Operations Digital Leader

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Job Summary

We are hiring for an Operations Digital Leader. This role integrates the IT and Operations needs within the manufacturing plant(s) assigned. Partners with plant leadership as well as BU and Corporate stakeholders to deliver and sustain digital capabilities at the plant. Leads the development of plant-level strategy, new project leadership, defining resolutions for incidents and measuring performance.

This is an onsite position. Candidates must live within a commutable distance to the site. Relocation is not available for this role. Candidates outside of the area within the U.S. must be willing to relocate at their own expense to be considered.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Serves as the single point of contact and escalation for all Site Operations Digital Excellence activities

• Develops and executes plant-level digital strategy and governance, in alignment with the Corporate strategy, Business requirements and Plant value drivers

• Understands plant digital maturity and future improvement vision/roadmap

• Identifies, plans, prioritizes, and executes operations digital projects at the plant

• Partners with plant leadership to set expectations for service levels and investment commitments

• Drives resolutions for plant-level service and infrastructure incidents

• Manages the deployment and sustainment of updates to infrastructure and digital operations services

• Implements and leads digital skilling programs to ensure plant workers have the necessary knowledge and skills to support digital manufacturing capabilities

• Tracks and reports status using existing plant KPIs and their own specialized KPIs

• Partners with plant leadership to ensure that change management activities are delivered at the plant

• Informs plant leadership about opportunities, enhancements, and issues

• Articulates and measures delivered value

Education & Experience

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related field

• 10 years relevant experience in leadership or project leader roles in either IT or A&PC/Engineering/Manufacturing Technology that align with the requirements of the position

• Experience managing digitally enabled tools and systems in a manufacturing environment (ERP, MES, Supply Planning and Quality Tools, Collaboration Apps, Networking and Cybersecurity)

• Experience delivering large change initiatives via cross-functional efforts

• Ability to create roadmaps and digital strategy to enable digital transformation at various plant sites

• Knowledge of business processes and service delivery with a strong understanding of the integration of business and technology.

• Understands IT architecture and system integration

• Familiar with Industry 4.0 and digital automation

Preferred:

Six Sigma/Lean certification preferred

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