Director, Smart Factory & Digital Manufacturing

Plexus Corp; Lincolnshire (IL); On-site; USD 149,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

Plexus Corp is seeking an accomplished engineering leader to transform how manufacturing is designed, automated and digitally connected across our Americas operations.

You will lead the strategy and deployment of next-generation manufacturing technologies across multiple sites, helping shape the future of high-reliability manufacturing serving Healthcare, Industrial and Aerospace & Defense.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in manufacturing engineering and automation.
• 7+ years leading technical organizations.
• Proven experience deploying automation strategies across sites.
• Strong capital planning and value realization experience.
• Excellent executive communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to translate strategy into scalable site execution.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead multi-year roadmap for manufacturing automation across AMER.
• Lead digital manufacturing strategy including MES and AI-enabled apps.
• Build and manage a portfolio of automation investments with governance.
• Standardize architectures and enable scalable deployment across sites.
• Partner with Ops, Eng, IT, Quality and Supply Chain to meet business needs.
• Recruit and develop a high-performing automation team.
• Collaborate with executives on strategy, capital planning and reviews.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

MES

PLM

Automation software

Job description

Plexus Corp is seeking an accomplished engineering leader to transform how manufacturing is designed, automated and digitally connected across our Americas operations.

You will lead the strategy and deployment of next-generation manufacturing technologies across multiple sites, helping shape the future of high-reliability manufacturing serving Healthcare, Industrial and Aerospace & Defense.