Automation Engineer at Nestle

Job Description

• In this role you will be responsible to Identify in one sentence the highest-level contribution to the business.

A day in the life of an Automation Engineer:

 Management Responsibilities

• Propose and implement work processes, procedures and technical resources in accordance with the Engineering Policy, Key Principles and the Electricity & Automation – Manufacturing Execution System (E&A-MES) Activity as outlined in the Nestlé Engineering Excellence (NEE) master document.
• Coordinate personnel (e.g., technicians, instrument fitters, contractors etc.) to ensure the Automation and MES objectives are satisfied.
• Propose and control the Automation and MES component of the site M&I budget and any capital projects.
• Propose and monitor the Automation and MES in accordance with the key performance indicators.
• Demonstrate and promote the company's values and integrate them within Automation and MES.

 Functional Responsibilities

• The functional responsibilities for an Automation Engineer are outlined within the NEE master document.
• The main responsibilities being to:
• Ensure that there exists within the Automation and MES team an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations. That all team members are encouraged never to implement any change, whether directly instructed to, or under his/her own initiative, without first questioning its impact in relation to product safety/quality, people safety and the environment. No compromises should be tolerated.
• Ensure that all Automation and MES personnel are correctly trained and certified in accordance with the local laws.
• Always ensure the technical integrity and performance of the Automation and MES equipment.
• Always ensure safe installations and operations through proper design, protection systems, procedures and training.
• Liaise with the site Safety Officer on matters relating to safety, control and energy conservation.

Responsibilities relating to the Maintenance and Improvement of Automation and MES assets:

• Coordinate with Production, Quality Management and Engineering to resolve Automation and MES issues.
• Supervise, coordinate and perform Automation and MES maintenance and project work together with technicians and contractors.
• Ensure proper management of Automation and MES documents (manuals, diagrams, instrument data sheet, software packages/licenses) through efficient filing and archiving procedures.
• Initiate and drive Continuous Improvement (CI) in Automation and MES with the aim of achieving optimized plant performance.

Adopt the Maintenance Excellence vision by striving for the M&I "Proactive Domain".

• Monitor plant and equipment to ensure optimal operation and reduction of planned and unplanned downtime. Responsibilities relating to the installation of new Automation and MES assets:
• Ensure that the justification, request for approval and reporting are in line with the Guidelines for Capital Investment.
• Ensure that new installations are designed with a high degree of flexibility to better enable the operations to adjust to a changing environment keeping in mind the issue of product and people safety.
• Facilitate the introduction and implementation of new technologies in coordination with local, market, central technical and PTC engineering.

Develop and implement maintenance and inspection plans to ensure reliability, sustainability and security of the Automation and MES infrastructure.

• Ensure proper backup procedures are in place for all automation and industrial IT systems supporting production.
•  Execute the maintenance of the Automation and MES in accordance with the Nestlé Maintenance Strategy using Consequence Driven Maintenance (CDM) as the multi-disciplined approach to proactively maintain/improve the fixed assets and Asset and Maintenance Management (AMM) as the process to manage the asset lifecycle.

What will make you successful?

• Degree/Diploma in engineering, preferably electrical engineering.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the field of electricity and automation in a manufacturing facility.