Automation Engineering Lead

Job Description
Automation Engineering Lead is going to take care of her/his team within our largest biscuit factory in Europe. Her/His responsibility is to combine all the key aspects like a people care/leadership, benchmarking, project management, and procedural compliance, in order to deliver a productivity improvements, integrating automation, digitalization and standard engineering fields.
What does this job entail?
People Leadership - Engineering Team:

• Lead and develop the engineering team, ensuring the team's continuous growth throughout benchmarking automation, digitalization and standard engineering knowledge and skills.

• Coach and mentor direct reports, creating a robust deputy system to ensure continuity in team functions.

• Develop and manage the succession planning process to ensure the sustainability of the team's technical capabilities.

Project Management:

• Lead cross-functional teams throughout the entire project lifecycle, from planning to execution, delivering a 5% year-over-year productivity improvements by automation and digitalization
• Closely collaborate with regional/global engineering teams, R&D, quality, HSE, Product Safety and manufacturing to support performance KPIs
• Foster benchmarking to identify and implement best practices, bringing innovative technologies to the plant
• Take full responsibility for the execution of projects according to the internal methodology, ensuring timely delivery, quality, and cost adherence within VSU reporting.

Finance Management:

• Take full responsibility for the realization of investment projects within the agreed budget CAPEX/OPEX

• Monitor and control project budgets, ensuring accurate and efficient tracking of CAPEX spending and expenditure phasing.

• Provide monthly reporting on budget status, ensuring financial oversight and alignment with overall project goals.

Procedures & Standards:

• Create, update, and ensure adherence to procedures and standards aligned with internal requirements, driving consistency and compliance within the engineering team.

• Ensure compliance with various safety, food safety, quality, and environmental programs across all projects and operations, promoting a culture of compliance and awareness within the team.

What should you be able to do?

• Lead direct reports
• Apply previous experience in automation, digitalization and standard engineering fields within a lead function
• Identify, challenge a status Quo by execution of innovations at manufacturing field delivering a 5% year-over-year productivity improvements
• Speak English fluently
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and have a strong time management

How will you be rewarded?
You will work in a modern, fast-growing factory, where biscuits and wafers of world brands are being produced. You will work for one of the top employers in the Opava region.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:

• Annual bonus
• Contributions to life/pension insurance
• 25 days of vacation + 2 more personal days
• Company canteen
• Company products
• Well-being activities (contribution to the Cafeteria 7200 CZK per year, Multisport card, possibility of psychological counseling, health days...)

Relocation Support Available?
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Our people make all the difference in our succes
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Excited to grow your career?
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
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Job Type
Regular
Digital Supply Chain Engineering
Science & Engineering