Section Manager, Automation

AbbVie • North Chicago, IL

8h • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves setting, directing, and controlling all department and financial goals, budget, and objectives for the assigned automation area. The Section Manager will drive and lead the automation department to meet site/automation business strategies, being accountable for cost center expenses, project budgets, and the delivery of projects supporting plant/facility programs. The position requires ensuring compliance with applicable policies and procedures and the quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fallback strategies. The manager will also recommend and implement business strategies and automation controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance. Collaboration with peers and cross-functional partners is essential to define action plans, timelines, and budgets, and to manage/plan/assign automation resources. The role also involves analyzing business forces to identify trends and recommend responses, and independently executing or directing others in the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/facilities using novel automation theories. Finally, the Section Manager is responsible for developing and managing staff through hiring, performance management, talent development, and providing clear expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, science, or closely related discipline is desired or equivalent technical experience plus demonstrated competence
• 8+ years experience including: work as an individual contributor building technical expertise and proved project management skills
• Progressively increased responsibility and performance as a supervisor, department manager in multiple areas of Operations
• Business acumen coupled with leadership experience
• DeltaV required
• Change Management expert
• Experience with large scale manufacturing expansions and builds

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in a technical field
• Pharmaceutical experience

Responsibilities

• Set, direct, and control all department and financial goals, budget and objectives for the automation area assigned
• Drive and lead the automation department to meet the site/automation business strategies
• Accountable for cost center expenses, project budgets, and delivery of projects to support required plant/facility projects and programs
• Ensure compliance with applicable policies and procedures
• Ensure quality and effectiveness of key results of major projects within function through sound design, early risk assessments, and implementation of fall back strategies
• Mitigate risk within functions through sound design, early risk assessments and implementation of fallback strategies
• Recommend and implement business strategies and automation controls to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and drive world-class performance
• Collaborate with peers and cross-functional partners to define action plans, timelines and budgets for project goals, and manage/plan/assign automation resources required for execution
• Analyze business forces (customers, suppliers, competitors, technologies, government regulations) in major markets to identify trends and recommend responses
• Independently execute, and/or direct others in the execution of: the design of products/processes/equipment/systems/facilities by applying novel automation theories, concepts, and techniques within the discipline
• Develop and manage staff through hiring, managing performance, developing talent and providing clear expectations

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Eligible to participate in short-term incentive programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager