(USA) Automation Control Systems Manager

Position Summary

Supports plans and initiatives to maintain system performance.

Executes planned outages and troubleshooting including the execution of corrective action across all relevant lines.

Develops and maintains relationships with other departments, vendors, and key stakeholders.

Identifies and communicates goals and objectives.

Builds accountability for and measures progress to achieve results.

Identifies and addresses improvement opportunities.

Demonstrates adaptability and promotes continuous learning.

Ensures business needs are met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives.

Creates and facilitates training content and programs including Associate Work Instruction development and creation.

Participates in internal and external recruiting initiatives to fill staffing opportunities.

Solicits, evaluates, and applies suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Manages multiple projects within Operations by defining scopes of work and project objectives, such as owning the programming definition, testing, and execution for Industrial Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, Industrial PCs, controls, communication, and HumantoMachine Interfaces.

Coordinates planning activities such as business requirements, risk assessments, target dates, and assembles management plans.

Tracks plan changes and ensures the resolution of critical issues.

Identifies the resources needed for project completion.

Delivers presentations, status reports, and other project documentation to internal stakeholders and external suppliers at regular intervals.

Troubleshoots and analyzes operational processes, automation equipment, and case flow nonconformities.

Leads root cause analysis and drives equipment reliability and process stability.

Supports control system resolution.

Engages cross-functional departments and vendor teams as necessary.

Evaluates and manages control systems performance, utilization, and capacities.

Creates and leverages detailed reporting to understand system performance and implements continuous improvement projects around employee performance and system operations.

Promotes transparency in relationships with customers and other vendor contacts to enable maximum system performance.

Champions technology improvements to current platform standards to reduce effort, increase productivity, and accelerate business goals.

Leads the process improvement of control system architecture, change management, and the development and integration of electrical and control systems for automation equipment on product and packaging initiatives, capacity, and savings projects.

Hires and trains mentors, assigns duties, provides recognition, and promotes a belonging mindset in the workplace.

Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.

Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates.

Respects individuals by building high-performing teams, embracing differences, creating a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected, and attracting and retaining the best talent.

Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.

Acts with integrity by maintaining and promoting the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, modeling Walmart values, holding oneself and others accountable, and supporting the company's goal of becoming a regenerative company.

Strives for excellence by displaying curiosity, taking calculated risks, demonstrating courage and resilience, encouraging learning from mistakes, and adopting and supporting new technologies and skills.

Strives for excellence by driving continuous improvements, adopting and encouraging the use of new technologies and skills, and supporting others through change.

Offers competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.

Includes health benefits such as medical, vision, and dental coverage.

Includes financial benefits such as 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.

Includes paid time off benefits such as PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.

Includes other benefits such as short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, military leave pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Includes PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.

Includes an annual salary range of $65,500.00 - $98,000.00.

May include additional compensation such as regional pay zone (RPZ) (based on location), stock, and performance bonuses.

May include additional compensation for certain positions.

May include eligibility for various benefits and programs.

May include information about benefits and eligibility.

May include information about the primary location of the position.

May include information about drug-free workplace policies.