Warehouse Automation Manager

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Job Description Summary: This is an excellent opportunity for a strong technical leader who enjoys solving complex challenges, developing high-performing teams, and delivering innovative automation solutions in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will lead automation improvement projects focused on increasing throughput, improving system uptime, enhancing inventory accuracy, and supporting production supply reliability. You will also oversee the lifecycle management of warehouse automation technologies and vendor-supported systems, helping to shape the future of warehouse automation across the site. What You’ll Do for Us · Lead the Warehouse Automation Systems team, ensuring reliable day-to-day support for warehouse, production delivery, and logistics operations. · Provide technical leadership across warehouse automation technologies, including WMS, SAP EWM, robotics, AGVs, AMRs, middleware, control systems, and system integrations. · Drive rapid issue resolution, structured troubleshooting, and root cause analysis to maximise system uptime and operational performance. · Oversee the performance, reliability, and lifecycle management of automated warehouse equipment and supporting infrastructure. · Lead warehouse automation projects from concept through implementation, commissioning, and operational handover. · Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure automation systems effectively support business, operational, and customer requirements. · Manage relationships with external vendors, system integrators, and technology partners to deliver safe, compliant, and effective solutions. · Champion continuous improvement initiatives focused on throughput, inventory accuracy, equipment availability, and operational efficiency. · Use data, system metrics, and performance trends to support decision-making, prioritisation, and management reporting. · Ensure all automation support and project activities comply with safety, quality, cyber security, validation, and regulatory requirements. · Develop team capability through training, knowledge sharing, and the implementation of standardised processes and best practices. Key Skills & Expertise Warehouse Automation and Control Systems SAP EWM, DAI WMS, MES and ERP Integration AGV, AMR and Robotics Systems Management Middleware, API and Systems Architecture Design Ignition SCADA, SQL Databases and Server Infrastructure VMware, Industrial Networks and Systems Integration Key Qualifications & Experience Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Control Systems, IT, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline. Minimum 5 years’ experience in automation, warehouse systems, process control, systems integration, IT infrastructure, or production support within a manufacturing or logistics environment. Proven leadership experience managing technical, automation, or operational support teams in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Strong expertise in warehouse automation technologies, including WMS, SAP EWM, MES, ERP integrations, robotics, AGVs, AMRs, middleware, and control systems. Experience supporting and maintaining complex automation architectures, industrial networks, databases, server infrastructure, and virtualized environments. Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills across automation, robotics, warehouse systems, networks, databases, and integrated technologies. Experience delivering automation and systems projects, including requirements gathering, vendor selection, implementation, commissioning, testing, and operational handover. Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, throughput, equipment availability, operational efficiency, and standardization. Strong vendor and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across operations, engineering, logistics, quality, IT, and senior leadership teams. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear operational processes, training, and documentation. Commercially aware with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, using data, metrics, and performance insights to support decision-making. Self-motivated, adaptable, and capable of leading change and delivering results in a dynamic manufacturing or logistics environment. What We Can Do For You Purpose Driven: Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products. Global Connections: Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others. Community of Belonging: We’re an organization that believes our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered, lets you bring your best self to work . Skills: Change Management, Continual Improvement Process, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), ISO 14001, Lean Manufacturing, Microsoft Office, Production Management, Production Processes, Quality Control (QC), Six Sigma, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Waterfall Model Location(s): Ireland City/Cities: Ballina Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No Job Posting End Date: July 3, 2026 Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.