Senior Automation Engineer

The Marmon Group LLC

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

• Oversee Portfolio that includes dozens of Projects at different phases 

• Recruit, Onboard, and Captain team of engineers for technical problem solving as needed 

• Communicate project status to local management, BU & Platform Presidents, EVPs 

• Lead three or more simultaneous projects 

• Flexible short-term business trips as well as longer-term implementations   

• Use skills in process and LEAN to build project scopes so automation technology can improve factory processes and optimize KPI’s 

• Map existing factory processes, educate businesses on bottlenecks, propose and implement future states which align with business growth and investment goals 

• Own responsibility for technical project leadership 

• Be the project technical expert when needed 

• Use engineering skills and subject matter experts to deliver automation solutions  

• Spearhead technology research to deliver state-of-the-art processes and designs 

• Work across multiple facilities with separate stakeholder teams and processes. 

• Work with project managers to set and manage goals, deliverables, and timelines 

• Build payback models and assist in writing capital requests 

• Use existing Marmon automation implementation process to guide your workflow 

• Teach and mentor businesses to continue executing projects 

• Mentor and guide others as required. Leadership opportunities are available if desired.  

• Update and improve Marmon processes as you learn 

• Attend trade shows and vendor visits to become a rounded industry expert on current state-of-the-art technologies and implementation strategies 

Preferred degree areas  

Mechanical engineering 

Industrial engineering 

Automation engineering 

 

Project management/Operations 

• 5+ years of work experience in Operations, Process engineering, LEAN, Automation, and Similar 

• Comfortable in ambiguous situations where requirements may be unclear 

• Comfortable in factory environments 

• Shop Floor experience preferred 

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment 

• Knowledge of LEAN principles 

• 50% travel (primarily US)  

• Leadership skills 

• Strong communication skills 

• Strong organizational skills 

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