Automation Project Engineer

Shaw is hiring an Automation Project Engineer to oversee automation integration and utilize models for process optimization within an automated manufacturing site of 900 + employees  

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for ensuring seamless integration between material flow systems throughout the site using modeling and simulation trials as well as utilizing lean principles by performing value-stream simulations and analysis. 

• Assist with analysis of financial and productivity impact of any proposed changes involving equipment changes/reliability, route changes, process changes/interruptions, and product volume or mix changes to automated material flow process by evaluating change impact with existing simulation models prior to execution.  

• Responsible for checking integration of scheduling, production, and automation systems to ensure all systems are working together in the automated material flow process. 

• Manage standards tables and other automation process inputs. 

• Collaborate and mitigate risk with a team by developing protocol and standard work to ensure continuity of all automation systems with material flow. 

• Recommend improvements to internal processes and systems for continuous improvement of material flow. 

• Evaluate equipment needs during the scale up of manufacturing and automation processes to ensure a seamless flow. 

• Assist with set up of modernization data analytics - process performance, condition monitoring, etc - for the new plant. 

• Responsible for failure analysis and diagnostic execution to facilitate corrective action of automation systems and/or procedures. 

• Manage Capital and Expense projects relating to material flow automation from concept development to full implementation/commissioning into service. 

Required Competencies: 

• Execute Action Plan 

• Initiate Action 

• Adapt and Change 

• Learn Continuously 

• Demonstrate Inclusive leadership 

Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Control System, Mechatronics or 4 years’ experience in systems integration with automated equipment/systems. 

• Strong technical background, preferably in a manufacturing environment. 

• (Data Analytics (Splunk, Tableau, PowerBI, R, Python, etc.) 

• Industrial Automation (PLCs, HMIs, Drives, Sensors, etc.) 

• Application Development (Any language) 

• Application Project Management (Organizing work across multiple groups) 

• Database Integration (SQL, Hadoop, NoSQL, etc.) 

• Must have good interpersonal skills. 

• Must be able to communicate ideas both verbally and in writing.