Director, Automation & Digital Manufacturing
We're looking for an accomplished engineering leader to transform how manufacturing is designed, automated and digitally connected across our Americas operations.
You'll lead the strategy and deployment of next-generation manufacturing technologies across multiple sites, helping shape the future of high-reliability manufacturing serving some of the world's most complex products in Healthcare, Industrial and Aerospace & Defense.
If you're passionate about robotics, AI, smart factories, digital manufacturing and building scalable manufacturing systems, this is an opportunity to create lasting impact at scale.
Purpose Statement:
As Director of Automation & Digital Manufacturing, you will define and execute the strategy and technology roadmap for manufacturing automation and digital manufacturing across 6 sites in the Americas, providing technical leadership and direction to a highly skilled team of 12+ engineers.
You will partner closely with Operations, Engineering, IT,



Quality and Supply Chain to translate business needs into scalable manufacturing solutions that improve safety, quality, productivity, capacity, flexibility and customer success.
You will shape technology and investment priorities, accelerate development and adoption of smart factory and AI-enabled manufacturing capabilities, and build solutions that can scale across the region.
Key Job Accountabilities:
- Automation strategy, innovation & execution - Define and lead the multi-year roadmap for manufacturing automation across AMER, including robotics, machine vision, cobots, autonomous mobile robotics and emerging manufacturing technologies. Continuously evaluate new technologies, strategic partners and pilots for scalability.
- Digital manufacturing & Smart Factory - Lead the evolution toward connected, data-driven factories through MES, PLM, shop-floor data platforms and AI-enabled applications; establish the technology roadmap connecting automation investm

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