Manufacturing Innovation Expert Latam

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**Responsibilities**:
**The Opportunity**:

- Deploy control and information systems regional audits in order to evaluate level of automation maturity, systems sustain model, adoption of new techs and people capabilities.
- Leads the implementation of information technology systems to enable the Digitized Value Chain strategy and secure our infrastructure at manufacturing sites. Also provide support implementations of “Smart equipment” and “Auto Control” projects.
- To maintain and develop the site’s SCADA, PLC, VFDs, MES Systems, NETWORKS and advanced control To drive initiatives in improving plant´s control
- Provide technical SME (Subject Matter Expert) support and leadership to CSS tehnicians group in LatAm on: Networking, Equipment Integration and Data Processing, Industrial Data Centre, Wireless Technologies and Systems Implementation.
- Manage capabilities training plan for Control Systems Specialist roles to increase and improve automation skills and knowledge in maintenance / engineering teams.
- Manage the OT (Operational technology) hardware and software obsolescence in order to avoid cybersecurity risks and to be aligned with OT Data Strategy for Mfg 4.0.
- Support and validate key global and regional automation initiatives and projects deployment in LatAm in order to ensure that are in compliance with control and information systems/cybersecurity standards.

**Your Impact**:
As **Manufacturing innovation Expert Latam** your responsibilities would consist of
- Deploy Control & Information Systems audits in LatAm region and establish an action plan to improve automation management, increase technology capabilities in place, improve unplanned downtime due to technology breakdowns and reduce outsorced maintenance costs related to C&IS external support.
- Develop LatAm specific playbooks for the implementation of Manufacturing Information Systems, Predictive Maintenance, DVC and Cyber Security components.
- Engage with Field Engineering by providing technical leadership and SME support to drive design Manufacturing Execution Systems, Data Centre and Cyber Security solutions for productivity/innovation Capex initiatives, for field to project manage and execute.
- Develop a regional control and information systems training strategy based on key technology in order to improve maintenance capabilities.
- Implement and follow up automation scorecard in LATAM in order to detect opportunities and setup a regional benchmark.
- Represent LATAM on the global C&IS - Control & information systems community.
- Responsible to generate, standardize and deploy maintenance routines in the SAP - CMMS with focus on automation equipment and components.
- Maintain the site PLC and SCADA systems, ensuring targets for availability and data integrity are met, and compliance to business standards and audits is maintained.
- Manage OT obsolescence in place in order to identify potential cybersecurity risks and define a replacement roadmap with maitenance and engineering teams. Develop and deploy a PC assets tech refresh service to mitigate the impact in the OT environment due to hardware and software obsolete.
- Manage and implement support contracts and system upgrades to maintain the value and concurrency of the systems
- Implement and manage structured specification systems and change control procedures to enforce standard software, hardware, and network implementations such that reliable, consistent information is delivered to the business managers.
- Set standards and service levels for the maintenance and availability of control and information systems.
- Identify opportunities for improve efficiency through the use of control and information systems.
- Translate opportunities into specific project deliverables, aligning internal and external technical resources to the priorities and resource requirements.
- Assess and measure the impact and benefits realization of local projects.
- Provide technical leadership for the control specialists in role at site level.
- Support the Front Line teams on technical