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Automation Project Manager - Food Industry

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Peterborough

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GBP 100,000 - 125,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Manager to lead automation and control systems projects primarily within the food sector. This role involves managing a dedicated team to deliver bespoke solutions, preparing detailed technical quotations, and ensuring effective communication with clients throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in system integration, control system design, and on-site commissioning, particularly in manufacturing environments. Join a company renowned for its excellence and make a significant impact in the automation industry.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme
25 Days Holiday
Profit Share Scheme
Share Scheme

Qualifications

  • Experience managing control systems integration projects.
  • Ability to produce control system design documents and oversee installations.

Responsibilities

  • Manage automation projects in the food industry with a dedicated team.
  • Prepare technical quotations and liaise with customers throughout the project.

Skills

System Integration
Control System Design
PLC Based Control System Architecture
HMI & SCADA Coding
On-site Commissioning
Technical Project Life Cycle Understanding

Tools

Control Panel Design
Site Installation Design
Industrial Hardware Systems

Job description

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.

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