Automation Engineer
- Lethbridge, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 5-6 years’ experience in the field of industrial automation
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
LAPORTE is a consulting engineering firm providing high-value engineering services to the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, industrial biotechnology, and industrial manufacturing sectors, with 30 offices across North America and Europe and more than 520 dedicated employees. We are an independent company wholly owned by 45 of our principal engineers.
We offer a stimulating environment where autonomy, collaboration and professional growth are at the heart of our daily work. We believe in a flexible working environment that values work-life balance while encouraging efficiency and creativity on a daily basis.
Discover an employer who takes care of its greatest asset: its employees!
This hybrid position is available in all of our office locations in Canada.
Automation Engineer, Lethbridge, AB - Calgary, AB - Edmonton, AB or Vancouver, BC
Responsibilities and Duties:
The candidate will play a key role in project management by ensuring planning, cost and schedule control, as well as the design, programming, and commissioning of automated systems
The LAPORTE team
We offer a stimulating environment where autonomy, collaboration and professional growth are at the heart of our daily work. We believe in a flexible working environment that values work-life balance while encouraging efficiency and creativity on a daily basis.
Discover an employer who takes care of its greatest asset: its employees!
This hybrid position is available in all of our office locations in Canada.
Automation Engineer, Lethbridge, AB - Calgary, AB - Edmonton, AB or Vancouver, BC
Responsibilities and Duties:
The candidate will play a key role in project management by ensuring planning, cost and schedule control, as well as the design, programming, and commissioning of automated systems
- Define customer needs
- Design automated systems and select equipment (controls, instrumentation, motor controls, control panel design, etc.)
- Participate in system testing and commissioning
- Manage factory automation projects: planning, supervision, change control, and reporting on budget, schedule, and resources, manufacturers, and contractors
- Prepare specifications, plans, and estimates
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary project team
- Follow up with equipment suppliers
- Bachelor's degree in automated production engineering (APE), electrical engineering, or equivalent.
- Member of a Professional Engineering Association in Alberta or British Columbia (EGBC or APEGA)
- 5-6 years’ experience in the field of industrial automation
- Knowledge of Allen Bradley, Rockwell, and Siemens products
- Experience in the food and/or pharmaceutical industry (an asset)
- Occasional visits to clients
- Strong leadership, relationship management, organizational planning and project management skills, in addition to technical knowledge
- Entrepreneurial mindset and desire for business development.
- Programming PLCs and user interfaces
- Ability to exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
- Ability to influence clients, suppliers and peers into adopting "best practices" in the engineering field
- Excellent communication skills - verbal, written, listening and interpersonal with the ability to transfer knowledge to others
- Capability to engage and energize others to reach their fullest potential and performance
- Have flexibility to travel to external manufacturing sites as needed
- Competitive Salary: Competitive salary commensurate with experience and industry standards;
- Health and Wellness Programs: Comprehensive group health insurance coverage from day one (medical, dental, vision, childcare);
- Retirement Plans: Employer-contributed RRSP plan at 4%;
- Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid work mode, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office;
- Professional Development: A work environment that encourages empowerment and professional growth. Professional reimbursement fees (e.g., APEGA, APEGS, EGBC, etc…) covered by the company;
- Career Advancement Opportunities: Mentorship programs, training, cross-department opportunities, etc.;
- Work-Life Balance: 3 weeks of regular vacation with 1 week of paid vacation during the Christmas holidays. 1 week of Personal/Sick leave ;
- Inclusive Culture: A diverse, flexible, and non-conformist work environment that values equity, work-life balance, and promotes efficiency in daily tasks with enormous growth opportunities;
- Team-Building Activities: Lunch & Learn sessions, team retreats, outdoor activities, family get-togethers, and workshops;
- Other Benefits: Public transport and telephone reimbursement
The LAPORTE team
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Responsibilities
Define customer requirements and design, program, test, and commission automated systems, including selecting controls, instrumentation, and related equipment. Manage factory automation projects by coordinating planning, budgets, schedules, resources, suppliers, contractors, and interdisciplinary teams.
Requirements
A bachelor's degree in automated production engineering, electrical engineering, or an equivalent field is required, along with professional engineering association membership in Alberta or British Columbia and 5–6 years of industrial automation experience. Candidates should know Allen-Bradley, Rockwell, and Siemens products and bring strong project leadership, communication, planning, and PLC programming skills; food or pharmaceutical industry experience is an asset.
Skills
- Industrial Automation
- Project Management
- PLC Programming
- User Interface Programming
- Allen-Bradley
- Rockwell Products
- Siemens Products
- Automated Systems Design
- Instrumentation
- Motor Controls
- Control Panel Design
- System Testing and Commissioning
- Budget and Schedule Control
- Change Control
- Leadership
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Childcare Coverage
- Employer-Contributed RRSP
- Hybrid Work Arrangements
- Professional Development
- Professional Membership Fee Reimbursement
- Mentorship and Training
- Three Weeks of Vacation
- Paid Christmas Vacation
- Personal and Sick Leave
- Team-Building Activities
- Telephone Reimbursement
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Engineering
- Management & Leadership
- Manufacturing
- Consulting
- Technology
Keywords
- Industrial Automation
- Automated Production Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Professional Engineer
- APEGA
- EGBC
- PLC Programming
- User Interfaces
- Allen-Bradley
- Rockwell
- Siemens
- Controls
- Instrumentation
- Motor Controls
- Control Panel Design
- System Testing
- Commissioning
- Factory Automation
- Project Management
- Planning
- Budget Control
- Schedule Control
- Change Control
- Resource Management
- Equipment Suppliers
- Contractor Coordination
- Food Industry
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Business Development