The Timken Company

Senior Manager- Enterprise Advanced Manufacturing Technology

The Timken Company  •  North Canton, OH (Onsite)  •  15 days ago
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Job Description

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

The Senior Manager- Enterprise Advanced Manufacturing Technology will lead strategy, portfolio prioritization, and value realization for our Industry 4.0 program across global plants. This leader will define standards, enable scale, and drive adoption—partnering closely with Operations, Lean/Timken Manufacturing Operating System (TMOS), IT/OT, Engineering, and Finance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the enterprise Industry 4.0 strategy aligned to OEE, throughput, quality, cost, delivery, safety, and energy.

  • Convert strategy into a prioritized portfolio of high-impact use cases and capability builds across sites.

  • Align cross-functional stakeholders, define metrics/ROI, and drive change management to ensure adoption and continuous improvement.

  • Brief executives with data-driven recommendations to inform funding and roadmap decisions.

  • Lead the Enterprise Digital Manufacturing Council, aligning Ops, Lean/TMOS, and IT/OT to prioritize and oversee digital initiatives.

  • Create and maintain standard playbooks for site readiness, training, support, and sustainment.

  • Lead regular joint planning sessions with Operations leaders and Plant Leaders, Lean/TMOS leadership, and IT/OT and data platform owners to align priorities and execution.

  • Track adoption and impact metrics to validate solution effectiveness and inform ongoing prioritization.

  • Define and enforce enterprise standards for data collection and contextualization, visualization, industrial analytics, condition monitoring/predictive maintenance, and OT connectivity with security-by-design.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Engineering or related field
  • 15+ years in manufacturing/operations, digital transformation, or industrial engineering
  • Demonstrated success scaling digital capabilities across multiple sites
  • Strong Lean/continuous improvement fluency (A3/problem-solving)
  • Strong cross-functional leadership and influence skills
  • Working knowledge of OT/IT integration and industrial data ecosystems preferred

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

The Timken Company

About The Timken Company

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR), a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion, designs a growing portfolio of next-generation products for diverse industries. For 125 years, Timken has used its specialized expertise to innovate and create customer-centric solutions that increase reliability and efficiency. The company posted $4.8 billion in sales in 2023 and employs more than 19,000 people globally, operating from 45 countries.

Timken is one of the World's Most Innovative Companies, according to Fast Company, and has been recognized among America's Most Responsible Companies and America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek, the World's Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere and America's Most Innovative Companies by Fortune.

Industry
Manufacturing & Production
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
North Canton, OH
Year Founded
Unknown
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