Project Manager, Automation

$100,000 - $130,000/Yr

Sweetgreen - Boston, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Boston, MA

Food Services and Drinking Places

About the position

Here at sweetgreen's Automation Team we're at the forefront of restaurant automation. Our meal assembly automation - the Infinite Kitchen - operates daily at several of our sweetgreen locations across the country, but we are just getting started. As we expand our footprint of Infinite Kitchens, we are seeking a Project Manager, Automation to support the deployment and maintenance of our Infinite Kitchens across the country. This is an ideal role for someone with experience managing automation related projects with a background in engineering or project / program management. This is a full time role based in Boston with up to 25% travel to our deployment sites and up to 50% travel during onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Support the deployments of Infinite Kitchens across the country, frequently project managing multiple deployments at a time
• Serve as the primary point of contact for each deployment, coordinating between internal teams and external vendors
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, tracking timelines, milestones and deliverables for each site deployment
• Proactively identify and address potential risks or roadblocks, ensuring smooth project execution
• Track and manage ongoing maintenance for deployed Infinite Kitchens, including creating and updating tickets, coordinating work and tracking progress
• Build and improve our project management and tracking systems for our deployments and maintenance
• Continuously improve deployment and maintenance processes and documentation to improve efficiency and quality
• Collaborate closely with our deployment and maintenance teams on long term improvement initiatives
• Act as the main point of contact for sweetgreen's facilities team, helping coordinate and manage third party maintenance of commodity equipment (refrigeration, plumbing etc)
• Act as the main point of contact for our spare parts distributor, ensuring restaurants have rapid access to spares. Manage our in-house emergency spares program.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience managing automation or robotics deployment projects
• 5+ years of experience working in the automation or robotics field
• Excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating closely with internal teams and third parties
• Highly adept with project management tools (e.g., Jira) and techniques
• Strong attention to detail and excellent documentation skills
• Highly knowledgeable about industrial automation systems and their deployment in commercial environments
• Ability to work under pressure and travel to deployment sites as needed
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field

Benefits

• Highly competitive pay + bonus plan
• Three different medical plans to suit your and your family's needs
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Flexible PTO plan
• 401k program
• Employee HSA and FSA
• Complimentary greens
• Opportunity to make a real impact on the people around you
• Collaborative team environment
• Clear career path with opportunities for development
• Free sweetgreen swag