaining automation systems in distribution or warehouse environments.
- Experience with technologies such as:
- Robotics
- High-volume sortation systems
- Conveyor systems
- Pick-to-light solutions
- Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS)
- Warehouse Control Systems (WCS)
- Warehouse Execution Systems (WES)
- Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
- Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD (AutoCAD Electrical preferred), Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience developing engineered labor standards, conducting time and motion studies, and building project plans and business cases.
- Understanding of vendor contracts and the ability to interpret scope, performance obligations, and service agreements.
- Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, PLC, and material handling maintenance systems.
Skills & Capabilities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop practical, innovative solutions for complex operational challenges.
- Ability to interpret and present complex technical and financial information to various audiences.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills with experience managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
- Resourceful, results-oriented, and adaptable in fast-paced environments.
- Demonstrated ability to drive change and adopt emerging technologies within supply chain operations.
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions under tight timelines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare and understand technical documentation.
- Flexibility to support a 24/7 operation as business needs require.
- Ability to travel approximately 20-25%.
What Makes You Stand Out
- Experience leading large-scale automation initiatives within distribution, logistics, or supply chain environments.
- Demonstrated success building business cases and securing capital investments for automation projects.
- Experience with organizational change management and driving user adoption of new technologies.
- Strong budgeting and financial management experience.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners and gain stakeholder alignment on strategic initiatives.
- Experience negotiating vendor deliverables and managing vendor performance.
- Passion for innovation and continuous improvement, with a track record of introducing new technologies and processes that deliver measurable business results.
- Experience coaching and developing junior engineers while fostering collaboration and technical excellence.
Why Join Us?
You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of supply chain automation by working on high-impact projects that leverage advanced technologies and robotics at scale. If you're energized by solving complex challenges, leading innovation, and making a measurable difference across a large operational network, we'd love to hear from you.
Salary
$92,640-138,960, depending on experience.
We are an organization that values diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Our organization is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, including applicants. If you have a disability and require assistance in the application process, please email recruiting@adusasc.com.
Category/Area of Expertise: Supply Chain
Job Requisition: 554869
Address: USA-PA-Carlisle-1149 Harrisburg Pike
Store Code: ADUSA Dist L&D-Executive (5142177)
ADUSA Distribution is the distribution company of Ahold Delhaize USA, providing distribution services to one of the largest grocery retail supply chains in the nation. ADUSA Distribution fosters a culture that inspires and empowers our associates to always deliver exceptional service and value. Our team is supporting the supply chain network evolution to an integrated self-distribution model of the future, serving leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop.
Position Summary
Are you passionate about transforming supply chain operations through cutting-edge automation and robotics? As a Specialist Automation Project Engineer, you will play a key role in advancing ADUSA's automation strategy by designing, implementing, and optimizing innovative solutions that drive operational excellence across our supply chain network.
In this highly visible role, you will lead the development and deployment of advanced automation technologies, including robotics, automated material handling systems, and distribution center automation. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners across Operations, Technology, Finance, and external vendors to deliver solutions that improve safety, quality, efficiency, service levels, and cost performance.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer and project leader who enjoys solving complex operational challenges, influencing strategic decisions, and driving meaningful business impact across a large-scale supply chain network. You will also help mentor junior engineers, support continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to the long-term automation roadmap.
- Lead the design, implementation, commissioning, maintenance, and continuous improvement of automation, robotics, and mechanization solutions across the supply chain network.
- Identify opportunities to enhance distribution center performance through industry-leading automation technologies, equipment, and material handling solutions.
- Partner with operations teams to understand challenges, gather insights, and develop innovative solutions that improve service, quality, and cost performance.
- Collaborate with vendors, internal stakeholders, and leadership teams to evaluate technologies, develop concepts, and secure project approval.
- Develop business cases, capital justifications, financial analyses, and cost-benefit models to support project recommendations and investment decisions.
- Manage multiple complex, cross-functional projects from concept through implementation, ensuring scope, budget, timelines, and performance objectives are achieved.
- Collect and analyze operational and financial data to measure project success and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Lead network automation initiatives while minimizing operational disruption and maximizing value realization.
- Support all supply chain facilities, including company-operated and third-party locations.
- Partner with operations leadership to implement network changes that improve efficiency, service levels, and overall business performance.
- Work closely with external vendors on the design, support, maintenance, and performance of automation equipment and systems.
- Ensure vendor compliance with contractual agreements and assist in managing deliverables and support requirements.
- Research emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage.
- Share knowledge and mentor junior engineers by promoting engineering and project management best practices.
What You'll Bring
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Engineering roles.
- Minimum 3 years of experience leading complex, cross-functional projects in a project management capacity.
Technical Knowledge
- Strong experience designing, implementing, commissioning, supporting, and maintaining automation systems in distribution or warehouse environments.
- Experience with technologies such as:
- Robotics
- High-volume sortation systems
- Conveyor systems
- Pick-to-light solutions
- Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS)
- Warehouse Control Systems (WCS)
- Warehouse Execution Systems (WES)
- Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
- Advanced proficiency with AutoCAD (AutoCAD Electrical preferred), Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience developing engineered labor standards, conducting time and motion studies, and building project plans and business cases.
- Understanding of vendor contracts and the ability to interpret scope, performance obligations, and service agreements.
- Knowledge of electrical, mechanical, PLC, and material handling maintenance systems.
Skills & Capabilities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop practical, innovative solutions for complex operational challenges.
- Ability to interpret and present complex technical and financial information to various audiences.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills with experience managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
- Resourceful, results-oriented, and adaptable in fast-paced environments.
- Demonstrated ability to drive change and adopt emerging technologies within supply chain operations.
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions under tight timelines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare and understand technical documentation.
- Flexibility to support a 24/7 operation as business needs require.
- Ability to travel approximately 20-25%.
What Makes You Stand Out
- Experience leading large-scale automation initiatives within distribution, logistics, or supply chain environments.
- Demonstrated success building business cases and securing capital investments for automation projects.
- Experience with organizational change management and driving user adoption of new technologies.
- Strong budgeting and financial management experience.
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners and gain stakeholder alignment on strategic initiatives.
- Experience negotiating vendor deliverables and managing vendor performance.
- Passion for innovation and continuous improvement, with a track record of introducing new technologies and processes that deliver measurable business results.
- Experience coaching and developing junior engineers while fostering collaboration and technical excellence.
Why Join Us?
You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of supply chain automation by working on high-impact projects that leverage advanced technologies and robotics at scale. If you're energized by solving complex challenges, leading innovation, and making a measurable difference across a large operational network, we'd love to hear from you.
Salary
$92,640-138,960, depending on experience.
We are an organization that values diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Our organization is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, including applicants. If you have a disability and require assistance in the application process, please email recruiting@adusasc.com.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Project Specialist
Align your credentials to a TN category
Project Specialist isn't a named TN visa category, so your degree and job duties must map to Management Consultant or another qualifying occupation. A mismatch between your credentials and the listed category is the most common reason TN admission gets refused.
Request a support letter before you apply
Your employer's TN support letter must describe your specific project duties, confirm the professional-level nature of the work, and state that no labor displacement is occurring. Vague letters stall entry at the border or delay consular appointments for Mexican nationals.
Target employers with cross-border project portfolios
Companies managing U.S.-Canada or U.S.-Mexico operations regularly hire Project Specialists under TN status because they understand the visa category. Look for firms in construction, infrastructure, IT, and manufacturing that operate facilities on both sides of the border.
Use Migrate Mate to filter TN-sponsoring employers
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers that actively sponsor TN visas for professional roles. Filtering by visa type and job function saves you from applying to companies unfamiliar with USMCA categories, where you'd spend your time educating HR instead of advancing through hiring.
Confirm Canadian vs. Mexican entry procedures upfront
Canadian citizens present TN documentation directly at a U.S. port of entry without advance USCIS filing. Mexican citizens must obtain approval at a U.S. consulate before traveling. Clarify which process applies to you before accepting an offer so the employer can prepare the correct documentation timeline.
Negotiate the TN filing timeline into your offer
If you're a Mexican national, consular appointment availability varies by city and season. Build the processing window into your start date negotiation so neither you nor the employer is caught short when an appointment slot is weeks out.
Project Specialist TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does Project Specialist qualify as a TN visa occupation?
Project Specialist is not listed by name in the USMCA TN occupations schedule. To qualify, your role must fit under a recognized category, most commonly Management Consultant. Your job duties must involve specialized advisory or analytical work requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. A generic project coordinator role is unlikely to qualify; a specialist driving enterprise-level process improvements is a much stronger fit.
How does TN compare to H-1B for Project Specialist roles?
TN has no annual lottery, no cap for Canadian citizens, and no USCIS petition waiting period for Canadians entering at the border. H-1B visa requires an employer to file a petition, enter a lottery with roughly a 25-percent selection rate in recent years, and wait months for adjudication. For Canadian Project Specialists, TN is a significantly faster path. Mexican nationals still face a consular process, but they bypass the H-1B lottery entirely.
What documents does your employer need to prepare for your TN application?
Your employer must produce a TN support letter on company letterhead stating your job title, duties, the TN category being claimed, the professional nature of the position, and your start and end dates. You'll also need your degree credentials and any transcripts that confirm your field of study matches the role. Canadian citizens bring these documents to the port of entry; Mexican nationals submit them as part of a consular visa application.
Where can you find Project Specialist jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Most general job boards don't filter by visa type, which means you spend significant time identifying whether each employer will sponsor TN status. Migrate Mate is built specifically for USMCA professionals and lets you search Project Specialist openings by visa category, so you're only seeing roles where sponsorship is already confirmed. That narrows your outreach to employers who understand the TN process and are prepared to support your application.
Can you switch employers on a TN visa if you find a better Project Specialist role?
Yes. TN status is employer-specific, but switching is straightforward. As a Canadian citizen, you can present new TN documentation at a U.S. port of entry for your new employer without USCIS involvement. Mexican nationals need a new consular appointment. You cannot start work for the new employer until the new TN is approved, so plan the transition window with both your outgoing and incoming employer.