The Controls Technician Supervisor is responsible for the successful planning and supervising controls technician schedules, project assignments, and execution.

Responsibilities:

• Lead & manage skills of controls technicians in a collaborative manner. 
• Work closely with the Mechanical Installation Manager and Electrical Installation Manager to evaluate, coordinate & optimize installations.  This includes resource allocation, schedule development & adherence, etc. based on project requirements.
• Communicate & enforce IPM and/or customer safety standards.  Ensure all personnel have proper & up to date safety training.
• Assist the Project Managers with definition of installation scope & schedule to ensure that installation crews have all necessary project documentation and/or equipment. 
• Participate in the interviewing, hiring and onboarding of controls technicians to ensure technical and IPM Principles fit.
• Conduct annual performance reviews, provide input; data, observations, feedback and make compensation recommendations.
• Assist in the development of training and growth plans for controls technicians & maintain training status of all technicians.  Ensure training is kept up to date.
• Maintain an up to date resource schedule for controls technicians based on project resource requests.  Communicate the schedule to technicians & Project Managers in a timely manner.
• Work closely with the Controls Engineering Manager to coordinate on-site resource allocation between technicians and engineers.
• Evaluate & initiate continuous improvement initiatives for installations that will improve the profitability of IPM.
• Facilitate or delegate the IPM 24 hour phone support within the Controls Technician team. 
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in controls engineering or troubleshooting.
• 2+ years of leadership experience.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite, MS Project, AutoCAD, PLC programming, controls hardware & software, EPICOR or other ERP software.
• Proficient knowledge of palletizing concepts and automation.
• Proficient skills in programming Allen Bradley PLCs, HMI, Drives, and Servos.
• Experience with line control in high-speed packaging lines.
• Robot programming skills for FANUC or Kuka with experience in Palletizing.
• Strong understanding of industrial automation technologies, including PLCs, SCADA, HMI, and Robotics. (Allen Bradley, Fanuc, and Kuka preferred).

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience.  Other degrees considered on a case-by-case basis.

Physical Requirements:

• Standing and sitting for extended periods of time.

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 25% travel.

Professional Certifications:

• None required

Job Specific:

• Time Management - Good at setting priorities. Plans schedules carefully and allocates time to the most important priorities. Arranges time and is able to work on several activities simultaneously. Keeps track of how long it takes to do something and makes sure that time is used efficiently. Works with the team to meet deadlines when priorities change.
• Dependable - Can be trusted or relied upon to act in the way required or expected to get the work done.  Is present at work. Is a team player. Takes responsibility for actions.
• Organizing - Able to use resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done. Able to orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal. Uses resources effectively and efficiently. Arranges information and files in a useful manner, so that information can be retrieved on demand.
• Analytical Thinking - Able to analyze problems, considering alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives. Use logic and reason successfully.
• Action Oriented - Performs work energetically. Sees opportunities. Reacts quickly to critical situations.
• Leadership Courage - Provides tactful, direct and actionable feedback to others. Confronts people problems and stressful situations head-on. Open and direct.
• Leadership - Competent and dependable in a leadership position. Open-minded and flexible in thoughts and tactics.  Able to deal with complexity.  Effectively guides and directs others. Solid strategic and operational decision-making skills. Creates a positive work environment.
• Safety - The employee is limiting personal and organizational risk by consistently utilizing proper safety procedures and equipment.

Leadership Qualities & Behaviors:

Live IPM Values

-     We exhibit the eight behaviors of love: patience, kindness, humility, honesty, respectfulness, selflessness, forgiveness, and commitment.

-     We demonstrate care, empathy, and support for our employees.

-     We are genuinely interested in the lives of our employees.

-     We submit ourselves to the highest standards for modeling our values of Unwavering Integrity, Servant’s Heart, Ownership Spirit, and Continuous Innovation & Improvement.

Chart the Course

-     We clearly understand, articulate, and steward our mission, values and vision.

-     We proactively align our team’s knowledge and work with our vision, strategies, and plans.

-     We create a shared vision with our teams describing who and what we are striving to become.

-     We learn about and create support for initiatives undertaken across our company.

-     We are flexible and respond positively to unforeseen obstacles and circumstances.

-     We provide context for our decisions.

-     We are unified as leaders and fully support decisions made by our leadership team.

Energize Others

-     We strive for daily contact with our employees.

-     We understand and convey the importance of our employee’s work.

-     We look for ways to build our employee’s self-esteem.

-     We collaborate with employees in setting individual and team deliverables.

-     We recognize employees for their positive contributions to our values and performance.

-     We candidly discuss with employees how they are measuring up to expectations.

-     We create excitement around our mission, values, vision, strategies, plans and deliverables.

-     We celebrate individual, team and company success, and progress gained from failure.

-     We acknowledge and own the mistakes we make as leaders.

Raise the Bar

-     We instill the mindset that the status quo must be challenged.

-     We foster a culture where learning and smart risk taking are expected.

-     We elevate expectations and inspire others to do the same.

-     We hold employees accountable for behavior aligned with our values.

-     We hold employees accountable for performance that meets expectations.

-     We hire great people because of their values, and ability or potential to perform.

-     We seek feedback from employees on how well we model our values and perform as leaders.