Manager, Engineering (Automation & Control)

Mark Anthony Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) contributions

Paid time off and holidays

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Mark Anthony Group is seeking a senior Automation & Control leader to drive end-to-end optimization across brewing, packaging, utilities, and logistics at the Chicago site. You will set strategy, upgrade infrastructure, and exercise project veto authority to sustain world-class performance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 8+ years of experience in A&C project execution and advanced automation. Competitive compensation is offered in Chicago with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering.
• 8 or more years of experience.
• Extensive experience in A&C project execution, continuous improvement, and design.
• Extensive experience improving, modifying, or installing advanced automation and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end automation strategy across brewing, packaging, utilities, and logistics.
• Lead lifecycle management for legacy lines and next-generation designs to scale manufacturing capacity.
• Diagnose A&C bottlenecks and implement cost-effective design and process solutions.
• Modernize A&C infrastructure to boost reliability, uptime, and OEE.
• Formulate and execute strategic roadmaps for A&C projects aligned with business objectives.

Skills

AC project execution

Continuous improvement

Automation & control systems

Experience 8+ years

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Mark Anthony Group is an entrepreneurial drinks company, built from the ground up by thinking differently, innovating and doing the unexpected. Our company is rooted in family values, a bold vision and relentless determination to continuously raise the bar and make a positive difference in consumers' lives. Founded in 1972, we’ve grown organically from a one-person import wine business into an international drinks company whose hallmarks include a portfolio of luxury wineries and iconic beverage brands, including White Claw® Hard Seltzer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and Cayman Jack.

Lead A&C network optimization across brewing, packaging, utilities, and logistics operations at Mark Anthony Brewing. Drive strategy, infrastructure upgrades, and gap analysis while establishing electrical standards and exercising project veto authority to build a world-class, continuous improvement operation.

Accountabilities:

• Drive end-to-end automation strategy, leading the lifecycle for legacy lines and next-generation designs to scale manufacturing capacity.
• Optimize operational throughput by diagnosing complex automation and control (A&C) bottlenecks, implementing cost-effective design, material, and process solutions.
• Translate product specifications into robust operational requirements, evaluating physical characteristics, safety constraints, and material needs to ensure compliance and efficiency.
• Modernize A&C infrastructure, executing targeted performance improvements to enhance reliability, reduce downtime, and increase overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Formulate and execute strategic roadmaps for A&C projects, aligning execution frameworks with long-term business and engineering objectives.

Key Metrics & Financial Targets:

• Lead end-to-end automation strategy, scaling capacity across all production lines.
• Resolve critical A&C bottlenecks with cost-effective engineering and design solutions.
• Translate complex product specs into scalable, compliant manufacturing processes.
• Modernize core A&C infrastructure, significantly boosting reliability, uptime, and OEE.
• Author strategic project roadmaps, aligning engineering execution with business goals.

Own:

• Drive corporate A&C strategy, execution, and project scope while maintaining full decision-making authority over technology, design, and production processes.

Influence:

• Internal and external stakeholders to drive maximum system performance and reliability
• Guide capital project development for high-impact Automation & Control (A&C) initiatives.

Veto:

• Reject proposed modifications that compromise safety, food safety, technical compliance, or long-term business goals.

Critical Relationships:

• EHSS, QA, Brewing, Maintenance, Engineering, Technical Services, MANEX, and OT.
• Product Development (internal) and OEMs (external).
• OT, MANEX, Technical Services, Packaging and Brewing teams at site, Engineering teams at site, and Maintenance teams at site.

Skills Needed To Be Successful:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering.
• 8 or more years of experience.
• Extensive experience in A&C project execution, continuous improvement, and design.
• Extensive experience improving, modifying, or installing advanced automation and control systems.

Compensation:

• Competitive annual salary $113,000 - $141,000 in Chicago, IL
• Bonus plan designed to recognize company performance and individual contributions
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
• Company matching 401(k) contributions
• Paid time off including annual leave, paid sick time and holidays
• Extensive opportunities for training, development, and career growth

At Mark Anthony, we exist to Unearth the Extraordinary:

Our Purpose is not just a statement; it is a call to action that binds us together and ignites our passion for making a difference. It is the driving force behind why we do what we do every single day, connecting our global organization across all business units, roles, and locations. We are:

Best in Our Craft

We set the standard with a pursuit of excellence that can be found in everything from our products and processes to our plants and people.

Ambitiously Curious

We stay curious, dreaming big and navigating the unknown with an enduring belief in better.

Made With Humility

We bring humility, authenticity, fun, and support to every collaboration and celebrate wins as a team.

Daringly Disruptive

We disrupt the status quo, moving fast to seize opportunities and acting scrappy to stay ahead of industry giants.