Warehouse Specialist

Warehouse Specialist

IKE Smart City connects cities with people through its interactive kiosk platform, IKE, with vivid, life-size touchscreen displays, providing an ever-expanding suite of applications that helps them to explore the very best a city has to offer. Your work in our Company will allow tens of thousands of pedestrians, every day, to discover and navigate cities, including finding food, shopping, events, and social services. It will also allow them to share feedback with cities and stay informed of important events.

As Warehouse Specialist, you will be responsible for the installation preparation and Quality Control (QC) of interactive kiosks in the warehouse, including configuration, testing, and troubleshooting. This role involves ensuring proper hardware and software functionality, network connectivity, and user interface optimization for seamless operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in hardware installation, software configuration, and network troubleshooting. Duties will include lifting and moving tools and equipment, assisting with receiving and shipping inventory, and standup and QC work for new inventory.

In addition, a candidate will find success in this position if they thrive in a fast-paced environment and can successfully juggle multiple, complex projects. Flexibility is a must as our culture drives collaboration and values an enthusiastic "can do" attitude and creative thinking.

Installation & Setup: Physically install and position interactive kiosks in the warehouse.

Software Configuration: Load, configure, and test kiosk software applications, ensuring proper functionality.

Networking: Connect kiosks to the warehouse network (Wi-Fi/LAN) and configure settings for seamless integration.

Testing & Validation: Perform system diagnostics, test interactive features, and ensure optimal performance.

Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve hardware, software, or connectivity issues that arise during commissioning.

Maintenance & Documentation: Maintain logs of installations, issues, and resolutions for future reference.

Safety Compliance: Follow warehouse safety protocols while handling electrical equipment and installations.

Tenacity to drive projects forward by creatively solving problems, bringing resources to bear, working through or around obstacles, and engaging key internal and external personnel. Self-driven and does not need to be told what to do.

Treats obstacles as challenges to overcome to achieve success, rather than as reasons to fail.

Conceives of and applies creative solutions to problems that block success. Focuses on solutions rather than problems.

Stays on top of details and remains organized to ensure that the installation process goes smoothly.

Communicates well to make sure people have the right information to move projects forward, and lets stakeholders know when they need to act to head off problems.

Highly organized with strong communication skills. Able to juggle multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders. Strong attention to detail, especially in troubleshooting.

Flexible and versatile to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced "start-up" environment.

2 or 4-year degree is positive but is not required.

Minimum of 1-year professional experience in related field is preferred.

Ability to travel throughout the country as projects demand.

Comfort and experience in trade work preferred.

Familiarity with basic hand and power tools, including screwdrivers, sockets, pliers, drills, etc.

Previous experience in warehouse technology installations.

Experience with touchscreen interfaces and user experience optimization.

Warehouse setting with potential exposure to industrial noise and equipment.

Requires physical activity, including lifting and moving hardware.

May require flexible work hours to meet project deadlines.

If you're ready to be part of an innovative team optimizing warehouse operations with interactive technology, apply today!

Company Overview

Orange Barrel Media (OBM) creates and operates iconic urban media displays that advertisers ask for by name in top U.S. markets. Since our founding in 2004, OBM has pioneered a community-oriented model of outdoor media development and is nationally recognized by cities and real estate owners alike seeking to implement premier media programs that add to the character of urban places. In the advertising community, OBM is widely recognized as the owner of the highest impact and most memorable advertising locations in the cities where it operates.

The OBM team is also a leader in smart city infrastructure, launching the Interactive Kiosk Experience (IKE) platform in concert with cities across the U.S. through the company IKE Smart City. IKE is a best-in-class public engagement platform that helps cities communicate with the public, enliven the pedestrian experience, and tell the story of their city. The core pillars of the IKE platform are public benefit and social equity, values that we seek to maximize in every IKE market to achieve city objectives and exceed community expectations.

We are a place where people are inspired to achieve success, genuinely like each other, and have endless opportunities to grow.