Remote Director of Automation & Controls

GAF; Rochester (MN); Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K

Wellness program

Job summary

GAF is seeking a Director of Automation and Controls to lead the Automation & Controls team, guiding strategic input for capital planning and fostering cross-functional collaboration with engineering to drive continuous manufacturing innovation and optimization. The role also ensures ongoing operational support to production facilities.

This position requires steering the team through project prioritization, maintaining machine standards, and aligning with IT, R&D, and corporate engineering to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing.
• Experience leading Automation & Controls projects across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Proven experience leading a team indirectly or directly.
• Proven relationship building and development of strong partnerships.
• Working knowledge of CAD, HMI, PLCs, G-Suite, and advanced diagnostic tools.

Responsibilities

• Effectively manage all functions of Automation and Controls group.
• Ensure strategic contribution to the manufacturing facilities 3 & 5 year capital plans.
• Collaborate with IT, Process Services, Corporate Engineering, GAF Business Systems, R&D to integrate Automation and Controls.
• Manage all financial responsibilities: capital projects, budget, reporting; collaborate to identify and implement software.
• Manage engineering practices and applications; mitigate obsolescence; drive process improvements and documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Relationship building

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic input

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Computer aided drawing

Human machine interface development

Programmable logic controllers

G-Suite

Advanced diagnostic tools

Job description

GAF is seeking a Director of Automation and Controls to lead the Automation & Controls team, guiding strategic input for capital planning and fostering cross-functional collaboration with engineering to drive continuous manufacturing innovation and optimization. The role also ensures ongoing operational support to production facilities.

This position requires steering the team through project prioritization, maintaining machine standards, and aligning with IT, R&D, and corporate engineering to