Global Automation Technology Center Site Director

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities May Include:

Lead the Automation Development team, providing strategic direction and technical expertise to deliver advanced automated solutions.

Develop and implement global standards for supply chain automation, ensuring consistency and scalability across regions.

Drive digital product innovation initiatives, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to deliver impactful results.

Manage a multi-million dollar annual budget, optimising resource allocation and investment in automation technologies.

Communicate complex technical concepts across functions and regions, influencing behaviours and facilitating change in a new automated environment.

Build and develop a high-performing team, fostering talent growth and ensuring effective leadership across global technical engineering resources.

Provide analytical insights and data-driven recommendations to support decision-making and continuous improvement.

Solve novel engineering challenges in a greenfield setting, proactively identifying opportunities for process optimisation and risk mitigation.

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Site Director to lead our Global Automation Technology Center (GATC), a critical hub responsible for the integration, testing, validation, and deployment readiness of next-generation automation technologies.

This role sits at the intersection of automation engineering, operations, innovation, and business transformation. The Site Director will establish and lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for bringing advanced technologies from concept to operational reality, ensuring solutions are safe, scalable, reliable, and capable of delivering measurable business value.

Success in this role requires a leader who can combine technical credibility with strategic leadership, influence across a global matrix organization, and the ability to connect innovation with practical operational outcomes.

Location:

Grand Prairie, Texas Key Accountabilities Lead the Global Automation Technology Center Establish and lead a world-class automation technology center that serves as a global capability for innovation, testing, validation, and deployment readiness.

Build and develop a high-performing, cross-functional team focused on engineering excellence, operational readiness, and continuous improvement.

Create a culture grounded in safety, accountability, collaboration, and innovation.

Drive Automation Integration and Validation Oversee the integration, commissioning, testing, and validation of advanced automation technologies prior to operational deployment.

Establish rigorous testing protocols, performance standards, and operational acceptance criteria.

Ensure technologies are safe, reliable, maintainable, and scalable before deployment into live operations.

Deliver Business Value Through Innovation Translate technical innovation into measurable operational and financial outcomes.

Support business cases, capital investment decisions, and value realization activities related to automation initiatives.

Monitor performance, risks, budgets, timelines, and deployment readiness across multiple projects and initiatives.

Lead Enterprise and External Partnerships Collaborate with regional operations, engineering teams, suppliers, technology partners, and functional leaders globally.

Build strong stakeholder relationships to align priorities, resolve challenges, and accelerate technology adoption.

Represent the technology center with senior leadership, customers, and external partners as a trusted leader and subject matter expert.

Enable Global Deployment and Technology Transfer Develop repeatable…