Senior Plant Technical Manager
About The Position
Join BIC World, a community of brands dedicated to creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that have been part of hearts and homes for over 75 years. We are committed to growing our iconic and innovative brands by reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways. Our culture encourages a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mindset, ensuring self-starters, problem solvers, and innovative thinkers can truly thrive. At BIC World, you are empowered to take ownership of your career and use your unique perspective to make a meaningful, global impact on our mission. The Senior Plant Technical and Automation Manager is responsible for leading the technical organization across Charlotte Operations, including Distribution Center, Packaging, and Manufacturing functions supporting a 2-shift operation. This role drives a culture of operational excellence by ensuring equipment reliability, developing technical talent, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and delivering operational performance in support of customer, safety, quality, and cost objectives. This leader will provide technical direction and leadership to the Maintenance Supervisor, Facility Supervisor, Automation Supervisor, and indirect technical teams including electricians, mechanics, machinists, setup technicians, facilities personnel, external vendors, and operations partners. The role also leads the execution of capital investment projects, specially the automation project, besides commissioning, qualification, and validation activities, while championing change management and organizational development.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering; MBA preferred.
- 8-10 years of experience in highly technical roles within a manufacturing or production environment.
- 6-8 years leading technical projects and serving as a subject matter expert.
- PLC programming and troubleshooting experience.
- Strong electrical and mechanical expertise supporting manufacturing equipment and production systems.
- Experience with digital controls troubleshooting and industrial automation systems.
- Ability to modify equipment and processes to improve operational performance and business outcomes.
- Experience directing contractors and equipment installations in accordance with electrical codes, supplier requirements, and technical specifications.
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD and similar engineering tools.
- Demonstrated success leading people within fast-paced manufacturing environments, including coaching, performance management, and succession planning.
- Strong business acumen with a willingness to be hands-on and support onsite technical teams when required.
- Experience evaluating, managing, and executing large-scale capital purchases and investments.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop technical teams to ensure equipment readiness and operational reliability in support of customer service, safety, quality, and cost goals.
- Provide leadership across maintenance, engineering, facilities, project management, and capital execution initiatives, including multimillion dollar capital investment projects.
- Drive execution of capital projects from planning through commissioning, qualification, and validation.
- Oversee facility operations and external vendor relationships to ensure effective site support and maintenance services.
- Manage and advise budgetary spending related to maintenance activities, parts inventory, equipment, and technical services.
- Partner cross-functionally with operations and site leadership to plan resources, establish priorities, execute work plans, and resolve operational challenges.
- Establish and govern preventive maintenance strategies that maximize equipment uptime and operational efficiency.
- Develop and implement strategic initiatives focused on process optimization, cost reduction, and equipment improvements.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership and troubleshooting support for manufacturing and operational equipment as needed.
- Build organizational capability through coaching, performance management, succession planning, and technical talent development.
- Use data and analytics to identify opportunities, improve decision-making, and drive continuous improvement efforts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
