Nestlé · 1 week ago
Electrical & Automation Engineering Expert
Anderson, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expNestlé USA is a leading company known for its beloved brands and commitment to consumer satisfaction. They are seeking an Electrical & Automation Engineering Expert to join their regional Aseptic Engineering Team, where the individual will leverage their expertise to enhance automation systems and support multiple site-specific engineering teams.
CoffeeCosmeticsDairyFood and BeverageWater
Responsibilities
Ensures that key E&A personnel managing, operating and maintaining E&A equipment and infrastructure are competent to do so safely and efficiently
Ensures that competency assessment and competency building plans are in place, routinely reviewed and executed in the factories
Help factories to define and create the right E&A team structure to support each of the factories
Coach junior and senior engineers during the onboarding process and set regular development reviews
Deliver technical trainings
Have a good knowledge of the production processes (Process Mastership) and problem solving methodologies, help the factories to identify and deliver improvement of quality, safety or efficiency while protecting the technological know how and competitive advantage
Have a detailed insight on the factories' strategy, KPIs and gaps to support the implementation and execution of maintenance strategy, tools and methodologies at site level
Ensures safe and reliable operation of electrical systems, instrumentation, process and supervisory control, and manufacturing execution systems (MES)
Drive implementation of digital technologies to deliver assets' reliability
Work together with the factories to ensures that all E&A installations comply with market and corporate safety, health, environment, product safety and product quality standards
Ensures that the key E&A documentation is up to date and in place (e.g. electrical drawings, automation documentation and backups, maintenance plans, etc.)
Ensure that the Management of Change is in place to appropriately manage modifications involving E&A systems
Actively participate on the factories' sustainability objectives, help define priorities, develop and operationalize the strategy to generate energy and water savings
Bring new ideas generated through corporate initiatives or benchmarking
Track and report results coming from any improvement projects, even from the ones that are not specifically related to sustainability
Ensures a strategy is in place to anticipates asset end-of-life, obsolescence and replacement requirements, without compromising asset performance and cost competitiveness
Ensures timely stakeholder awareness for capital planning purposes
Directly participates in strategic Capital Investments projects and support or guide other Market projects that involves the E&A area, ensuring that the technical solution follows corporate and market standards and is delivered with the expected quality, being on time and in budget
Provide expert technical guidance and support to the organization
Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and best practices in the field of electrical and automation engineering, and apply this knowledge to drive innovation and improvement in manufacturing processes
Prepare technical documentation, reports, and presentations related to electrical and automation engineering projects, initiatives, and performance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
Minimum 8 years' experience in the field of E&A (Electrical & Automation)
Enthusiastic to work in a manufacturing facility in the Food and Beverages industry, or other Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry
Good knowledge of electrical distribution systems (low, medium and high voltage installations)
Good knowledge of local electrical codes and standards
Excellent knowledge of Instrumentation and Calibration process
Proficient in automation systems and equipment (HMI - Human-Machine Interface, PLC - Programmable Logic Controller, Industrial networks, etc.). Preference for Rockwell and Wonderware/Aveva systems. Other platform experience (Siemen, B&R) would also be beneficial
Knowledge on MES deployment (Manufacturing Execution System)
Knowledge on Digital technologies implementation (e.g. Vision Systems, Data Analytics, Predictive Maintenance, etc.)
Knowledge of food processing operations and technology
Knowledge of food safety and hygienic engineering
Experience in managing/direct supervision of technical teams
Knowledge on using Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
Experience on delivering technical trainings
Experience on Project Management, including participation in the development of engineering projects as part of a multidisciplinary team and participation in the start-up of technical equipment(s) and/or production line(s)
Demonstrated proficiency in troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Great collaboration mindset
Proactive thinking
Self-Management following defined KPIs/Objectives, and proactively tracking them
Preferred
Graduate degree is a plus
Professional Engineer license (P.E.) is a plus
Project Management Professional certification (PMP) is a plus
Benefits
Visa Sponsorship
Relocation assistance
Company
Nestlé
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Jeff Hamilton
Executive Vice President & CEO of Zone Americas at Nestlé
Martial Rolland
CEO Nestle Russia and Eurasia
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