Section Manager, Automation

About the role

Set, direct, and control all department and financial goals, budget and objectives for the automation area assigned. Drive and lead the automation department to meet the site/automation business strategies; accountable for cost center expenses, project budgets, and delivery of projects to support required plant/facility projects and programs. Responsible for compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Ensure quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fall back strategies. Mitigate risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies. Recommend and implement business strategies and automation controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance. Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to define action plans, timelines and budgets for project goals, and manage/plan/assign automation resources required for execution. Analyze business forces (customers, suppliers, competitors, technologies, government regulations) in major markets to identify trends and recommend responses. Independently execute, and/or direct others in the execution of: the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/facilities by applying novel automation theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations.
• Drive high performance through business acumen and leadership experience.
• Recommend and implement business strategies and automation controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance.
• Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to define action plans, timelines and budgets for project goals, and manage/plan/assign automation resources required for execution.
• Analyze business forces (customers, suppliers, competitors, technologies, government regulations) in major markets to identify trends and recommend responses.
• Independently execute, and/or direct others in the execution of: the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/facilities by applying novel automation theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence. Advanced degree in a technical field preferred.
• 8+ years experience including: work as an individual contributor building technical expertise and proved project management skills. Progressively increased responsibility and performance as a supervisor, department manager in multiple areas of Operations.
• Business acumen coupled with leadership experience is required to drive high performance.
• DeltaV required
• Pharmaceutical experience preferred
• Change Management expert
• Experience with large scale manufacturing expansions and builds

Qualifications

• Full awareness of the potential consequences (defects and failure modes) of design changes to established processes.
• Recommend and implement business strategies and automation controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance.
• Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to define action plans, timelines and budgets for project goals, and manage/plan/assign automation resources required for execution.
• Analyze business forces (customers, suppliers, competitors, technologies, government regulations) in major markets to identify trends and recommend responses.
• Independently execute, and/or direct others in the execution of: the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/facilities by applying novel automation theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline.

Skills

• Business acumen
• Leadership experience
• Technical expertise
• Project management skills
• Change Management
• Leverage novel automation theories, concepts, and techniques
• Large scale manufacturing experience

Benefits

• Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)

Pay

$109,500 - $208,500 USD

Schedule

Full-time