Introduction
Internal Job Title: Automation Project Manager
Location: Port Elizabeth
Main job purpose:
The Project Automation Manager oversees major technical projects, ensuring they meet scope and customer expectations. With a deep understanding of Shatterprufe’s equipment, the successful incumbent will identify, support and execute projects to enhance Plant capabilities, driving profitability and sustainability.
Duties & Responsibilities
- To effectively manage all automation projects in line with project scope requirements and customer expectations.
- To effectively communicate with all relevant project stakeholders to ensure scope, progress and hand-over of the project is adequately understood by all stakeholders.
- To provide technical automation assistance to all Sites in order to assist with improvements in relation to breakdowns, cycle times, etc. so as to drive necessary efficiencies.
- To provide technical consultation services to Sites to deliver effective solutions for complex automation and technical problems.
- To effectively manage, organise and coordinate machine, equipment and service suppliers in areas of responsibility in order to support project related outcomes.
- Responsible for compiling / coordinating electronic drawings and the archiving thereof, in the relevant Site technical drive, as specified in the handover document.
- To ensure software backups are completed and provided to Site Engineering on completion of projects in order to ensure integrity of data.
- To compile and provide training manuals to Production to facilitate roll-out of training at Site in support of new installation / project.
- To ensure effective communication of relevant information to all stakeholders to support effective decision making for the business.
Desired Experience & Qualification
Qualification(s):
- Grade 12.
- Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
Experience:
- 8 years project automation experience.
- Coordinate diverse teams of suppliers, site engineers, etc.
Knowledge:
- CAD Based Electrical Design and Documentation.
- AC/DC Servo drive configuration with PLC type Motion Control.
- Robot Configuration especially Fanuc.
- Microsoft Programming Language (Visual Basic or similar).
- Good mechanical and technical knowledge.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental legal requirements and systems.
- Specialist Knowledge in Automation.
- Industrial Protocol Integration (ControlNet, Devicenet, ProfinetNet, Modbus TCP, Ethernet IP, Ioloink)
- Automotive glass manufacturing equipment.
- Low to medium voltage circuit design.
- Safety Circuit design and implementation.
- Contractor and Project management experience.
- SCADA design and development (Wonderware and factoryTalkView).
- Panelview programming and integration.
- PLC programming (Rockwell and Siemens).
- Industrial Network Configuration (Stratix Switch / VLAN Management).
Skills:
- Ability to communicate across various communication networks.
- PLC with particular focus on Allen Bradley.
- SCADA Development.
- Data base experience preferably Microsoft SQL.
- Proven track record showing successful project completion.