Process Control and Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the plant Automation and Process Control Roadmap aligned with business, safety, and sustainability objectives
• Define, implement, and optimize control strategies including loops, sequences, recipes, interlocks, and permissives
• Ensure automation systems support process safety as independent protection layers
• Support productivity and variability reduction through standardized and advanced control solutions
• Own energy and utilities automation, including metering and monitoring architecture
• Act as discipline authority for automation and control within capital projects
• Ensure all automation changes comply with Management of Change (MOC) requirements
• Define and maintain automation, control, alarm management, and HMI standards

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Instrumentation, Automation, Control, or Chemical Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of experience in automation and process control in an industrial or chemical environment
• Hands-on experience with PLC systems
• Strong knowledge of process safety principles related to automation
• Experience supporting capital projects and system commissioning

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong systems and process thinking
• Ability to translate business objectives into technical solutions
• Effective cross-functional collaboration
• High discipline in governance and documentation

Benefits

• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Flexible Benefits
• Canteen and Savings Fund

About the Company

Henkel is a global leader in both industrial and consumer businesses, holding leading positions in adhesive technologies and consumer brands. With a legacy of nearly 150 years, we are pioneers at heart, driving innovation and sustainability to improve everyday life for millions of people worldwide.