Automation Project Manager - Shatterprufe (Port Elizabeth)

Shatterprufe® is the leading manufacturer and distributor of OE Auto and aftermarket replacement glass products. The company manufactures genuine Shatterprufe® laminated windscreens and Armourplate® toughened automotive safety glass products. Three automotive glass plants manufacture over 4 million pieces of laminated and toughened glass a year for customers worldwide. Shatterprufe® products are installed by Original Motor manufacturers in Southern Africa.

Main job purpose

• The Project Automation Manager oversees major technical projects, ensuring they meet scope and customer expectations.  With a deep understanding of Shatterprufe's equipment, the successful incumbent will identify, support and execute projects to enhance Plant capabilities, driving profitability and sustainability.

Main Objective

• To effectively manage all automation projects in line with project scope requirements and customer expectations.
• To effectively communicate with all relevant project stakeholders to ensure scope, progress and hand-over of the project is adequately understood by all stakeholders.
• To provide technical automation assistance to all Sites in order to assist with improvements in relation to breakdowns, cycle times, etc. so as to drive necessary efficiencies.   
• To provide technical consultation services to Sites to deliver effective solutions for complex automation and technical problems.
• To effectively manage, organise and coordinate machine, equipment and service suppliers in areas of responsibility in order to support project related outcomes.
• Responsible for compiling / coordinating electronic drawings and the archiving thereof, in the relevant Site technical drive, as specified in the handover document.
• To ensure software backups are completed and provided to Site Engineering on completion of projects in order to ensure integrity of data.
• To compile and provide training manuals to Production to facilitate roll-out of training at Site in support of new installation / project.
• To ensure effective communication of relevant information to all stakeholders to support effective decision making for the business.

Critical job requirements

• Grade 12     
• Diploma in Electrical Engineering
• 8 years project automation experience   
• Coordinate diverse teams of suppliers, site engineers, etc.         

Knowledge

• CAD Based Electrical Design and Documentation      
• AC/DC Servo drive configuration with PLC type Motion Control
• Robot Configuration especially Fanuc    
• Microsoft Programming Language (Visual Basic or similar)
• Good mechanical and technical knowledge      
• Demonstrated knowledge of Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental legal requirements and systems
• Specialist Knowledge in Automation      
• Industrial Protocol Integration (Controlnet, Devicenet, ProfinetNet, Modbus TCP, EthernetIP, Ioloink)
• Automotive glass manufacturing equipment     
• Low to medium voltage circuit design
• Safety Circuit design and implementation         
• Contractor and Project management experience
• SCADA design and development (Wonderware and factoryTalkView)     
• Panelview programming and integration
• PLC programming (Rockwell and Siemens)     
• Industrial Network Configuration (Stratix Switch / VLAN Management)

Skills

• Ability to communicate across various communication networks      
• PLC with particular focus on Allen Bradley
• SCADA Development        
• Data base experience preferably Microsoft SQL
• Proven track record showing successful project completion         

PG Group, and its subsidiaries, are committed to the principles of employment equity and as such are equal opportunity employers.  Qualified applicants who apply for any vacancies will be considered with due consideration based on of fairness and equity. Factors such as race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability are not consider exclusively and are not determinative of any appointments made by PG Group or its subsidiaries

Requisition ID: 2849