Director of Automation

Director of Automation

company information

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based dairy company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and value-added products to nourish consumers.

With more than $1B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s growing portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™, a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.

The company is driven by its values of caring for people, the animals that supply us with milk, and the planet. By providing nourishing products, implementing stringent care standards for animals, and stewarding efficient operations and responsible packaging, fairlife, LLC puts a focus each day on making a positive impact for all. 

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com.

job purpose: The Director of Automation is responsible for developing and executing the automation agendas for fairlife, LLC.  This extraordinary role will engage with resources across fairlife’s multi-site organization including, but not limited to IT, Manufacturing and Warehousing strategy leadership, Supply Chain leaders, Engineering and various 3^rd parties to deliver the Manufacturing and Warehouse automation agenda.

responsibilities:

• Manage and execute the strategic vision for automation agendas
• Provide oversight to fairlife manufacturing Operational Technology (OT) & cybersecurity program.
• Drive and support standardization across various automation and controls platforms
• Act as a change manager/coordinator with all business partners.
• Manage Capital Budgets
• Facilitate weekly and monthly report outs to Supply Chain leadership
• Ensures project execution is monitored and managed to meet business requirements: Track project budget, schedule and deliverables using appropriate tools.
• Reports regularly on status of projects to steering committee and stakeholders, including reports defining project progress, problems, and solutions.
• Liaise with IT to define areas of responsibility and create support structure to ensure manufacturing uptime.
• Partner with vendors and suppliers to leverage innovation, training, and productivity 

skills/qualifications required:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in the dairy or beverage industry, with a minimum of 5 years in the automation and cyber-security space.
•  Knowledge of Operational Technology, including Industrial hardware (PLC’s, VFD’s), Industrial software (Rockwell, Wonderware, Lineview, etc), Industrial Networking (CPwE), Thin client Architecture and Virtualization Technology (VMWare).
• Knowledge of Supply Chain and Logistics, WMS, WCS, AGV’s and general Automated Warehouse technologies.
• Strong SharePoint, PMO 365 and Office 365 skills to develop and maintain project trackers and web hosted applications.
• Extensive leadership skills
• Collaborative skills and ability to work with a diverse team of resources.
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Ability to lead a team of technical resources and manage a team budget.
• Ability to communicate clearly within the organization and externally.
• Experience in Process Plant Engineering.

position location: Multiple States 

reports to: Vice President of Engineering

travel requirements: 50%

exempt/nonexempt: Exempt

fairlife, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All qualified applicants and employees will be given equal opportunity. Selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

In addition to its nondiscrimination commitment, the Company will also provide reasonable accommodation of qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the Company. If you have a disability and would like to request accommodation in order to apply for a position with us, please email [email protected].