Section Manager, Automation

About the role

The Section Manager, Automation is responsible for setting, directing, and controlling all department and financial goals, budget, and objectives for the automation area assigned. They drive and lead the automation department to meet site/automation business strategies, ensuring cost center expenses, project budgets, and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Ensure 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.
• Develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations.

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 of 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

• 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 of 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.

Benefits

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

Pay

The salary range for this role is $109,500 - $208,500 USD per year. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and internal equity.

Schedule

Full-time position.