Ot Systems Engineer Lead - Americas

Barry Callebaut Group; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A global food manufacturing organization is seeking an experienced OT Systems Engineer Lead to oversee the digital transformation at 20 production sites in the Americas. The role requires a Master's degree in engineering, significant experience in industrial automation, and expertise in designing digital manufacturing solutions. Strong knowledge of OT environments and project management skills are essential as you collaborate with various teams for successful implementation. Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Qualificações

• 10+ years of experience in industrial automation and digital manufacturing.
• Experience designing and implementing Digital Manufacturing or Smart Factory solutions.
• Prepared to travel approximately % of the time.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and implement site‑specific OT and digital masterplans.
• Identify investment demands and manage project budgets.
• Support production sites during troubleshooting and incident response.

Conhecimentos

Expert knowledge of OT environments

Experience with Siemens and/or Rockwell automation

Knowledge of industrial automation standards (ISA95)

Excellent English

Experience in digital manufacturing

Experience in multinational manufacturing contexts

Formação académica

Master's degree in engineering

Ferramentas

PLC

SCADA

MES

EMS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

OT Systems Engineer Lead – Americas

Barry Callebaut Group

Location: São Paulo – SP

About The Role

Barry Callebaut's production facilities and warehouses are rapidly evolving into connected, automated and data‑driven environments.

Digital platforms such as MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and EMS (Energy Management System) are key enablers for standardized food safety and operational excellence, and are important prerequisites to delivering data‑driven innovation and smart factory applications.

At the core of these digital industrial applications is standardized, secured and monitored Operational Technology (OT).

This provides the backbone for a safe, reliable and trusted production and storage process, decreases the risk for a security breach, and safeguards data quality.

The mission of an OT Systems Engineer Lead – Americas is to drive the change program that transforms the 20 Barry Callebaut factories in the Americas region into such digital environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement site‑specific OT and digital masterplans at Barry Callebaut production plants in the region, in accordance with the global roadmap for digital manufacturing, to achieve compliance to global OT standards and deploy digital platforms and solutions such as MES, requiring changes in people, process and technology.
• Identify investment demands and manage project budgets, timelines and quality.
• Support BC production sites during troubleshooting and incident response in case of an OT incident (level of escalation).
• Support global and local E&A engineering teams in implementing OT standards in growth and productivity projects.
• As part of the Digital Manufacturing Lead and experts, improve global digital standards, implement local site feedback and market innovations.
• Participate in expert communities with digital manufacturing professionals at local and global levels.
• Act as liaison for plant managers, site OT champions, digital engineers, engineering E&A leads, project engineers and global/local IT teams.

Scope

Member of the global Engineering & Technical Innovation team, reporting to the Director, Center of Expertise Digital; part of a global team of OT and digital manufacturing engineers.

Direct responsibility for OT at 20 BC production sites; involved in all 62 BC production sites, overseeing over 10,000 digital assets with ages up to 35 years, including SCADA, PLC, MES, EMS, etc.

Failure of any asset can impact production or shut down an entire factory.

Define and govern multi‑year investment roadmaps in digital manufacturing across all production sites in the region.

Opportunity to drive digital programs that are at the core of the CSD organization.

About You

• Master's degree in engineering.
• Excellent knowledge of English is mandatory; knowledge of Spanish is an advantage.
• At least 10 years of experience in industrial automation and digital manufacturing, with expert knowledge of OT environments.
• Experience with design and configuration of Siemens and/or Rockwell automation and network portfolios required; Aveva product suite experience considered a plus.
• At least 5 years of experience designing and implementing Digital Manufacturing or Smart Factory solutions.
• Knowledge of international standards for industrial automation (ISA95) and industrial cybersecurity (ISO, NIST, IEC) is advantageous.
• Experience working in a multinational manufacturing context, preferably in food manufacturing.
• Experience managing complex capex investment projects.
• Prepared to travel approximately % of the time.

Industry: Food and Beverage Services; Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to diversity and inclusion.

United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we've experienced and how we think.

We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong.

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