Mgr, Automation and Support Systems

Ball Corporation; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 99,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Ball Corporation is seeking a senior controls engineering leader to direct a regional team, standardize PLC hardware and software, and drive reliability across multiple plants. You will train site personnel, optimize line control and line simulation software, and coordinate with production to maximize asset utilization.

The role requires extensive electrical/industrial experience, ability to manage contractors, and up to 60% travel across the North/Central America region; strong communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or related field preferred.
• Electrical experience in a Manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage contractors.
• Worked extensively in an industrial electrical engineering environment.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical support equipment.
• Fluent English language skills.
• Able to accommodate travel throughout NCA up to 60%.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of controls engineers for regional line control and line simulation software.
• Standardize, enhance and improve reliability of facility support equipment.
• Develop, implement and maintain PLC hardware and software standards for new and existing sites.
• Ensure infrastructure is effective across regional facilities.
• Maximize asset utilization across the plant network.
• Provide training to plant personnel for implementation and support of the systems.
• Establish and maintain PLC standards for new and old sites and support new site implementation as required.
• Determine rollout plan of site line control to maximize output across plant network.

Skills

Fluent English

Interpersonal skills

Influencing

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

Rockwell PLC

Siemens PLC

Job description

At Ball, integrity and trust are the foundation of who we are. Guided by our core values—“We Care. We Work. We Win.”—we create a culture where every voice matters, and every idea drives progress. Together with our global employees, customers, and partners, we’re turning bold sustainability goals into reality and shaping a future we can all be proud of.

Primary Purpose Of The Position

Leads a team of engineers to enhance technology, productivity, and reliability in regional Ball plants, optimizing machine processes for standardization, efficiency and reliability. Collaborates with Production and Engineering for process enhancements across all lines and equipment.

Essential Responsible Areas

• Lead a team of Controls Engineers for the implementation of regional line control and line simulation software.
• Assures the use of appropriate and consistent technologies. Maintain new technologies system wide as required.
• Standardize, enhance and improve reliability of facility support equipment. Including, but not limited to air compressors, dryers, RTO’s, ovens, and vision systems.
• Develop, implement and maintain PLC hardware and software standards for new and existing sites.
• Ensuring infrastructure is effective across regional facilities.
• Emphasizes and drives their team to improve the systems for line control and equipment with the end goal of maximizing Asset Utilization throughout the plant network.
• Responsible for providing training to plant personnel for the implementation and support of the newly implemented systems.
• Provide training for development software for plant personnel to perform modeling on their own.
• Establish and maintain PLC standards for new and old sites and support new site implementation as required.
• Ensure line control team and site electricians are competent on PLC programming, agreeing and setting relevant access rights.
• Determine role out plan of site line control to maximize output across plant network and best line control approach from standard ladder logic to AOI.

Professional & Education Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or related field preferred
• Electrical experience in a Manufacturing environment.
• Ability to manage contractors
• Worked extensively in an industrial electrical engineering environment.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical support equipment
• Strong interpersonal skills, including influencing, facilitation and negotiation
• High focus on value delivery into the business
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Effective collaboration in cross departmental teams
• Demonstrate high energy levels with ability to work in a highly pressurized environment with competing demands of time and focus
• Fluent English language skills
• Able to accommodate travel throughout NCA up to 60%

Skills

• Electrical experience in Manufacturing.
• Ability to manage contractors
• Worked extensively in an industrial electrical engineering environment.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electrical support equipment

Knowledge

• PLC programming skills Rockwell and Siemens.
• Extensive knowledge in Electrical Engineering practices.
• Knowledge of mechanical support equipment.
• Knowledge of current energy reduction technologies.
• Knowledge of current automation technology.

Compensation & Benefits

• Expected Hiring Salary Range:$98,900, - $141,330 (Salary to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
• This role will be eligible to participate in the annual incentive compensation plan.
• Please visit our "Total Rewards" page to learn more about Ball’s comprehensive benefits structure. .
• Remote Work Environment OR Hybrid On-Site Work Environment: If based in Colorado, this position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site for three (3) or more work days per work week (with core collaboration days of Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Travel and local commute between Ball locations and other possible non-Ball locations may be required. Remote work available if based outside of Colorado.

Ball Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody. All qualified job applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, age, political affiliation or any other non-merit characteristic.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

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• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visa, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• This position will be posted internally for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.