Senior Engineering Manager, Equipment Engineering
About The Position
The Senior Engineering Manager, Equipment Engineering leads Alcon’s contact lens manufacturing equipment engineering organization at its manufacturing facility in Johns Creek, Georgia. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for the design, reliability, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment across lens production processes. It develops and executes equipment strategies to improve safety, quality, compliance, capacity, reliability, and cost performance while supporting future business growth. The position leads engineering managers, engineers, and technical specialists; oversees capital and automation investments; and drives equipment standardization and technical governance. It partners with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Product Engineering (MS&T), Supply Chain, and global engineering teams to deliver sustainable manufacturing excellence. The role also builds organizational capability, develops future engineering leaders, and ensures the engineering function can support both current production and long-term manufacturing strategy. Areas of ownership include contact lens manufacturing equipment and platforms; equipment reliability, OEE, and asset lifecycle management; automation and robotics; production support and equipping production and maintenance teams to maintain equipment; capital projects and technology deployment, including Smart Technology initiatives (Industry 4.0/5.0) and AI/ML; technical standards, governance, and compliance; talent development and succession planning; capacity expansion and continuous improvement; cross-functional alignment; and equipment-related risk management and business continuity planning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of directly related experience; stated alternatives include high school plus 15 years, an associate degree plus 11 years, a master’s degree plus 4 years, or a Ph.D. plus 3 years.
- Ability to fluently read, write, understand, and communicate in English.
- 7 years of relevant experience.
- 5 years of demonstrated leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead the contact lens manufacturing equipment engineering organization, including engineering managers, engineers, and technical specialists.
- Develop and execute equipment strategies to improve safety, quality, compliance, capacity, reliability, and cost performance.
- Lead equipment design, reliability, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement across lens production processes.
- Oversee capital and automation investments and drive equipment standardization and technical governance.
- Manage contact lens manufacturing equipment and platforms, equipment reliability, OEE, and asset lifecycle management.
- Lead automation, robotics, capital projects, and technology deployment, including Smart Technology initiatives (Industry 4.0/5.0) and AI/ML.
- Provide production support on escalations and equip production and maintenance teams to maintain equipment.
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Product Engineering (MS&T), Supply Chain, and global engineering teams.
- Develop engineering talent, build organizational capability, and plan for leadership succession.
- Support manufacturing capacity expansion, continuous improvement, and long-term manufacturing strategy.
- Manage equipment-related risks and business continuity planning.
Benefits
- Robust benefits package, including health, life, and retirement benefits.
- Flexible time off for salaried associates.
- Paid time off for hourly associates.
- Relocation assistance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
