Schreiber Foods · 7 hours ago
Director of Automation, Systems and Controls Engineering
Green Bay, WI
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
12+ years expSchreiber Foods is a leading company in the food industry, and they are seeking a Director of Automation, Systems and Controls Engineering. This role will lead the automation and systems engineering strategy to enhance manufacturing processes and operational efficiency across US operations.
Food and Beverage
Responsibilities
Build, lead, coach, mentor, and develop a high performing automation, systems, and controls engineering teams reinforcing process and analytical strategies for data driven decision making principles while instilling a culture of accountability, results, continuous improvement, and people first
Support and maintain effective systems and automation that lead to improve operational efficiency, effectiveness and capability within the network
Share and develop strategy that provide standards and operational effectiveness within product categories, across the entire manufacturing fleet, assets and infrastructure that promotes a “World Class” manufacturing environment
Develop automation strategies to optimize and provide recommendations for the organization that drive cost-effective decisions and recommendations for improved capability, profitability, and results
Identify opportunities and deliver measurable improvement to Schreiber profit. Act as a center of excellence for cross-functional or other teams as they operate company assets and improve operation efficiency and capability
Establish measurement criteria and process for providing specific feedback and improvement opportunities to leaders on an ongoing basis company wide
Ensure the development, capture, visualization and review of category-wide operations KPI’s. Leverage data to perform analysis and maximize asset utilization
All partners are required to comply with company-wide food safety and quality standards as well as procedures specific to their job function, and to model food safety culture through words and actions. Where possible partners should resolve food safety issues within their scope of work, and report potential food safety and quality issues to leadership
May be required to perform other job-related tasks
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field
Over 12 years of experience in leadership in a manufacturing environment
Over 4 years of leading engineering teams
Experience in strategic planning
Understanding of industrial controls and components
Understanding of functional design documents
Database skills in tables, views, stored procedures, SQL queries, and reporting
Ability to analyze large amounts of data to create useful and actionable information
Understanding of automation and robotics as it applies to manufacturing and operational success
SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian, Reporting/Dashboard, and Programming skills and/or strong understanding
Team Leadership - Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach and develop others in achieving project and individual development and growth goals
Cross-functional collaboration - Demonstrated ability to influence others to achieve strategic growth plans and expected results
Project Management - Demonstrated ability to meet project timelines, within scope and budget requirements
Financial Acumen - Effectively manages project resources to optimize return on investment, evaluate of financial impact of technical decisions and contributes to forecasting and planning to ensure projects meet both performance and financial objectives
Technology Evaluation - Demonstrated ability to research, assess and make recommendations for emerging trends in industry
Identify opportunities for innovation and recommend solutions that align with organizational goals and industry standards
Proficient in MS Office
Ability to travel 20-40% primarily within the U.S
Valid driver's license, auto insurance (at least state minimum- more might be required), acceptable driving record per Schreiber Foods discretion, and vehicle that will ensure applicant can meet the travel necessities of the position
Authorization to work in the country in which the role is based
Preferred
Masters/MBA in Engineering or related technical field
Experience with the Ignition SCADA Platform and the Perspective User Interface module
Benefits
Get not one, but TWO retirement benefits. When you join our employee-owned company, you’ll be part of our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one. In addition to an 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP, Schreiber will contribute an extra amount – about 8% of your earnings – toward your retirement every year. That’s a company contribution of around 16% in retirement savings annually. That’s hard to beat!
Earn bonus pay. You’ll have an opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when we meet our company goals.
Ready to make a move? Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for a U.S. Salaried position.
Childcare costs. Get up to $5,000 annually to help you with the cost of childcare. Monthly contributions toward childcare expenses, including independent babysitters.
Earn $ for focusing on your health. Depending on your medical plan enrollment, earn $1,200 in your HSA or as a cash payout for prevention activities. Plus, use your $600 lifestyle spending account for reimbursements related to health, fitness, weight management, mental health and social wellness.
Pursue development that’s relevant to your role, career goals and the company. Plus, we offer tuition reimbursement if you want to further your education to grow in your role at Schreiber.
Get access to medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits starting day one. This includes an onsite nurse and mental health counselor.
Experience caring like you’ve never experienced it before. We have a program that’s completely organized by and for other partners who need extra help. It’s called Partners Helping Partners. We have hundreds of examples of partners organizing fundraisers to help out others going through a hard time.
Company
Schreiber Foods
Schreiber provides dairy favorites to people around the globe.
10001+ employees
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President and CEO
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