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Springdale, AR, United States
Posted on
Nov 29, 2021
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Tyson Foods
Staff Analyst Automation
in
Springdale
Arkansas
At Tyson Foods, the safety of our team members is our top priority. For that reason, successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Vaccine verification will be required to enter Tyson facilities.
En Tyson Foods, la seguridad de los miembros de nuestro equipo es nuestra principal prioridad. Por esa razón, los solicitantes seleccionados para este puesto deben estar completamente vacunados contra COVID-19 como condición de empleo. Se requerirá la verificación de la vacuna para ingresar a las instalaciones de Tyson.
Job Details:
Are you ready to join an innovative team where you will have direct influence on game-changing strategies and solutions for one of the world’s largest food companies? Looking for a role where you can combine your passion for automation, process optimization, and an interest in all things technical? Wanting to be both strategic and hands-on? Thrive on partnering with talented colleagues and delivering as a team? If so … keep reading!
The Automation and Optimization team is responsible for identifying automation and process improvement opportunities, performing financial modeling, driving the automation roadmap, and executing automation projects. We also define and facilitate a governance model to ensure we leverage Tyson's full scale as a Fortune 100 company as we engage external partners and suppliers, simplify our automation solution catalog, and help streamline supportability and solution maintenance.
The Staff Analyst Automation will play a crucial role as a senior member of our team to lead the definition of strategy, standards, governance, and tools in the roll-out of Automation solutions across Tyson’s enterprise (includes both greenfield plant design and brownfield retrofitting). This individual must be passionate about staying current with new technologies in automation and manufacturing and how they can be implemented in food and beverage industry. If you love show casing the art of the possible with automation and what has a proven track record in the industry as well as designing and architecting an implementation strategy to scale at Tyson while partnering across multiple functions and organizations to deliver together, this could be a great fit for you.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Define and document the standard automation approaches and solutions for new plant architecture and road mapping across our Poultry, Beef, Pork, and Prepared Foods businesses.
Define, implement, and manage processes and standards regarding automation solutions across the entire Tyson enterprise
Partner with business operations, engineering, international, and IT to define automation standards and approved vendors resulting in a solutions catalog
Propose and facilitate processes and controls related to equipment purchases and assist in the governance of these processes (i.e. procurement controls)
Analyze the financial and efficiency impacts of automation opportunities
Define solution design documentation templates and setup documentation repositories for automation solutions
Document the technical design of automation solutions in partnership with engineering, business operations, international, and IT
Partner with industry leading technology companies and emerging technology startups to source and apply the new technologies
The position entails rigorous process discipline and documentation practices as well as excellent cross-functional communication skills to assure functionality, safety, reliability and quality of the product
Provide consulting services for automated solutions used in plant builds and expansions
Subject Matter Expert in one or multiple areas of Automation, Controls, or Robotics
Requirements:
Must have:
Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Information Systems equivalent degree or education
10 years of direct related experience in manufacturing and production environments with an emphasis on process optimization and electrical control systems
Ability to architect and design new factory process flows and data from each type of equipment
Experience with PLC, SCADA, and MES platforms and systems in order to create an end-to-end factory floor design
Experience and understanding of industrial networks as well as network segmentation and cyber security
Working knowledge and experience in industrial robotics and artificial intelligence and their application in a production environment
Experience and understanding of ERP platforms and systems with the ability to process map planning activities to execution activities at the factory level
Experience in food and beverage industry with proven ability to understand push vs pull process manufacturing
Experience and understanding of OEE, recipe management, near real time WIP inventory tracking
Understanding of production sequencing and labor management
Proven experience installing/implementing automation solutions in manufacturing industries.
Experience with automation industry standards e.g. ISO 13849, NEMA ratings, UL standards, etc.
Nice to have:
An organized and process-minded approach to solving problems
Hand-on experience where you have brought organization to ambiguous environment with the use of processes, standards, and governance
Strong documentation skills with experience documenting technical or production solutions as well as creating standard templates for repeated use
Proficient in the use of process mapping software and tools
Proficient in the use of blueprint and cad platforms such as Auto Cad or SolidWorks
Ability to clearly “tell the story” and tailor messaging
Proven ability to mentor team members to grow in their own career and impact
Ability to lead a team of colleagues towards a common goal and achieve successful outcomes
Understanding of interdependencies between information technology, automation, operations, and engineering
Understanding and knowledge of food production processes and solutions is desired
Experience with industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices and their deployment at scale
Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to operate within complex situations, break them down, and work with others to define the path forward
Supervisory: None
Travel: This position may require up to 25% of travel
Relocation Assistance Eligible:
Yes
Work Shift:
1ST SHIFT (United States of America)
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Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
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