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Job Category:EngineeringJob Family:Systems & Controls EngineeringJob Description:The Automation and Controls Engineering Senior Manager for product categories is responsible for managing, influencing and guiding product category specific initiatives to drive cohesive, scalable operational efficiency across US Operations. This leadership role serves as the primary product category level technical authority for automated plant floor systems, controls systems, and system engineering/development integration initiatives. A key liaison between corporate and plant resources, this role balances the needs of product category and plant priorities with scalable standardization at the "entire manufacturing network and corporate" level. This position ensures the work within automation, controls, systems and IT teams align with corporate, category, and plant needs. Acting as a key connection to plant resource teams, the role will drive scalable process improvement, improving executional discipline and partner experience, which reflect reliable, controlled, and stable plant floor operations.We are hiring for two openings in this role.This role is 100% on-site (Monday-Friday) located at our Home Office in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Relocation Benefits: Receive a $10,000 relocation bonus PLUS a generous relocation package if relocating more than 50 miles for this position.About our Green Bay, WI Home Office:You'll find lots to love in our beautiful home office in downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin. Our jeans-friendly environment has indoor and outdoor collaboration spaces, state-of-the-art R&D and sensory labs, culinary kitchens, a pilot plant, innovation center and more.Take advantage of outdoor workspaces. Sample and provide feedback on new products from our R&D team. Enjoy free coffee, soda and popcorn. Take a short walk to restaurants, breweries, the YMCA and a weekly farmer's market on the scenic Fox River. You can even see Lambeau Field from our top floor.Open to current partners working remotely if located near a US plant location in Wisconsin, Southwest Missouri or Utah (Cache Valley). What you'll do:Oversee the design, development, and implementation of advanced control systems, automation, and systems engineering. Own the program work within multiple product categories, across multiple manufacturing sites, to optimize operational efficiency, effectiveness and capability. Contribute to multiple large-scale projects that standardize work across categories. Work closely with IT teams and corporate automation/controls/systems teams ensuring alignment of purpose and high-level organizational goals. Drive company projects and initiatives with manufacturing, process, and project engineering as well as operational excellence teams. Engage appropriate IT, Maintenance, or other teams for support.Lead cross-functional initiatives aimed at enhancing data collection and optimizing operational processes. Ensure measurable improvements in key performance indicators, resulting in greater control, asset performance, standardization, and partner effectiveness at US locations. Propose projects, initiate change, and influence leaders and stakeholders to align on improvements and new processes. Leverage data to perform analysis and maximize asset utilization.Spearhead operational strategy development for the product category. Help prioritize requests and opportunities by managing a backlog of opportunities through alignment with key stakeholders and leaders. Plan and manage projects and system implementations by considering impacts and risks to production processes, end users, and long-term goals.With a viable level of credibility and plant floor experience, provide indirect and influential leadership within the plants. Acting as site governance, connecting to the large-picture business objectives through a plant and category lens. Through plant and corporate relationships, bring a strong plant floor voice to the corporate team structure and a deeper bigger picture perspective to plant teams.Research best practices and understand industry trends to influence and develop documented best practices for system designs, architectures, AI and digitalization, and implementations. Influence and educate fellow Operations Systems/Controls partners on these best practices and standards.Together with the leadership team, ensures compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans in addition to customer requirements. Interprets and communicates customer requirements to plant production and/or support groups. Establish and Audit PCPs, CCPs and Standard Operating Procedures to define and monitor processes, to ensure customer requirements are met. May be required to perform other job-related tasks. What you need to succeed:Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field required. Masters/MBA Automation or Controls preferred.12+ years of experience in Operations Systems, Control Systems, Process/Manufacturing Engineering, Automation, Robotics, AI, Digitalization, Software Systems required.7+ years of experience in Plant Operations Management, Project Management, Project Engineering or Maintenance required.Oversee long term goals aligned with company growth and impact plans to support a World Class Food Manufacturing team.Understanding of industrial controls and components. Understanding of functional design documents. Database skills in tables, views, stored procedures, SQL queries, report generation, coding and scripting logic (e.g. Python is preferred). Solid Understanding of Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) concepts, programming logic and execution; prior experience in Rockwell suite of products is preferred. 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. Systems knowledge and proficiency with SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian, reporting/dashboard tools, and programming is preferred; experience with the Ignition SCADA Platform and the Perspective User Interface module is especially desirable. The ability to quickly pick up and learn new technologies. Effective communications skills, both verbal and written. Demonstrated ability to guide others in achieving project and growth goals. Has demonstrated effectiveness in influencing others to meet industry and customer requirements. Demonstrated ability to influence others to achieve strategic growth plans and expected results. Comprehensive understanding of production and manufacturing processes and their underlying principles. Demonstrated ability to reduce downtime and optimize resource allocation to improve overall operational efficiencies that drive results and profitability.Demonstrated ability to meet project timelines, within scope and budget requirements. Project management experience to include contracts, scope development, and project accounting. Ability to manage and teach others to ensure projects are executed in a consistent/standardized approach.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.Proficient in MS Office.Ability to travel 25% - 50%. Could be higher for short intervals of time depending on business needs.Eligible partners will receive: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 extra money for taking care of yourself. Eligible partners can earn a Wellness Incentive and receive an employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) to use on fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.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.Benefits that support your whole life. Visit Schreiber - Care for you to see everything Schreiber offers to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.Sound like a company you'd like to be a part of? Click Apply.Need extra assistance with the application process? Contact recruiting schreiberfoods.com or call 920-437-7601.For positions that require any amount of travel: 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 are required.Schreiber requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event, an applicant does not have current work authorization, Schreiber will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.An Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.Want to be alerted of new openings? Sign in and click the Job Alerts button in the upper-right corner to create a job alert.