Automation Engineer, Packaging at Workforce Group

Job Summary

• Manage the Automation Processes in Packaging, ensuring the reliability and availability of all production equipment having a long-term focus and providing input to planning and execution of maintenance plans, keeping health and safety as a priority.
• Leads continuous improvement using KPI- and TPM tools.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains a safe environment according to the applicable statutory, local regulations, policies and procedures.
• Feeds Planning team leader and maintenance planner with preventive maintenance plans to failures and restore assets to basic condition.
• Supports resolution of Automation linked Corrective Maintenance in Packaging.
• Mentors and trains PM, CM and Machine Specialists in executing breakdown analysis and implementation of minor stops, alarm & speed loss reduction process.
• Provide high level of production network security through effective network/systems administration and adherence to information security policy for the PCD as the alternate network/systems administrator in his/her work area. 
• Manages assigned project by developing an accurate plan, defining clear scope while allocating sufficient resources to achieve specific goals On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) and within budget.

Experience & Profile

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree Computer Engineering, Communication Engineering, Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Systems / Software Engineering
• 4+ years of experience
• General knowledge of maintenance engineering processes; i.e. have basic knowledge of cost driver and performance killer analysis, ABC criticality ranking, preventive maintenance, critical spare parts selection, item segmentation & inventory management, asset performance management.
• Good knowledge of maintenance operations and CMMS (i.e. asset master data key-user and becoming/training for asset master data expert).
• Excellent technical maintenance analysis- and reporting skills. People management and leadership. Facilitating skills / ability to organize and facilitate workshops for multidisciplinary
• In-depth competence in Maintenance Methodology, TPM or Six Sigma and project Management, what effective maintenance delivery looks like and how to measure it
• Experience in change management and process improvement activities, designing scalable solutions and implementing these at pace and at scale.

Signs of strong performance:

• Good asset care seen from reduced Automation downtimes, Speed Losses and Minor Stops
• Good team motivation and readiness to abide by laid down rules by self and associates
• Competent PM and CM Specialists on machine relevant technologies.

Required Skills:

• Process Safety Management & Factory Automation Safety
• Advanced Electrical Standards & Power Systems, PLC & Controllers, Instrumentation & Control, Supervisory Control Systems, Networking & Operational Technology (PCD), Industrial Communications
• Packaging Automation Operations & Control
• Maintenance Planning, Scheduling ,Execution and Control 
• Troubleshooting & Analysis.

Preferred Skills:

• Management of Maintenance Processes
• Financial Planning and Value Creation
• Project Management
• Change management and process improvement
• CMMS
• Digital TPM, Agile.