Process Optimization and Integration Manager

APM Terminals

Step into the engine room of global commerce. At APM Terminals Elizabeth youll be at the center of one of the busiest port complexes in North America. Every container you touch keeps freight moving through the Port of New York C New Jersey supporting critical supply chains across the East Coast and beyond.

This is a place where speed scale and precision come together. Youll collaborate with high- performing teams in a fast-paced high-volume environment where safety and operational excellence are the top priorities. Here your impact is immediateand global.

Why youll love it here
Be part of a major gateway on the U.S. East Coast
Experience high-volume complex terminal operations
Work with driven teams in a fast-moving environment
Continuous improvement mindset where curiosity is encouraged root-cause problem solving is valued and making things better every day is part of how we win

At APM Terminals a global leader in port and terminal operations we enable global trade and drive sustainable growth. What drives us forward is a mindset of always improving observing how work happens identifying what creates value and removing what gets in the way. We constantly look for smarter simpler and safer ways of operating. If you thrive in environments where people value learning and are committed to continuously improve daily operations join us and be a part of our journey.

What We Can Offer

At APM Terminals we foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our commitment to improvement means every team member has the opportunity to develop their skills and advance their careers by continuously refining how we work. Experience a diverse multinational workplace where your operational insights directly influence how we work.

• Lead the integration and quality strategy for critical operational technology systems supporting one of the largest container terminals in North America.
• Play a key role in the Elizabeth Upgrade Project ensuring new technologies are successfully tested validated and deployed into live terminal operations.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Operations Engineering IT Labor Relations vendors and global stakeholders to drive operational excellence.
• Develop leadership capabilities while building specialist technical expertise governance frameworks and continuous improvement practices across the OT lifecycle.

APM Terminals Elizabeth is seeking an experienced OT Integration and Quality Manager to lead the integration testing validation commissioning and operational readiness of Operational Technology systems across the terminal. This leadership role is responsible for ensuring new and modified technology solutions are safely and effectively integrated into terminal operations while meeting defined technical operational and business requirements.

Reporting to the Head of Operational Technology you will provide leadership and governance across the complete technology implementation lifecycle. You will work closely with operations IT engineering project teams vendors labor relations and global functions to ensure technology investments translate into measurable operational improvements through enhanced reliability resilience safety standardization maintainability and productivity.

This is a highly visible leadership role that combines people leadership technical expertise stakeholder management project execution and continuous improvement in support of both the Elizabeth Upgrade Project and ongoing terminal operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead coach and develop the OT Integration and Quality team establishing clear priorities performance expectations governance and accountability frameworks.
• Own the terminals OT integration strategy ensuring alignment between operational requirements infrastructure equipment enterprise systems and technical architecture.
• Lead the OT quality assurance framework including test strategy system integration testing user acceptance testing regression testing commissioning production validation and post-deployment verification.
• Ensure testing scenarios operational use cases and validation processes accurately reflect terminal operating requirements and support safe production deployments.
• Manage vendor and technology partner performance ensuring delivery of milestones quality standards issue resolution and post-handover support.
• Build strong relationships across Operations Engineering IT Labor Relations project teams global functions and external vendors to resolve technical and operational challenges.
• Lead or support root-cause investigations for significant OT system failures and ensure corrective and preventive actions are implemented and sustained.
• Drive continuous improvement by standardizing simplifying and automating integration testing commissioning release readiness and documentation processes.

What We Are Looking For:

• Continuous improvement mindset: we are looking for someone who brings a thoughtful improvement mindset curious about how work gets done and motivated to make meaningful sustainable improvements over time.
• Leadership expectation: We are looking for people who consistently put customers first lead by example with respect for people deliver results with integrity and drive continuous improvement by solving problems at the root developing people and raising standards every day.
• Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering Electrical Engineering Industry 4.0 or a related discipline.
• Proven experience within container terminal operations port digitization industrial automation or large-scale industrial environments.
• Strong expertise in Operational Technology systems including Terminal Operating Systems (TOS) GOS SCADA ECS OCR APIs middleware OPC UA and related technologies.
• Demonstrated project management experience leading complex technology deployments and implementation programs.
• Experience leading teams and managing diverse stakeholder groups across operational and technical environments.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and enterprise IT standards within OT environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TWIC card and Port Access Card.

Salary: $90K - $120K
Location: Elizabeth NJ (5 days in office)

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