Automation Engineer

**Automation Engineer (F/M)**

Our Technology Solutions business unit is an innovative company specializing in emerging digital technology for livestock. Through its commitment to the Science of Healthier Animals®, our Company offers veterinarians, farmers, pet owners, and governments one of the widest ranges of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services. Additionally, we provide an extensive suite of digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. Our Company is dedicated to preserving and improving the health, well-being, and performance of animals and the people who care for them.

Technology Solutions (TS) is a business unit of our Company, responsible for the non-BioPharma Technology within the group. With Technology Solutions, our Company is the world leader in the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of solutions for animal identification, monitoring, and traceability. Our data-driven solutions are used by farmers, companies, and countries to manage hundreds of millions of animals worldwide. As the largest provider of animal identification technology, we meet growing customer needs by providing over 600 million tags for identifying, tracking, and monitoring animals every year. We monitor over 5.5 million cows daily, allowing access to real-time, actionable data and insights to help improve or enhance animal management and health outcomes.

With over 60 years of experience and around 1,900 team members worldwide, we have a global network of experts, each with a great depth of experience and unparalleled knowledge, who provide a valuable resource to farmers, companies, and countries. Our Company has manufacturing and technology subsidiaries in North America, Europe, Israel, South America, China, Australia, and New Zealand. Our products are distributed in over 100 countries.

By putting intelligent, actionable management information into farmers’ hands, our solutions empower them to act in a timely manner to safeguard their animals’ health and well-being while achieving optimal production outcomes for a healthy food supply.

The other business units of Technology Solutions are Sure PetCare, which innovates, develops, and commercializes connected devices for pets, and Biomark & Vaki, which together develop and commercialize technologies in fish, both for fish conservation in rivers and for aquaculture.

Our data-driven solutions are used by farmers, pet owners, companies, and countries to manage hundreds of millions of animals worldwide.

Comply with hygiene, safety, environmental, and ergonomic requirements
- Follow health and safety instructions.
- Promote sustainable solutions for the environment.

Contribute to the management of suppliers for machines
- Participate in the survey of potential suppliers of machinery in France and abroad.
- Participate in the evaluation and selection of machine suppliers, especially for electrical, automation, vision and robotic.
- Communicate internally about supplier relationship and expectations.

Contribute to the automation of machines
- Write specifications of machines, especially for the electrical, automation, vision and robotic.
- Support the procurement-purchasing department and/or project teams during supplier consultations and participate in the selection of suppliers.
- Drive and control suppliers on the electrical, automation, vision and robotic parts, from the definition of means to the reception of machines.
- In conjunction with the IT department, develop and fine-tune the machine interface with TPS (Tag Printing System) and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) teams.
- Support project teams on their projects for the electrical, automation, vision and robotic.
- Integrate product constraints and communicate process needs and constraints to project team members.
- Drive and control the electrical, automation, vision and robotic development of machines at suppliers, in our factories and at customers and partners until final acceptance.
- With suppliers and internal services, contribute to the transfer, installation, development and serial start-up of machines in plants or at customers and partners.
- Support internal and external teams with training on automated means.
- Manage electrical, automation, vision and robotic files of machines on Sheredrive.

Contribute to the good management of the Industrial Engineering department
- Facilitate teamwork in a collaborative mode and work in synergy with all members to achieve objectives.
- Communicate information about automated machines to project teams and plants, involving local resources.
- Pilot industrial deliverables for his activities.
- Plan activities under MS Project.
- Contribute to the management and optimization of CAPEX (CAPital Expenditure).
- Continuously identify problems, risks and opportunities, propose and manage actions.
- Contribute to the consolidation of planning, CAPEX, deliverables, risks, problems and oppor