Controls and Automation Engineering Manager

Company Description

Domino’s Pizza, which began in 1960 as a single store location in Ypsilanti, MI, has had a lot to celebrate lately: we’re a reshaped, reenergized brand of honesty, transparency and accountability – not to mention, great food! In the rise to becoming a true technology leader, the brand is now consistently one of the top five companies in online transactions and 65% of our sales in the U.S. are taken through digital channels. The brand continues to ‘deliver the dream’ to local business owners, 90% of which started as delivery drivers and pizza makers in our stores. That’s just the tip of the iceberg…or as we might say, one “slice” of the pie! If this sounds like a brand you’d like to be a part of, consider joining our team!

Job Description

The Controls & Automation Engineering Manager leads the strategy, standards, and implementation of critical process controls that keep Domino's Supply Chain Centers running safely, reliably, and efficiently. This role advances the controls, automation, and Operational Technology capabilities that support modern manufacturing, improve asset performance, and enable continued growth across the supply chain network. 

Working closely with Operations, Maintenance, Finance, Food Safety & Quality, Information Technology, and Engineering teams, this leader helps shape and scale a practical OT and automation roadmap that improves uptime, strengthens business continuity, increases standardization, and turns equipment data into actionable insight. This is an opportunity to build scalable technical standards, develop a high-performing team, partner with site leaders, and deliver meaningful improvements in reliability, safety, and operational performance. 

What You'll Do 

• Support the development and adoption of a network-wide controls and automation strategy that improves operational reliability, efficiency, safety, and scalability. 

• Develop and maintain standards for PLCs, HMIs, industrial networks, equipment controls, data collection, and OT infrastructure. 

• Lead, coach, and develop controls and automation team members while building a culture of ownership, technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. 

• Partner with Supply Chain Center operations and maintenance teams to resolve complex downtime events, improve troubleshooting capability, and reduce recurring failures. 

• Establish practical governance for controls documentation, software backups, change management, system access, disaster recovery, and incident response. 

• Collaborate with Engineering, IT, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Procurement, Finance, and vendor partners to deliver automation projects on time, within budget, and aligned with business priorities. 

• Support the development of multi-year controls and automation roadmaps for asset lifecycle planning, capital investment, equipment modernization, and manufacturing resiliency. 

• Evaluate emerging technologies, automation solutions, system integrators, and OEM capabilities to identify practical opportunities for standardization and value creation. 

• Create business cases and capital recommendations that balance risk, reliability, safety, food safety, capacity, maintainability, and financial return. 

• Improve visibility into equipment performance through data acquisition, dashboards, reporting, and actionable manufacturing insights. 

• Support consistent execution of automation projects, commissioning, startup, training, handoff, and long-term support models across the Supply Chain Center network. 

• Measure success through improved uptime, reduced unplanned downtime, stronger troubleshooting capability, better data quality, improved business continuity, and consistent adoption of controls standards. 

What You'll Bring 

In addition to the technical and functional requirements of this role, successful candidates demonstrate Domino's Hungry for MORE Ways of Working: 

Be Curious 

• Seeks clarity, asks thoughtful questions, and uncovers root causes to solve problems effectively. 

• Actively pursues learning opportunities, applies feedback, and continuously develops new skills. 

Connect the Dots 

• Uses information and insights to identify opportunities and drive informed decisions. 

• Builds strong partnerships across teams and considers the broader organizational impact of decisions. 

Aim High 

• Sets ambitious goals, challenges the status quo, and focuses on work that drives meaningful business results. 

• Uses feedback and data to continuously improve performance and outcomes. 

Shift Fast 

• Adapts quickly to changing priorities and business needs while maintaining focus on results. 

• Demonstrates resilience, sound judgment, and the ability to learn from setbacks. 

Deliver More 

• Takes ownership, executes with discipline, and consistently produces measurable results. 

• Identifies opportunities to create additional value for customers, team members, and the business. 

Leadership Expectations 

• Builds and develops high-performing teams aligned to Domino's Ways of Working. 

• Creates accountability, fosters collaboration, and delivers results through others. 

• Leads confidently through change while maintaining team engagement and performance. 

• Demonstrates enterprise thinking and drives cross-functional alignment to achieve business goals. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in controls, automation, electrical engineering, computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience. 

• 10+ years of progressive experience in controls engineering, automation, manufacturing engineering, maintenance, reliability, or related technical leadership roles. 

• Experience leading teams, projects, vendors, or cross-functional initiatives in manufacturing, distribution, food production, consumer packaged goods, or automated production environments. 

• Strong working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, industrial networks, VFDs, controls troubleshooting, system integration, and automation project execution. 

• Demonstrated ability to develop technical standards, manage capital projects, build business cases, influence stakeholders, and communicate complex technical concepts clearly. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with Rockwell Automation, Allen-Bradley, FactoryTalk, SQL, Power BI, Kepware, AutoCAD, or related manufacturing technology platforms. 

Additional Information

Benefits:
•    Paid Holidays and Vacation   
•    Medical, Dental & Vision benefits that start on the first day of employment
•    No-cost mental health support for employee and dependents
•    Childcare tuition discounts
•    No-cost fitness, nutrition, and wellness programs 
•    Fertility benefits
•    Adoption assistance
•    401k matching contributions   
•    15% off the purchase price of stock   
•    Company bonus   

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.