Project Engineer Automation

Company Description

Gerresheimer is the global partner for pharmaceutics, biotech, healthcare, and cosmetics with a very broad product range for pharmaceutical and cosmetic packaging solutions and drug delivery systems. The company is an innovative solution provider from concept to delivery of the end product. Gerresheimer achieves its ambitious goals through a high level of innovative strength, industrial competence and concentration on quality and customer focus. In developing innovative and sustainable solutions, Gerresheimer relies on a comprehensive international network with numerous innovation and production centers in Europe, America and Asia. Gerresheimer produces close to its customers worldwide with around 11,000 employees and generated annual revenues in 2022 of EUR 1.8bn. With its products and solutions, Gerresheimer plays an essential role in people's health and well-being.

Gerresheimer Peachtree City L.P. was established in 1993 in Peachtree City, GA, as part of the Plastics & Devices Division manufacturing and assembling a variety of precision molded plastic parts for various applications in the medical industry. The subsidiary operates in an 132 K sq. ft. production facility with 200 employees. 

Job Description

• Independent procurement of special machines and plants (e. g. from simple manual workstations to interlinked complete plants)

• Contact person for the customer, for the project team, as well as for suppliers with regard to all technical topics and overarching issues in the field of automation technology in a project

• Independent execution of project coordination for the automation area to the business units sales, project management, quality, development, production and service according to the described process flow

• Project definition automation (e. g. preparation of specifications, time schedule, costing, etc.)

• Independent schedule tracking, cost monitoring and preparation of status reports

• Coordination of suppliers (e. g. with regard to the start-up, delivery, etc.)

• FAT and SAT

• Handover of plants to our production sites

• Organization and support of after sales service

• Sales support in technical issues, concept development for quotation preparation and calculations

• Preparation of feasibility studies and feasibility commitments in Phase II projects (development projects)

Qualifications

 Knowledge as acquired in the course of a completed technical degree (e. g. Engineer, Master or Bachelor of Science/Engineering). This position requires at least three years of experience in a similar position, as well as sound knowledge of project management.

• In-depth knowledge of components and processes in the field of automation technology

• In-depth knowledge of the procurement of special machinery and equipment

• In-depth knowledge in the definition and execution of projects with regard to costs, time, quality

• In-depth knowledge of EDP/IT applications (e. g. MS Office, MS Project, ERP system e. g. SAP, ...)

• Good knowledge in interpretation of drawings and basic knowledge in statistical methods

• Good understanding of technical interrelationships from the development area to the serialization of automation solutions

• Good knowledge in supplier management

• Willingness to travel

Additional Information

- M-F 8am-5pm 

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