Automation Engineering Specialist

Job Location: Franklin Park, IL

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

The Automation Engineer Specialist is part of the Engineering team and aims to design and execute industrial investment projects. It provides support as a technical point of reference, during the project execution. Also, it ensures the capitalization of experiences on plants, looking for opportunities and ideas for improvement.
The Automation Engineer Specialist will report professionally to the Automation Engineering Manager Preparation and Utilities and managerially to the North America Engineering Manager and will work daily with several internal stakeholders: i.e., Plants, Technical Sourcing, Maintenance, Controlling.

Main Responsibilities:

•    Project Activities:

• Performs technical specification for design activities, defining required technical features. Supports the startup of new machineries, oversees the technology diffusion among plants and guarantees the know-how transfer to the plant.
• Execution of industrial investment projects 

•    Technical Reference during the entire project execution and oversees the post-execution through technical assistance on activities to machineries
•    Support to Sourcing, operating as point of reference for the Sourcing department and providing support in sourcing strategy definition, collecting and evaluating offers, assessing and selecting the suppliers 
•    NA specific activities. Guarantee the connection and coordination between the Area and the central Engineering (technical specifications alignment, feedback on the projects and vendors)
•    Vendors’ coordination and management during the execution phase
•    Project Budget may range up to $50 Million

Who we are looking for:

•    Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required. Master's Degree would be a plus
•    Specialization in Automation, Electronics, Instrumentation, Electrotechnics
•    Minimum 6 years of experience in Automation (PLC, SCADA, Motion Control Systems knowledge, OT infrastructures)
•    Advanced project management skills 
•    Availability to travel frequently for business trips across North America (About 50%)
•    Previous experience in Industrial Maintenance roles will be considered a plus

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world. 

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.