Asset Lifecycle Manager

About the role

- Partners with cross-functional stakeholders on end-to-end asset lifecycle strategy, integrating AI-driven insights to optimize equipment verification, redeployment, and end-of-life disposition decisions. - Serves as the subject-matter leader on production and facility equipment, governing asset master data standards and leading digital transformation of the asset registry - Sets governance for asset verification, validation, and lifecycle data integrity to ensure financial, operational, and compliance alignment. - Drives continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment location, accuracy of asset records, and reduction of lifecycle cost risk via asset tracking. - Leads director-level reporting and decision support by translating verified asset data into actionable insights and recommendations. --- Managing People: - Leads and develops teams responsible for asset verification audits, equipment tagging, lifecycle reviews, and master asset data management. - Establishes clear roles, training expectations, and standard work for equipment identification, RFID/QR tagging, verification, and documentation - including mobile-first field workflows. - Coaches team members to build deep equipment knowledge across production lines, utilities, and supporting infrastructure, with emphasis on data literacy and AI-augmented decision-making. - Ensures consistent execution of physical-to-system asset verification processes across plants, sites, and regions, closing the loop between field reality and SharePoint/ERP records. - Drives accountability through performance metrics tied to asset accuracy, audit completion rate metrics, and lifecycle compliance. - Fosters collaboration between field teams and system users to ensure asset records reflect real-world equipment configurations. Technology & Equipment Focus - Owns QR/RFID asset master data within MFG/SharePoint systems, ensuring every equipment record is verified, validated, and lifecycle aligned. - Leads physical equipment audits (Fixed Assets) to confirm asset existence, configuration, serial numbers, manufacturer data, install dates, and condition via RFID - Partners with IT to configure and evolve systems supporting accurate equipment tracking, agentic AI workflows, and audit trails - including MFG 365 content for AI-enabled operations. - Ensures equipment data supports downstream processes including line speeds for production planning (EIT/EVO-On), and financial reporting. - Continuously improves asset visibility through technology enablement - barcoding, RFID, mobile tools- to support building a data-driven maintenance culture. Work Experience/KSA's - Required: 5-7 years - Experience in Bottling or similar manufacturing environment 3-5 years - Experience in Position 2-4 years - Supervising employees Travel Requirements 50%+ *experience may include a combination of work experience and education - Preferred: 7 years+ - Experience as Engineer in Bottling or similar manufacturing environment 5 years+ - Experience working in a Niagara facility in a technical position 5 years+ - Supervising employees *experience may include a combination of work experience and education Competencies - In-depth knowledge of beverage products and beverage packaging - Project management competencies - planning, budgeting, schedule tracking, and cost controls - Strong verbal communication skills - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - Ability to work well in collaborative group environments - Good technical writing and presentation skills - Must be well organized - Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoi