Industrial Technology Manager

About DECCO Postharvest:

DECCO an ADVANTA company is the global leader in providing postharvest solutions to reduce food waste and enhance the freshness of fresh fruits and vegetables all along the food supply chain. DECCO delivers value every day to packers shippers supermarkets and consumers with customized coating decay control sanitization and disinfection products application technology on-site service and almost 90 years of postharvest expertise. Our 200 dedicated DECCO employees operate in over 40 countries.

Our purpose is to enable more and better Fresh Food for the world. More. Beautiful. Fresh

The Industrial Technology Manager is responsible for the daily activities and performance of the Industrial Technology team ensuring the successful execution of industrial automation controls equipment installation and technology projects. This hands-on leadership role provides technical guidance coordinates resources supports project execution and works closely with customers field personnel and the Digital Solutions team to deliver safe efficient and innovative solutions.

• Teach coach mentor and lead technology team members including employee development and performance management.
• Coordinate daily work assignments and priorities for Technology group.
• Drive continuous improvement efforts to meet company and customer expectations for high-performance equipment and digital solutions.
• Promote safety quality teamwork and accountability.

• Direct implementation of equipment technology and automation for projects including scheduling labor planning material acquisition and project execution.
• Coordinate with contractors vendors internal partners and customers to ensure project success.
• Development and responsibility of budgets for projects.
• Drive project progress and communicate updates to stakeholders.

• Lead and participate in equipment installations upgrades startups and commissioning activities.
• Support PLC HMI instrumentation and control system implementation and troubleshooting.
• Verify installation quality and compliance with company standards.

• Coordinate control panel fabrication testing and production schedules.
• Support procurement inventory and material readiness for projects.
• Work with suppliers to ensure timely availability of equipment and materials.

• Partner with the Digital Solutions team to deploy connected technologies and monitoring solutions.
• Provide technical support during customer engagements and project execution.
• Communicate technical recommendations project status and solutions to customers and leadership.
• Support continuous improvement of products services and operational processes.

• 5 years of experience in industrial automation controls electromechanical systems maintenance or a related technical field.
• Experience leading projects coordinating field activities or supervising technical teams.
• Knowledge of industrial electrical instrumentation control and automation systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics wiring diagrams and technical documentation.
• Strong organizational communication and leadership skills.
• Valid drivers license and ability to travel as required.

• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI platforms.
• Knowledge of industrial networking sensors VFDs and process control systems.
• Familiarity with control panel fabrication and UL508A standards.
• Experience in agricultural food processing manufacturing packaging or industrial environments.
• Associates or Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Automation Mechatronics Industrial Technology or a related field and equivalent experience.

• Electromechanical Technician
• Instrumentation & Controls Technician
• Industrial Service Technician

Travel: Occasional travel to support customers in other regions and attend company meetings

Location: Visalia CA

KEY COMPETENCIES:

STRATEGIC MINDSET - Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them to breakthrough strategy

CUSTOMER FOCUS Ability to building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions

CULTIVATES INNOVATION - Thinks creatively and implements solutions for everyday problems; Strives to continually improve own processes and areas of business; Puts forward proposals and develops strategic implementation plans to introduce new and improved ways of operating.

RESOURCEFULNESS Identifying Securing & Deploying resources effectively & efficiently (People funds infrastructure) to accomplish business goals.