Senior Manager- Enterprise Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Senior Manager- Enterprise Advanced Manufacturing Technology

North Canton, Ohio, United States, 44720 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.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next-generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025. We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
• A culture of top performance
• A global, diverse environment
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
• A conviction to improve communities around us
• Competitive salary and benefits