Job description

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 Liquid and Powder Technologies Team in Colombia and support us as a:

Automation & Commissioning Team Leader

Responsibilities / Tasks

The Automation & Commissioning Team Leader is responsible to lead and manage an engineer team of Automation & commissioning.

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 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

Team automation manager.
Planning vacations team.
Coordinate automation training
Coordinate automation activities.
Continuously improvement plant
Internal stakeholders communication
- Engineering team.
- Project Management Team.
- Automation Team.
External stakeholders communication
- Costumer site
- Sub suppliers
- Providers
Time Management,
- Activities Description.
- Schedule of milestones
- Task Planning.

Your Profile / Qualifications

Educational Background

Degree in engineering career (Industrial, Electrical, Automation, Electronic Mechatronics)
(Valuable) Master’s Degree in Automation technologies
(Valuable) Formal training in Project Management

Professional Knowledge and Experiences