Automation Process Engineer

Job Dept: Engineering
Reports to: Automation Engineering Manager
 
Responsibilities:

• To manage the execution of projects within the engineering group, carry out and implement equipment and process improvement initiative and to ensure the performance of day to day preventative and demand maintenance activity to maintain manufacturing and utility equipment.
• Establish with the engineering manager the department goals, schedules and timetables for activities.
• Assist with the management and supporting of manufacturing equipment development.
• Electro-Mechanical troubleshooting
• Validation of new processes and development of technical documentationIdentification of areas of opportunity for new technology
• Preparation of capital expenditure requests
• Design of new equipment and stations
• Sourcing of new equipment
• Equipment vendor liaison
• Equipment technical transfer from other locations
• Management of capital projects from inception to completion
• Present project status to management, written and verbal
• Deliver technical training
• Maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
• Preparation of capital expenditure requests for plant.
• Develops monthly engineering metrics.
• Ensure successful external, Division and Corporate audits.
• Ensure compliance with calibration requirements, PM on manufacturing equipment and with instrument/equipment calibration as per schedule
• Identification and implementation of manufacturing equipment related CIP’s.
• Issue management reports as requested and on time.
• Management of relevant budgets within target.
• Cross train within manufacturing engineering.
• Ensure safety standards are met and safe working practices adhered to.
• Implementation of equipment/process upgrade in an environment of continuous improvement.
• Support the Engineering Team in ensuring that manufacturing equipment is maintained to meet the required legal, divisional and corporate standards.
• Liaise with Division Engineering as required.
• Ensure the effective management of appropriate internal and external plant projects.
• Implementation of all relevant policie relating to Personnel, Quality, Engineering & Safety.
• Supervise external contractors.
• Negotiate cost / quality effective external contracts.
• Prepare appropriate CAPA plans and implement timelines.
• Developing new processes and completion of validations
• Conducting acceptance trials on new moulds for sub-assembly equipment and introducing these into production
• Present project status updates at various management levels
• Participate in Risk Management activities as required.

 
Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree: Engineering or Related Discipline
• 2 years plus of Experience as a Manufacturing Engineer.
• Total combined minimum years of experience required 2.
• Required to undertake specific investigations, and equipment monitoring, with the view to improve manufacturing performance e.g. reducing equipment downtime and maximizing output and yield.
• It may be necessary to re-design elements of manufacturing equipment to adapt to process conditions in order to improve efficiency