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• Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages for our Team Members.
Asset Lifecycle Manager
The Asset Lifecycle Manager provides strategic leadership over the full lifecycle of production and facility equipment, ensuring assets are accurately verified, governed, and optimized from acquisition through end-of-life. This role serves as the enterprise subject-matter leader for equipment standards, asset data integrity, and verification governance-translating trusted asset information into executive-level insights that support operational performance, financial accuracy, and compliance. The Asset Lifecycle Manager leads and develops teams responsible for physical equipment verification, audits, and master data management, driving consistent execution and accountability across plants and regions. Partners with MFG/AM/IT on tracking and verification solutions (QR/RFID) and continuously improves asset visibility to reduce lifecycle risk and enable data-driven decision-making.
Summary:
• Partners with cross-functional stakeholders on end-to-end asset lifecycle strategy, integrating AI-driven insights to optimize equipment verification, redeployment, and end-of-life disposition decisions.
• Serves as the subject-matter leader on production and facility equipment, governing asset master data standards and leading digital transformation of the asset registry
• Sets governance for asset verification, validation, and lifecycle data integrity to ensure financial, operational, and compliance alignment.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment location, accuracy of asset records, and reduction of lifecycle cost risk via asset tracking.
• Leads director-level reporting and decision support by translating verified asset data into actionable insights and recommendations.
Managing People:
• Leads and develops teams responsible for asset verification audits, equipment tagging, lifecycle reviews, and master asset data management.
• Establishes clear roles, training expectations, and standard work for equipment identification, RFID/QR tagging, verification, and documentation - including mobile-first field workflows.
• Coaches team members to build deep equipment knowledge across production lines, utilities, and supporting infrastructure, with emphasis on data literacy and AI-augmented decision-making.
• Ensures consistent execution of physical-to-system asset verification processes across plants, sites, and regions, closing the loop between field reality and SharePoint/ERP records.
• Drives accountability through performance metrics tied to asset accuracy, audit completion rate metrics, and lifecycle compliance.
• Fosters collaboration between field teams and system users to ensure asset records reflect real-world equipment configurations.
Technology & Equipment Focus
• Owns QR/RFID asset master data within MFG/SharePoint systems, ensuring every equipment record is verified, validated, and lifecycle aligned.
• Leads physical equipment audits (Fixed Assets) to confirm asset existence, configuration, serial numbers, manufacturer data, install dates, and condition via RFID
• Partners with IT to configure and evolve systems supporting accurate equipment tracking, agentic AI workflows, and audit trails - including MFG 365 content for AI-enabled operations.
• Ensures equipment data supports downstream processes including line speeds for production planning (EIT/EVO-On), and financial reporting.
• Continuously improves asset visibility through technology enablement - barcoding, RFID, mobile tools- to support building a data-driven maintenance culture.
Work Experience/KSA's
• Required:

• 5-7 years - Experience in Bottling or similar manufacturing environment
• 3-5 years - Experience in Position
• 2-4 years - Supervising employees
• Travel Requirements 50%+

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education
• Preferred:

• 7 years+ - Experience as Engineer in Bottling or similar manufacturing environment
• 5 years+ - Experience working in a Niagara facility in a technical position
• 5 years+ - Supervising employees

*experience may include a combination of work experience and education
Competencies
• In-depth knowledge of beverage products and beverage packaging
• Project management competencies - planning, budgeting, schedule tracking, and cost controls
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well in collaborative group environments
• Good technical writing and presentation skills
• Must be well organized
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project, Outlook and Copilot
• Knowledge of AutoCAD is preferred
• Ability to work independently and with limited direction
• Ability to read and interpret technical manuals and schematics
• Lean and Six Sigma basic training
Education
• Minimum Required:
o Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and other related fields or equivalent experience
• Preferred:
o Master's Degree in Engineering
Typical Compensation Range
Pay Rate Type: Salary
$123,641.54 - $176,189.21 / Yearly
Bonus Target: 10% Annual
Benefits
Our Total Rewards package is thoughtfully designed to support both you and your family:
Regular full-time team members are offered a comprehensive benefits package, while part-time, intern, and seasonal team members are offered a limited benefits package.

• Paid Time Off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time
• Paid parental and caregiver leaves
• Medical, including virtual care options
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Expanded mental wellbeing benefits including free counseling sessions for all team members and household family members
• Family Building Benefits including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation plus adoption, surrogacy, and Doula reimbursements
• Income protection including Life and AD&D, short and long-term disability, critical illness and an accident plan
• Special discount programs including pet plans, pre-paid legal services, identity theft, car rental, airport parking, etc.
• Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan and scholarship opportunities
• And more!

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