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Automation Engineer

Summary

Designs and programs automation systems for food/dairy/beverage plants, including PLC, SCADA, and industrial networks, following ISA standards and commissioning processes.

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 50 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join us! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

Responsibilities / Tasks

  • Know manufacturing processes in the beverage or dairy or food industry.
  • CIP Know-how
  • Hygienic design know-how.
  • Generate pre-engineering of automation development.
    • Scheduler of automation activities
    • Model control sequences according to P&IDs
    • List of entities, equipment controls, control modules and devices
    • Designed FDS.
  • Dimensioning, software and hardware list generation for automation architecture.
  • Develop automation engineering, using ISA Standards.
  • Review existing process engineering and make necessary changes to support project execution when necessary.
  • PLC programming of process and CIP sequences.
  • HMI and SCADA programming.
  • Setup different Industrial protocol networks
  • Setup IO periphery
  • Setup and commissioning VFDs
  • FAT Procedures.
    • Software
    • Electrical Cabinets
    • Skids
    • Documents
  • Project commissioning
    • IO test
    • Dry test
    • Wet commissioning
    • Documents and meeting.
  • Product testing.
    • Water production test.
    • CIP procedures.
    • PAT (Product Acceptance Test)
    • Documents

Your Profile / Qualifications

  • Degree in engineering career (Industrial, Electrical, Automation, Mechatronics)
  • Master’s degree in Automation technologies.
  • Know manufacturing processes. (beverage, dairy, Liquid).
  • English proficiency (B2).
  • (Valuable) Formal training in Project Management.
  • 5+ years of experience working as an automation engineer.
  • 5+ years of experience in a process projects commissioning
  • Electricity, automation, control, and pneumatics.
  • PLC programming.
    • Siemens
    • Schneider
    • Rockwell
  • SCADA Programming.
    • Siemens
    • Schneider
    • Wonderware
    • Rockwell Factory Talk
  • Experience in Batch or control and Continuous control.
  • Industrial Protocol Networks Know-how.
  • Databases know-how
    • SQL scripts
    • SQL table and Store Procedures.
    • SQL Language.
    • Server & Client Administration
  • QHSE standards in industries (particularly IAA), S88, S95, S101 norms

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