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 a Automation & Commissioning Team Leader.
Responsibilities / Tasks
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.
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GEA is one of the largest technology suppliers for food processing and a wide range of other industries. The global group specializes in machinery, plants, as well as process technology and components.
GEA provides resource-efficient solutions for sophisticated production processes in diverse end-user markets and offers a comprehensive service portfolio.