Director, Digital Manufacturing & Plant Optimization

Reyes-Coca--cola-Bottlin; Niles (IL); On-site; USD 168,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K Match

PTO

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling is seeking a Senior leader to own digital manufacturing and data systems across production centers in CA, IL, MI, MN, and WI with at least 50% travel. You’ll drive LMS/LIS roadmaps, integrate data for reliability, and lead a technical team supporting OT networks and manufacturing plants.

The role demands 10+ years in related work with leadership experience; a Master’s is preferred. Competitive benefits and annual bonus opportunities accompany this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years of related experience and 6+ years of leadership experience
• Alternative: High School Diploma with 13+ years of specific experience and 8+ years of leadership experience
• Master’s Degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead digital manufacturing initiatives to improve equipment performance, reliability, and operational visibility.
• Develop and own RCCB’s Line Monitoring System roadmap, supporting LIS and LMS platforms.
• Drive and maintain equipment fault code mapping into a historian to improve data accuracy, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Support plant and OE teams to develop and implement digital tools to standardize equipment settings and optimize line performance.
• Create and maintain data visualization dashboards to support operational decision-making and performance tracking.
• Lead a team that provides advanced technical equipment and OT network support for manufacturing plants, both on-site and remotely.
• Lead and execute strategic projects to improve plant performance, reliability, and sustainability.
• Direct and support teams in troubleshooting and resolving short-term plant and equipment issues.
• Lead structured problem-solving efforts to quickly restore operations during unplanned downtime events.
• Act as a technical escalation point during critical production disruptions.

Skills

Digital manufacturing

Data visualization

Leadership

Strategic project management

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree + 10+ years experience

High School Diploma + 13+ years experience

Master's Degree (preferred)

Job description

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling is seeking a Senior leader to own digital manufacturing and data systems across production centers in CA, IL, MI, MN, and WI with at least 50% travel. You’ll drive LMS/LIS roadmaps, integrate data for reliability, and lead a technical team supporting OT networks and manufacturing plants.

The role demands 10+ years in related work with leadership experience; a Master’s is preferred. Competitive benefits and annual bonus opportunities accompany this role.