Engineering & Master Plan NA Director

The CPS North America Engineering & Master Plan Program Senior Director plays a critical role in shaping the future of the organization by leading the Engineering, Automation, and Master Plan programs across CPS North America. This role is accountable for the development and execution of the CPS NA Master Plan, the annual Capital Expenditures (CapEx) portfolio, and the Automation strategy to ensure long‑term supply capability aligned with the company’s strategy and vision. The role drives strategic alignment by translating CPS NA business objectives into integrated, actionable investment and capability roadmaps, identifying key problem statements, proposing innovative and scalable solutions, and ensuring strong alignment across CPS NA functions through the annual business planning process. The Senior Director plans and executes an annual capital investment portfolio typically ranging from USD 20-40 million, ensuring disciplined governance, value creation, and delivery excellence.

The position works closely with internal and external stakeholders, including Lighthouse plants, other CPS manufacturing sites, CPS Transformation, Operational Excellence, and Engineering teams, to leverage technology, accelerate innovation, and adopt best‑in‑class practices. The role also maintains an external benchmarking mindset to ensure industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive insights are incorporated into CPS NA strategies.

What You’ll Do for Us

• Serve as a member of the CPS North America Leadership Team, contributing to enterprise strategy, long‑term capability building, and transformation initiatives.
• Own and manage the CPS North America CAPEX portfolio across all projects, ensuring disciplined governance, value creation, cost optimization, and alignment with CPS Engineering standards.
• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of all capital projects, ensuring full compliance with company requirements related to Safety, Quality, Technology, Financial Controls (SPP), and all applicable regulatory, legal, and governmental standards.
• Provide transparent and timely reporting of project progress, risks, and financial performance to CPS Engineering and CPS NA leadership.
• Partner with Manufacturing and PQA teams to support process validation for new technologies, equipment, and production lines.
• Lead final commissioning and handover of all CPS North America projects, ensuring operational readiness and full financial and technical closure.
• Define and execute the CPS North America Automation strategy, ensuring infrastructure, systems, and solutions are aligned with company standards and long‑term digital transformation objectives.
• Lead cross‑functional teams to deploy scalable, secure, and future‑ready automation solutions that enhance safety, reliability, efficiency, and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Partner with CPS NA leadership and key stakeholders to validate and translate strategic objectives into a 5‑10 year Master Plan that ensures long‑term supply capability and competitiveness.
• Communicate Master Plan strategy, priorities, and progress clearly to all relevant stakeholders.
• Lead comprehensive assessments of current processes, technology, infrastructure, and layouts to identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure gaps are addressed through structured, prioritized Master Plan initiatives.
• Develop and evaluate alternative scenarios for plant growth, optimization, and modernization.
• Ensure the Master Plan is fully documented, governed, and integrated into annual business planning.
• Conduct regular reviews and updates to adapt to business changes, market demand, and strategic shifts.
• Identify all Master Plan stakeholders and lead a robust Change Management process.
• Maintain updated risk assessments and ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory, KORE, and company standards.
• Build strong connections with other CPS plants, Lighthouse sites, and global teams to share best practices and accelerate learning.
• Benchmark externally to capture industry trends, emerging technologies, and innovative execution models.
• Select and manage strategic engineering and execution partners to deliver detailed engineering, automation, and project execution for all approved initiatives.
• Lead and develop the Engineering and Automation organizations, including Project Managers, Technicians, and the Strategic Project Director role responsible for future‑focused, high‑impact initiatives.
• Build a high‑performance, highly engaged team culture focused on accountability, technical excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Drive capability development, succession planning, and engagement to ensure CPS NA has the engineering and automation talent required for future growth.
• Prepare and present capital investment proposals to CPS Engineering leadership, considering key drivers such as capacity expansion, technology upgrades, layout optimization, resilience, and safety risk reduction.
• Lead preparation of all documentation required for CAPEX approval.

Job Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Production, Chemistry Engineering, Foods, or a similar field.
• Specialization in Production Engineering.
• Desirable MBA.
• +15 years of experience in a comparable role such as Operations Director, Engineering & Maintenance Director, OE & Digitalization Director.
• Bilingual (English‑Spanish)
• Desirable technical operations knowledge: Financial management, SAP‑S4, Operational Excellence – Lean Manufacturing, Quality assurance, Production Process Optimization, New Technologies/Automation, Food Safety, Warehouse Management, Production process in Food industries/Beverage (desirable), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Additional fundamental / personal attributes: ability to cope and perform under uncertainty, strategic thinking, people and customer orientation, change management, structured problem solving, adjustment/flexibility, assertive communication across all levels, team leadership, innovation, self‑development, negotiation.

Benefits

• Location: Puerto Rico, City: Cidra.
• Travel required: 0% – 25%.
• Relocation provided: Yes.
• Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage: 30%.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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