[US DC] Senior Manager, Reliability (Controls/Conveyance)

HelloFresh • Goodyear, AZ

8d • $99,225 - $139,500

About The Position

HelloFresh is seeking a hands-on Controls/Conveyance Reliability Engineering leader to own controls and conveyance strategy, reliability, and technical standards across its North American fulfillment network. The role leads and develops a team of controls system technicians and works with and trains site maintenance technicians. It drives root-cause investigations and lasting corrective actions, and supports large-scale system launches and site expansion integration.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in industrial controls, automation, or facility maintenance, including 5+ years in people leadership.
• Deep hands-on expertise with PLCs, HMIs, industrial networks, robotics, and motor controls.
• Experience with WMS/WCS/WES integration in high-volume fulfillment or distribution environments.
• A proven record of launching large-scale automated systems.
• Strong root-cause analysis and continuous improvement skills.
• Ability to build teams and technical standards across multiple sites.
• Ability to travel regularly, approximately 25–40% of the time.
• Availability and flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and/or nights as operational needs require.
• Comfort working in cold warehouse environments, including facility areas maintained at 40°F.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technology, or equivalent experience.
• Experience growing a controls organization across many sites.
• A background progressing from facilities or maintenance into engineering leadership.
• Familiarity with major automation OEMs and integrators.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and scale a multi-site controls and automation team, including hiring, onboarding, and career development.
• Set and enforce technical standards for PLC programming, HMI design, industrial networks, motor controls, and robotics.
• Own controls support coverage across all U.S. fulfillment sites and expand it as the network grows.
• Oversee sorters, case erectors, AutoStore systems and their robots, and conveyor systems across all U.S. fulfillment sites, expanding coverage as the network grows.
• Partner with operations, facilities, and IT on integrations across WMS, WCS, and WES platforms.
• Lead root-cause analysis on downtime and quality events and turn findings into sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Support new site launches and major system installations, from design review through commissioning and stabilization.
• Manage budgets, vendor relationships, spare-parts strategy, and lifecycle strategy.
• Report reliability, uptime, and performance metrics to senior leadership.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• 401K company match that vests immediately upon participation.
• Paid parental leave (16 weeks).
• Generous PTO policy.
• Day-one health, dental, and vision benefit coverage, with $0 monthly premium and other flexible health plans.
• 75% discount on a HelloFresh subscription, as well as other product initiatives.
• Employee Resource Groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed