Digital and Automation Specialist (Manufacturing Industry 4.0)

Location: Flexible - Northern Illinois

Position Description and Responsibilities

The Digital and Automation Specialist initiates and maintains relationships with manufacturers, assesses their challenges and opportunities, supports IMEC consulting teams by helping manufacturing clients optimize their performance, and sells IMEC’s manufacturing improvement capabilities and resources. Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide direct consultation to manufacturers within their own area of expertise
  
  • Identify trends, industry drivers, and digital manufacturing technology gaps across manufacturers in Illinois Industry 4.0
  • Conduct digital manufacturing readiness assessments
  • Maintain awareness of the latest advances and developments in digital manufacturing   technologies as well as ERP/MRP
  • Develop go-to-market strategies for digital manufacturing technology transfer services
• Prepare proposals
• Deliver sales presentations
• Manage project engagements.
• Develop and manage third party resources.
• Participate on IMEC’s service development and process improvement teams.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years’ experience working with manufacturing companies with a career progression that includes leadership responsibility. Master’s degree preferred. An emphasis in Engineering, Technology, Marketing, Computer Systems or Operations Management is preferred.

Particular consideration will be given to candidates with experience in Digital Technology with specific experience with technology transfer methodologies used by Universities, Labs and Manufacturing Institutes. A strong understanding of product design and development, product and manufacturing engineering, and advanced manufacturing is desired. Additionally, a demonstrated ability to conceptualize, articulate and pioneer initiatives around Industry 4.0.

Strong ERP/MRP experience in selection and implementation skills are desired.

Candidates should be sincerely interested in helping manufacturers implement new manufacturing techniques and processes. Must have good computer skills and be a strong written and verbal communicator. An IMEC Technical Specialist will need tact and diplomacy in dealing with manufacturers, professional associations, government stakeholder representatives, and other service providers.

Candidates must demonstrate the ability to synthesize and present highly technical data succinctly to nontechnical business executives, and interact effectively with all levels of a manufacturing organization.

Position requires a combination of virtual work and regular travel with occasional extended travel to remote facilities across the state.  Driving is an essential function of the job. Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. This position has a lifting requirement of up to 70 pounds.  Applicants must be capable of accessing manufacturing facilities which may not be ADA accessible. Please submit an electronic application, including (1) cover letter, (2) resume, and (3) the names and contact information for three references.  The University of Illinois conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of contingent offer of employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. IMEC and its Subrecipient organizations, including Bradley University, SIU, NIU, and UIC are EOE/AA/M/F/Disabled/Veteran Employers.

About IMEC

IMEC is a team of improvement specialists dedicated to providing manufacturers in Illinois with the tools and techniques to excel and compete globally. The experienced hands-on team at IMEC works closely with its clients to plan critical business improvements in all areas of their organization from: Leading their Company, Planning for Success, Growing their Business, Improving their Operations, Focusing on their People, and Deciding with Data.

With more than 50 full-time staff and partners positioned statewide, IMEC delivers the local expertise to not only plan and strategize, but to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of client improvements. In fact, IMEC assists more than 1,500 companies each year with successful business improvement projects.

As a result, IMEC has demonstrated a return on investment that exceeds 19:1. This is made possible as organizations become more effective and efficient.

IMEC team members enjoy their jobs because of the challenge in working with a variety of organizations in a broad range of industries. They also gain satisfaction from providing assistance and advisement to help organizations succeed in a demanding marketplace.  Click HERE to learn more about IMEC. 

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