Main job purpose
- The Project Automation Manager oversees major technical projects, ensuring they meet scope and customer expectations. With a deep understanding of Shatterprufe's equipment, the successful incumbent will identify, support and execute projects to enhance Plant capabilities, driving profitability and sustainability.
Main Objective
- To effectively manage all automation projects in line with project scope requirements and customer expectations.
- To effectively communicate with all relevant project stakeholders to ensure scope, progress and hand-over of the project is adequately understood by all stakeholders.
- To provide technical automation assistance to all Sites in order to assist with improvements in relation to breakdowns, cycle times, etc. so as to drive necessary efficiencies.
- To provide technical consultation services to Sites to deliver effective solutions for complex automation and technical problems.
- To effectively manage, organise and coordinate machine, equipment and service suppliers in areas of responsibility in order to support project related outcomes.
- Responsible for compiling / coordinating electronic drawings and the archiving thereof, in the relevant Site technical drive, as specified in the handover document.
- To ensure software backups are completed and provided to Site Engineering on completion of projects in order to ensure integrity of data.
- To compile and provide training manuals to Production to facilitate roll-out of training at Site in support of new installation / project.
- To ensure effective communication of relevant information to all stakeholders to support effective decision making for the business.
Critical job requirements
- Grade 12
- Diploma in Electrical Engineering
- 8 years project automation experience
- Coordinate diverse teams of suppliers, site engineers, etc.
Knowledge
- CAD Based Electrical Design and Documentation
- AC/DC Servo drive configuration with PLC type Motion Control
- Robot Configuration especially Fanuc
- Microsoft Programming Language (Visual Basic or similar)
- Good mechanical and technical knowledge
- Demonstrated knowledge of Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental legal requirements and systems
- Specialist Knowledge in Automation
- Industrial Protocol Integration (Controlnet, Devicenet, ProfinetNet, Modbus TCP, EthernetIP, Ioloink)
- Automotive glass manufacturing equipment
- Low to medium voltage circuit design
- Safety Circuit design and implementation
- Contractor and Project management experience
- SCADA design and development (Wonderware and factoryTalkView)
- Panelview programming and integration
- PLC programming (Rockwell and Siemens)
- Industrial Network Configuration (Stratix Switch / VLAN Management)
Skills
- Ability to communicate across various communication networks
- PLC with particular focus on Allen Bradley
- SCADA Development
- Data base experience preferably Microsoft SQL
- Proven track record showing successful project completion
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person