Project Manager, Controls and Automation

Description

Title : Project Manager Control and Automation

Level : 5

Hiring Manager : Engineering Director

Location : Plainfield

Context / Scope :

Position requires a strong knowledge of high-speed bottling plant operations in a variety of subjects, fields and duties including liquid processing, packaging, distillation, procurement and project management.

Strong leadership and communication is critical for this role. The incumbent should be capable of innovative thinking and driven to maintain momentum and a healthy industrial climate.

The ability to prioritize and balance multiple projects, tasks and organizational needs in an environment that is always dynamic is a critical success factor.

The Controls and Automation Engineer needs to be diverse enough to understand and track the needs of the business at the most economic cost and highest quality.

Ideal candidate must be able to work in a multi-functional role to achieve business objectives with the technical, plant, finance and procurement functions across the US, Canada, and US Virgin Islands.

Purpose of Role :

Responsible for leading the execution and delivery of projects and strategic programs across the North American Region consisting of the US, Canada, and US Virgin Islands.

To provide engineering support and project management, technical and engineering support to Manufacturing, Technical Operations, Brand Innovation, Brand Change and Procurement organizations, with strong emphasis on controls and automation.

Decision Making & Financial Responsibility

The Sr. Project Manager is accountable for evaluating engineering and technical solutions to support projects across the North American region.

The PM is required to make decisions within the project and negotiate with suppliers or internal customers to help deliver the expectations for the benefit of Diageo, within policies and guidelines, delivering projects on time and within budget

Management Responsibility

The Sr. Project Manager will provide support, coaching, and technical expertise to the broader North American engineering team across the region.

The intention of this role is to be the right hand’ of the engineering director and support the engineering team in the director’s absence.

This role also provides guidance and advice to other PMs developing project scopes with strong automation components.

Key Outputs :

Establish and effectively run project budgets and objectives. Includes developing, supporting, and implementing standardized project management requirements such as change control, training, construction management, scope development and consensus with partners on user requirements, justification, constraints, and assumptions.

Must be able to communicate project status, needs, and critical metrics to wide range of partners across the business.

• Identify areas of opportunity for improvement in line efficiencies, safety, quality, food safety, cost, processes and personnel
• Provide guidance and support to site engineering regarding design concepts, specifications and requirements to best apply equipment and manufacturing process.
• Project scope development and management
• Financial control of project budgets
• Delivery and management of project schedules
• Reputation of the team, i.e., how the project was achieved.
• Feasibility and costing studies
• Capital spending plans development & support.
• Responsible for understanding the manufacturing processes of the company and identifying areas where the cost / benefit is favourable to automation.
• Keeps abreast of best in class practices, and current or emerging manufacturing technologies related to packaging and processing automation to determine option and recommend improvements.

Qualifications and Experience Required :

• Four-year degree in an engineering core field is required. ME, EE, CE, TE degree preferred.
• Minimum of a combination of 8 - 10 years of technical / production / engineering role preferably in consumer products manufacturing & packaging.

Distillation or related experience is a plus. Well-rounded engineering and technical expertise is expected.

• Ability to lead multiple work streams while delivering to target dates.
• Travel required up to 30% of the time dependent on project maturity / workload.
• Microsoft Office suite literate.
• SAP system knowledge & experience helpful.
• Strong leadership and management background.
• Strong working knowledge of controls and robotic technology is needed.
• Previous work with equipment integrators desirable.

Worker Type : Regular

Regular

Primary Location :

Plainfield Tech Centre

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-04-09

Salary Range : Minimum Salary :

Minimum Salary : $100800

$100800

Maximum Salary : $168000

$168000

At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others.

Benefits / perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.

The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.