Automation Engineer Manager

At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us?

This role is part of Alcon's Engineering function, a team focused on improving quality, processes, products, packaging and materials across our business to help deliver brilliant outcomes. The Manager, Automation & Control Engineering (Management Path) is primarily responsible for leading complex team operations in field technical service engineering, ensuring Alcon equipment functions effectively, solving problems, recommending new products, and building customer relationships.

As an Automation Engineering Technical Manager, you will be trusted to ensure compliant, accurate, and timely completion of corrective, emergency, and preventive maintenance on automation systems and equipment at our Elkridge Maryland Distribution Center.

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent years of directly related experience (or high school +13 yrs; Assoc.+9 yrs; M.S.+2 yrs; PhD+0 yrs)
• The ability to fluently read, write, understand and communicate in English
• 5 Years of Relevant Experience
• Work Schedule: 1st Shift – 8:00AM – 5:00PM (Monday-Friday) 
• Work Location: Elkridge, Maryland
• Travel: 5-10% (To Fort Worth, Texas)
• Relocation Assistance/Sponsorship: None

• Familiarity with Continuous Improvement Models such as 5S and Six Sigma.
• Electrician certification
• Experience in HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment)
• Flexibility in hours and days of week based on business need.

• Work together with colleagues to share standard methodologies and discoveries as work progresses.
• Discover your career in a fresh way through specific growth and development possibilities.
• Join Alcon’s mission to provide outstanding, innovative products and solutions to improve sight, improve lives, and grow your career!
• Alcon provides a robust benefits package including health, life, retirement, flexible time off for exempt associates, PTO for hourly associates, and much more!

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