Automation Project Engineer Job at IPEX
IPEX is one of the North American leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a Project Engineer - Specialist in Automation Engineering. This role will be based in our Pineville Corporate office in Charlotte NC, USA and reports to the Automation Engineering Manager.
Do not miss the opportunity to join a broad family of people-centric professionals, thought leaders and rapid thinkers, entrepreneurs in spirit and status quo-fighters!
Job Summary
Our automation projects involve a wide array of plastic transformation processes, including blending, injection molding, extrusion, fabrication, packaging, assembly and distribution.
As a member of the Corporate Project Engineering Group, the Project Engineer – Automation will be responsible of the management of automation projects for ergonomics, logistics and quality control. They will also be acting as the departmental technical expert for the plants located in US regarding automated systems like packaging, palletizing, assembly, labelling, etc.
Principal Responsibilities
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Participate in the elaboration process of the automation strategy for all sort of automated operations and specially to serve the US plants.
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Capture internal requirements and establish the associated specification documents.
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Participate in the equipment purchasing process. Meet with suppliers, analyze proposals and make recommendations on the solution choices.
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Active involvement follow-up and review of the design work done by vendors.
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Plan and manage the installation and commissioning phases in our plants, while ensuring that the corporate health and safety standards are observed.
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Ensure the quality, conformity and safety of the automated equipment, before and after they are delivered and installed.
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Follow the financial situation of the projects and help in justifying automation projects.
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Assist in the continuous improvement of departmental engineering methods.
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Act as departmental technical reference regarding automated equipment for assembly, packaging, labelling, palletizing, among others.
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Lead or realize some modifications and optimization on existing production processes in molding, extrusion, fabrication, packaging and distribution.
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Act as a change agent within the department and the plant.
Qualifications & Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or automated production engineering.
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Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in project management, in an automated manufacturing environment.
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Experience managing automation projects for packaging, assembly or other relevant experience.
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Member of the Professional Engineers in NC
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Be available and willing to travel about 30% of the time.
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Has a valid driver’s license
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Rigor and strong organizational skills.
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Skills to manage internal and external teams.
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Capacity to learn in a changing and technological environment.
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Skilled communicator, with strong teamwork values.
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In depth knowledge in industrial engineering, internal logistics, quality control, HSE standards.
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Writing skills to prepare specifications and validation documents.
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Capability to read, understand and approve plant layout, CAD designs and process schematics.
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Comfortable with the software such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks and the Office suite.
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General knowledge of robotics, mechanical concepts, pneumatics and hydraulics.
IPEX is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at
HR@ipexna.com
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