Automation Engineer
Agropur•Montreal, QC
•Onsite
About The Position
At Agropur, every role exists to deliver concrete results. What matters is real impact, not the volume of activity. Agropur is looking for an automation engineer to join its team in St-Laurent. Reporting to the maintenance manager, the automation engineer is responsible for the maintenance, design, implementation, and optimization of the factory's automated systems. This key role directly contributes to the efficiency of production lines, compliance with hygiene standards, and equipment reliability in a regulated dairy environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering, or a related field.
- Member of the OIQ (preferred).
- 3 to 5 years of experience in industrial automation.
- Proficiency in PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens), SCADA (Ignition, FactoryTalk View, Aveva/Wonderware), and robotics (FANUC, ABB, and Kuka).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English (English is required to collaborate with colleagues from other Canadian provinces).
Responsibilities
- Diagnose and resolve failures in automated systems to minimize production downtime and ensure operational continuity.
- Ensure compliance with standards for the site’s electrical installations.
- Maintain, design, program, and optimize programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and SCADA systems on process, packaging, and filling lines.
- Lead continuous improvement projects in automation (Lean, Kaizen) in collaboration with the production, maintenance, and quality teams.
- Manage CAPEX automation projects in collaboration with the site project manager.
- Prepare and maintain technical documentation: electrical schematics and change logs.
- Evaluate and select suppliers of equipment and components.
- Occasionally supervise subcontractors’ work on projects.
- Train production and maintenance staff on automated equipment.
- Two-week on-call period every four weeks (responsible for 24/7 emergency calls regarding automation and control systems for the plant).
Benefits
- Vacation entitlement based on recognition of years of service
- Flexible group insurance plan including telemedicine
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunities to invest in your development (career growth, etc.)
- Pension plan with employer contributions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
