Lead Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 strategy across multiple manufacturing sites in the US and Europe.
Develop multi-year roadmap, and operating model for OT digital systems (SCADA, OEE, IIoT, analytics).
Establish strategy, standards, reference architectures, governance, and success metrics across sites and production areas.
Lead and mentor a team of OT digital professionals (e.g., Sr. Automation Controls SCADA Engineers, data/visualization resources, integrators).
Own the architecture, lifecycle management, scalability, and reliability of Ignition based IIoT and SCADA system.
Drive platform consistency (templates, tag models, naming standards, alarming, security), environment management (dev/test/prod), and change control.
Partner with Automation Engineering and equipment vendors to ensure new automation is “digitally ready.”
Lead integration of SCADA and OEE with production automation equipment, and enterprise systems like MES, CMMS, and QMS to enable end-to-end actionable insights.
Ensure the organization has the data visualizations needed across roles (operators, engineers, supervisors, leadership) to provide data driven insights.
Lead OT network strategy in partnership with IT/Network teams, including segmentation approaches and plant-floor connectivity standards.
Ensure OT digital systems and connected automation assets align with corporate cybersecurity policies and best practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
10+ years in manufacturing automation/digital/OT roles
5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and programs.
Knowledge and experience with industrial automation, Industry 4.0, and Smart Manufacturing.
Strong program/project management skills, prioritization, roadmap ownership, resource planning, and execution governance.
Ability to translate manufacturing needs into scalable technical strategies and measurable business value (OEE, downtime reduction, throughput, quality).
Excellent written and verbal communication, including executive-level updates and ability to align diverse stakeholders.
Strong relationship-building skills across Operations, Engineering, Production, IT, and Cybersecurity.

Benefits

Paid Time Off
401K Matching
Discounted Stock Purchasing
Yearly Merit Increases
Yearly Bonus
Safe location in a modern environment

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

SCADAOEEIIoTanalyticsautomationdata visualizationarchitecturelifecycle managementcybersecurityprogram/project management

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationrelationship-buildingprioritizationresource planningexecution governancestakeholder alignmentstrategic thinkingteam management