MX Huamantla, Tlaxcala

Senior Automation General Manager
Time type: full time
Posted on: August 26, 2026
Job requisition id: R7849

What we need
The Senior Automation General Manager is a senior hands-on technical leader responsible for ensuring the performance, reliability, and uptime of Symbotic’s highly automated warehouse system—including but not limited to automated adapters, vertical lifts, robotic vehicles ("bots"), conveyors, controls, and supporting infrastructure. This role combines advanced electro-mechanical troubleshooting with strong people leadership, ownership of preventive and corrective maintenance programs, continuous improvement initiatives, and close cross-functional alignment with Operations, Engineering, SRTE, and customer teams.

This leader monitors the health of Symbotic’s automation ecosystem, leads root-cause problem solving, and ensures long-term corrective actions to strengthen system stability. The Senior Automation General Manager develops and empowers a high-performing maintenance team while sustaining a strong culture of safety,



technical excellence, and system reliability within a high-volume distribution environment.

What you’ll do
- Serve as the primary Symbotic leader on-site, ensuring exceptional service delivery and maintaining strong relationships with customer counterparts.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing operations and technical team—including automation technicians, system operators, and support staff.
- Foster a collaborative, positive work environment that encourages innovation, cross-functional partnership, and continuous learning through coaching, training, and development opportunities that strengthen technical and leadership capability.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement focused on safety, quality, reliability, and system throughput.
- Oversee daily operations of Symbotic’s automated system, including robotics, electrical and mechanical subsystems, and integrated software platforms.
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📌 Senior Automation General Manager (México)
🏢 Symbotic
📍 México