Associate Automation Manager

Shift: 1st shift City: Solon Swagelok, Northeast Ohio, USA Swagelok is a global organization and one of the largest employers of manufacturing talent in Northeast Ohio. We are driven by our core values of Quality, Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Customer Focus, Innovation, and Continuous Improvement, which are demonstrated through our daily actions. For 75 years, our dedication to our core values has been the foundation for our success. Our products have been up into space, down to the bottom of the ocean, and everywhere in between. That same dedication spans to our customers. Throughout our organization we demonstrate a commitment to these values and those we bring onboard. Whether you want to grow in your role or explore broad opportunities and develop new skills—you’ll thrive in a culture that promotes learning and development. We strive to be a company where we all can do our best work with a true sense of purpose and belonging. Be Connected. Be Valued. Be You. We hope you’ll consider joining our team. Position Summary: This position supervises a group of automation engineers in the corporate advanced manufacturing technology group toward the attainment of corporate and departmental objectives, utilizing technical, interpersonal, and business skills. This person ensures that business automation needs are met in a safe and ethical manner while leading their team to deliver timely, technologically advanced, safe, and scalable solutions. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: ​​The Automation Supervisor will primarily own: ​Drive and assist in the development and implementation of automation departmental objectives. ​Manage department workload to ensure priorities are aligned with demands on the department. Attend Extended Automation Engineering staff meetings and report on performance and issues. ​Communicate with internal and external customers and ensure timely resolution of automation or related project issues affecting customer satisfaction. ​Project a helpful & confident attitude when dealing with customers, distributors, their associates, and related internal functional groups. ​Drive and lead continuous improvement actions by planning and implementing changes that meet or exceed corporate and departmental objectives. ​Be the owner and champion for excellent customer service for the team, use standard work approach to ensure consistent service and quality. ​Ability to communicate technical information in simple and succinct terms. Know your audience always. ​Promote great teamwork both within and outside the department. Use an appreciative enquiry approach to people and process improvements. ​Conduct departmental meetings that focus on building and maintaining good business relationships with associates, customers, distributors, and other cross-functional internal areas. ​Aide in the development & evaluation of associates in regards to personal and professional growth. ​Create and maintain associate records, department metrics and department reports in an accurate and timely manner. Respect the confidentiality of this information. ​Assess staffing requirements and departmental capabilities. ​Offer timely and appropriate recognition to individuals for their contribution toward meeting departmental objectives. ​Recommend and coordinate and at times manage departmental or special projects ​As a leader, you are expected to know, enforce, and appropriately escalate all Swagelok associate policies.​ Approximate # of direct reports (if applicable) – A maximum of 10 internal technical representatives. Potentially one or more remotely located dotted line representative. Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: Required: Education: Required: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Controls, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering. Other similar technical disciplines will be considered, if they are supplemented with appropriate relevant experience, skills and competencies related to low-level automation hardware and systems, and their application to business problems in ways that provide clear and sustainable value. Experience: Relevant technical experience in industrial automation, robotics, controls, mechatronics, or other operations technology engineering is preferred; experience leading technical teams in a fast-paced manufactring environment is preferred. Skills/Knowledge: Excellent customer service, communication, leadership and negotiation skills are required. Demonstrating sound common sense judgment and knowing when to seek to understand is important. A broad knowledge of Swagelok product families and a sound technical understanding of the related manufacturing methods and technologies are preferred. Person needs the ability to speak with confidence on technical issues. Preferred: Previous supervisory experience preferred. Previous hands-on experience with industrial automation and operations technologies preferred. Critical Competencies: ​​Organizational Awareness ​Service Orientation ​Developing Others ​Influence ​Teamwork and Collaboration ​Visioning ​Strategic Thinking ​Enabling Change​ Working Conditions and/or Physical Requirements: ​​ ​​Working conditions associated with normal office environment. ​Ability to operate standard office equipment (e.g., computer, telephone, copier, printer, etc.). ​Ability to effectively communicate in both small and large groups and settings. ​Ability to traverse between multiple locations in Ohio and Pennsylvania as needed. ​Occasional domestic and/or international travel may be required. ​Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and quantitative productivity standards. ​Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards. ​​​ Swagelok provides a comprehensive package of valuable benefits called Total Rewards focused on health and wellness, compensation, retirement planning, and supplemental rewards. To apply: Click ‘Apply Now’ to the role of interest, upload your resume and complete the application. Those that match our qualifications will be contacted to schedule a phone interview. Congratulations on taking the first step to B e Connected. B e Valued. B e You. _Swagelok is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants are selected without regard to race, ethnicity, creed, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran/military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law _ _Swagelok will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, and Ohio state law. _ _This job summary is intended to be brief and does not list all the duties for this position. Nothing in this job description should be construed as an express or implied contract of employment. Swagelok is an at-will employer, which means that either party is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time, without any advanced notice, for any reason or no reason. _ #LI-AS1 #LI-Hybrid