Automation & Commissioning Team Leader

GEA Germany GmbH; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 100.440.000 - 145.080.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

GEA Germany GmbH is seeking a seasoned Automation & Commissioning Team Leader for its Nutrition Plant Engineering division in Colombia. You will define strategy, lead automation projects, and ensure compliance with customer specs, GEA standards and safety requirements.

You will oversee functional analyses, coordinate resources, and drive process improvements across cross-functional teams while maintaining on-schedule delivery and budget adherence.

Formación

• Experience in automation and commissioning leadership within food/beverage/dairy sectors.
• Strong knowledge of ISA standards and process automation best practices.
• Proven ability to design, implement and verify control systems and PLC/HMI/SCADA solutions.

Responsabilidades

• Assist and collaborate with NPE Head of Engineering to define strategy for Automation & Commissioning.
• Ensure automation projects meet customer specs, functions, and standards.
• Document automation engineering per GEA procedures.
• Develop functional analyses and organize project automation work.
• Manage budget-compliant automation implementation and monitor progress.
• Drive productivity improvements and promote innovation in automation.
• Ensure safety compliance and conduct on-site safety evaluations.
• Coordinate with internal/external teams and suppliers.

Conocimientos

Manufacturing processes

CIP know-how

Hygienic design

Automation pre-engineering

Automation scheduling

P&ID-based control modelling

FDS design

Automation architecture sizing

ISA standards

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA programming

Industrial protocols

IO setup

VFD commissioning

Electrical cabinets/Skids

IO testing

Dry/Wet testing

CIP procedures

PAT testing

Descripción del empleo

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 an Automation & Commissioning Team Leader.

Responsibilities / Tasks

• To assist and work with NPE Head of Engineering in defining and implementing 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.

GEA is one of the largest suppliers of process technology for the food industry and a wide range of other industries. The international technology group focuses on process technology and components for sophisticated production processes in various end-user markets.