(USA) Automation Control Systems Manager

Walmart•Belvidere, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Automation Control Systems Manager creates, manages, and oversees the DC Control system master plan. This role supports plans and initiatives to maintain system performance, executes planned outages and troubleshooting, and develops and maintains relationships with other departments, vendors, and key stakeholders. The manager identifies and communicates goals and objectives, builds accountability, and measures progress to achieve results. They also identify and address improvement opportunities, demonstrate adaptability, and promote continuous learning to ensure business needs are met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives. This role involves developing the skills and abilities of site associates by creating and facilitating training content and programs, including Associate Work Instruction development. Participation in internal and external recruiting initiatives to fill staffing opportunities is also a key aspect. The manager consults with business partners, managers, coworkers, and other key stakeholders, soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness. They manage multiple projects within Operations by defining scopes of work and project objectives, such as owning the programming definition, testing, and execution for Industrial Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controllers, Industrial PCs, controls communication, and Human-to-Machine Interfaces. This includes establishing project activities, deliverables, milestones, and timelines, coordinating planning activities, tracking plan changes, and ensuring the resolution of critical issues. Identifying necessary resources for project completion and delivering presentations, status reports, and other project documentation to internal stakeholders and external suppliers at regular intervals are also core responsibilities. The manager troubleshoots and analyzes operational processes, automation equipment, and case flow nonconformities, leads root cause analysis, and drives equipment reliability and process stability. They support control system resolution, engage cross-functional departments and vendor teams as necessary, and evaluate and manage control systems performance, utilization, and capacities. Creating and leveraging detailed reporting to understand system performance and implementing continuous improvement projects around employee performance and system operations are crucial. The role involves partnering and maintaining transparent relationships with customers and other vendor contacts to enable maximum system performance. The manager champions technology improvements to current platform standards to reduce effort, increase productivity, and accelerate business goals. They lead the process improvement of control system architecture, change management, and the development and integration of electrical and control systems for automation equipment on product and packaging initiatives, capacity, and savings projects. Observing DC electrical safety and power systems and recovery by monitoring and ensuring department performance related to training, implementation, execution, and change management is also part of the role. This includes coordinating, completing, and overseeing job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs, identifying and communicating goals and objectives, building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results, identifying and addressing improvement opportunities, and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning. The manager provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, providing recognition, and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace. They ensure compliance with company policies and procedures and support the company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans, utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy, and providing direction and guidance on applying these in executing business processes and practices. The role emphasizes respecting the individual by building high-performing teams, embracing differences, creating a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected, and creating opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform. It also involves working collaboratively, building strong and trusting relationships, and communicating with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence. Attracting and retaining the best talent, empowering and developing talent, and recognizing others' contributions and accomplishments are key leadership aspects. Acting with integrity involves maintaining and promoting the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, modeling Walmart values, and holding oneself and others accountable. Supporting Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world is also emphasized. Serving customers and members involves delivering results while putting the customer first, considering and adapting to how, where, and when customers shop, and applying the EDLP and EDLC business models. Making decisions based on data insights and analysis, balancing short and long-term priorities, and considering all stakeholders when making plans are essential. Striving for excellence includes displaying curiosity and a desire to learn, taking calculated risks, demonstrating courage and resilience, and encouraging learning from mistakes. Driving continuous improvements, adopting and encouraging the use of new technologies and skills, and supporting others through change are also key aspects of this role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, electrical engineering, or related area.
2 years’ experience as a multiskilled maintenance technician.
2 years’ work experience in automation or control systems.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, electrical engineering or related area and 2 years’ experience in automation, manufacturing, or related area.
Certification in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Root Cause Analysis, or Ignition.
Experience in automation or control systems.

Responsibilities

Creates, manages, and oversees the DC Control system master plan.
Supports plans and initiatives to maintain system performance.
Executes planned outages and troubleshooting, including the execution of corrective action across all relevant lines.
Develops and maintains relationships with other departments, vendors, and key stakeholders.
Identifies and communicates goals and objectives.
Builds accountability for and measures progress to achieve results.
Identifies and addresses improvement opportunities.
Demonstrates adaptability and promotes continuous learning.
Ensures business needs are met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives.
Develops the skills and abilities of site associates.
Creates and facilitates training content and programs, including Associate Work Instruction development and creation.
Participates in internal and external recruiting initiatives to fill staffing opportunities.
Consults with business partners, managers, coworkers, and other key stakeholders.
Solicits, evaluates, and applies suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Manages multiple projects within Operations by defining scopes of work and project objectives (e.g., owning the programming definition, testing, and execution for Industrial Control Systems, Programmable Logic Controller, Industrial PCs, controls communication, and Human-to-Machine Interfaces).
Establishes project activities, deliverables, milestones, and timelines.
Coordinates planning activities (e.g., business requirements, risk assessments, target dates) and assembles management plans.
Tracks plan changes and ensures the resolution of critical issues.
Identifies the resources needed for project completion.
Delivers presentations, status reports, and other project documentation to internal stakeholders and external suppliers at regular intervals.
Troubleshoots and analyzes operational processes, automation equipment, and case flow nonconformities.
Leads root cause analysis and drives equipment reliability and process stability.
Supports control system resolution.
Engages cross-functional departments and vendor teams as necessary.
Evaluates and manages control systems performance, utilization, and capacities.
Creates and leverages detailed reporting to understand system performance and implements continuous improvement projects around employee performance and system operations.
Partners and maintains transparent relationships with customers and other vendor contacts to enable maximum system performance.
Champions technology improvements to current platform standards to reduce effort, increase productivity, and accelerate business goals.
Leads the process improvement of control system architecture, change management, and the development and integration of electrical and control systems for automation equipment on product and packaging initiatives, capacity, and savings projects.
Observes DC electrical safety and power systems and recovery by monitoring and ensuring department performance related to training, implementation, execution, and change management (e.g., power systems and recovery plans).
Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs, identifying and communicating goals and objectives, building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results, identifying and addressing improvement opportunities, and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring, training, mentoring, assigning duties, providing recognition, and promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace.
Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans, utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy, and providing direction and guidance on applying these in executing business processes and practices.
Builds high-performing teams, embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, and creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
Attracts and retains the best talent, empowers and develops talent, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture, holds oneself and others accountable, and supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world.
Delivers results while putting the customer first, considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop, and applies the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.
Makes decisions based on data insights and analysis, balances short and long-term priorities, and considers our customers, fellow associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when making plans.
Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, demonstrates courage and resilience, and encourages learning from mistakes.
Drives continuous improvements, adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting leave
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart through Live Better U (for eligible associates).