Director, Automation & Controls
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Director leading automation and controls strategy for GAF’s roofing manufacturing operations. Overseeing projects, capital planning, safety, and a distributed team across multiple facilities.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee and guide all functions of the Automation & Controls team
- Collaborate with engineering to foster continuous innovation and improvement
- Provide strategic input to 3- and 5-year manufacturing capital plans
- Drive continuous operational support to production facilities
- Collaborate with IT, Process Services, Corporate Engineering, GAF Business Systems, and R&D
- Maintain machine standards with customers, vendors, and engineering machine builders
- Manage capitalized projects, budget development, financial reporting, and software implementation
- Manage engineering practices and applications across the Automation & Controls team
- Mitigate controls-system obsolescence and implement process improvements
- Set priorities and manage project implementation from development through deployment
- Ensure controls-system documentation is current
- Lead and support departmental teams in a collaborative, customer-service-oriented environment
- Promote continuous education and adoption of emerging technologies to optimize manufacturing processes
- Promote machine health and personal safety and ensure corporate safety standards are followed
- Manage 4+ direct reports
- Travel approximately 60%
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required
- 10+ years of experience in manufacturing
- Experience leading Automation & Controls projects across multiple manufacturing locations
- Proven experience leading a team indirectly or directly
- Proven relationship building and development of strong partnerships
- Working knowledge of computer assisted drawing
- Working knowledge of human machine interface development
- Working knowledge of programmable logic controllers
- Working knowledge of G-Suite
- Working knowledge of advanced diagnostic tools
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit)
Benefits:
- Health insurance options including medical, dental, and vision for employees and families
- Family-building benefits supporting fertility and parenthood
- 401(k) plan with employer match and pre-tax and/or Roth contributions
- Wellness program
- Free financial coaching
- Referral program
- Product rebates for an employee’s primary residence
- Internal training programs and courses
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Employee Resource Groups
- Vacation packages for full-time permanent positions
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