Process Control Automation Specialist

Key Accountabilities and Process Improvement

• Participate in actions and solutions to improve process control, reduce energy costs, and improve quality.
• Participate in actions and solutions to improve equipment monitoring and energy monitoring.
• Participate in plant audits related to Omya 4.0, energy, instrumentation, and power.
• Investigate new technology to improve plant safety (Intelligent PPE, improved alarming, etc.).

Knowledge Sharing & Expertise

• Support CCs in developing budgets, Project Charters, and mentoring (Energy CC, Instrumentation CC, Power CC, Omya 4.0 CC).
• Provide support to the GOP Engineering team.
• Responsible for know‑how transfer, best practices, and supporting the development of group standards and guidelines.
• Support UNO initiatives with process and automation teams.

Environmental Health & Safety

• Act in accordance with safety and environmental regulations.

Reporting Structure

• Solid line to Head of Engineering, Machines & Maintenance Group Operations.
• Dotted lines to: number of direct reports, total reports, and dotted line reports.
• Performance measures: KPIs agreed in yearly MBO.

Other Requirements

• Good command of local language and English (additional languages beneficial).
• Travel required to regions, plants, supplier sites.
• Confident in international settings.

Internal & External Contacts

• Project management, Engineering and Process & Machine Technology departments.
• All GOP Competence Centers, regions and plants worldwide.
• Group IT.
• External engineering firms, equipment suppliers.

Education

• University degree in Electrical and/or Automation Engineering.

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in electrical and/or automation engineering field.

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to improve processes and systems to enhance performance of the job area.
• Strong working knowledge across all engineering fields with emphasis on electrical.
• Interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Good communication skills.

Company Overview

• Omya is a leading global producer of industrial minerals and a worldwide distributor of specialty materials.
• Founded 140 years ago; privately owned; headquartered in Switzerland with offices and plants in more than 50 countries.
• Our purpose, combined with our values of modesty, courtesy, integrity and perseverance, is the foundation of our business.
• All employees, partners and suppliers are bound by a Code of Conduct which reflects our values.