Automation & Commissioning Team Leader

GEA is one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors. Our portfolio includes machinery and plants as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services. Used across diverse industries, they enhance the sustainability and efficiency of production processes globally.

Would you like to be part of our Team?

Join our Nutrition Plant Engineering division in Colombia and support us as a Automation & Commissioning Team Leader.

Responsibilities / Tasks

• To assist and work with LPT Head of Engineering in defining and implement the strategy for the Automation & Commissioning department 

• Ensure project automation compliance with customer specifications, functional analysis, GEA norms and automation standards. 

• Document Automation Engineering according to GEA procedures. 

• Functional analysis development. 

• If necessary, organize, coordinate, monitor and control the development work for control assigned to the project. 

• Organize and initiate the implementation of the automation project in strict compliance with the budget framework. Seek for budget improvement according the quality and deadlines restrictions. 

• Preserving GEA interest in the contract on-site with regard to any changes in automation. 

• Participate and contribute to productivity improvement projects, as well as the innovation approach in the automation domain. 

• Meet regulatory safety regulations in force on the site, or established by GEA. 

• Evaluate constantly its own safety and the supplier’s safety during commissioning. 

• Promote the sharing of skills and ideas across teams

Your Profile / Qualifications

Leader Skills 

• To coordinate resources to attend both projects and services, as well as cooperation with external GEA offices 

• To support, track and empower each individual member of the team 

• To implement and support the strategy defined for the Automation and Commissioning department 

• To promote and implement automation standards

Technical Skills 

• 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 

• Project commissioning  

• IO test 

• Dry test 

• Wet commissioning  

• Product testing. 

• Water production test.  

• CIP procedures. 

• PAT (Product Acceptance Test)

Soft Skills 

• Internal stakeholders communication 

• Engineering team.  

• GEA CoCs.  

• Project Management Team. 

• Automation Team. 

• External stakeholders communication 

• Costumer site 

• Sub suppliers 

• Providers 

• Time Management, 

• Activities Description. 

• Schedule of milestones 

• Task Planning.

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