Automation Project Manager - Food Industry

Job Description

Project Manager - Automation/Control Systems

The COMPANY
Our client is a well-established global manufacturer, acknowledged as a leading provider of industrial process and automation solutions. From initial design through manufacturing and commissioning, focusing on their clients' specific brief/requirements, they deliver an industry-leading professional service to a myriad of industries including food processing, pharmaceutical, packaging, scientific, power, general manufacturing, etc. Their market-leading comprehensive service product range means that they have gained an enviable global reputation synonymous with excellence in the +100 countries that utilise their products/services.

The ROLE
The Project Manager - Automation/Control Systems will deliver systems integration/controls and automation projects mainly in the food industry. The minutia of the role includes:

1. Project Management of control systems with a dedicated automation delivery team
2. Preparation of detailed technical customer quotations for bespoke Control Systems
3. Liaise directly with customers throughout the project
4. Provide technical supervision of system design, build and installation personnel
5. Customer site visits as and when required

The CANDIDATE
Our client is looking for a Project Manager with the following background:

1. Experience in system integration
2. Ability to understand and produce control system design documents
3. Understanding of technical project life cycle
4. Knowledge of:
1. Systems for in process and manufacturing environments
2. PLC based control system architecture
3. PLC, HMI & SCADA coding
4. On-site commissioning of industrial control systems
5. Working knowledge of industrial hardware systems:
1. Control panel design and assembly
2. Site installation design
3. Control system hardware LV distribution/MCC/PLC/Safety/instrumentation
4. Hardware design documents (circuit schematics, I/O schedules, motor schedules)
6. Ideally from the Food Process and Beverage sector

Package:
Salary £55,000 - £65,000 depending on experience, company pension scheme, 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, profit share scheme, share scheme.

Location:
Peterborough. This role is commutable from: Peterborough, Stamford, Corby, Uppingham, Wansford, Yaxley, Oundle, Kettering, Northampton, Cambridge, Thrapston, Wellingborough, Huntingdon, Sawtry, Raunds.