Senior Automation Manager

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Benefits:

Our people are the heart of our business, which is why we offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at.KDP

Requirements

• Education:   Preferred Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology or Supply Chain.
• Experience: 5-7 years in automation/digitalization within a manufacturing or logistics environment, with expertise in design, vendor management, and startup processes.
• Project Management: Proven experience managing programs, with a solid understanding of change management principles and methodologies.
• Technical Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of automation systems, LGV’s, AMR’s, including PLC, SCADA, simulation, database reporting, ERP integration, and emerging logistics technologies.
• Skills: Detail-oriented, analytical, and creative thinker with a passion for improving and digitizing work processes. Strong project management, planning, and organizational skills, with the ability to thrive in dynamic environments.
• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent influencing, communication, and leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a matrixed organization.

Travel Requirements

The role involves travel to suppliers for automation system design reviews and FATs, as well as visits to other CPS factories for benchmarking. Expect travel to greenfield locations for design reviews and extended periods of travel during construction, commissioning, and stabilization phases.

Company Overview

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it! 
 
Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us? 
 
We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~28,000 employees to grow and develop.  We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.
 
Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.