Automation Project Leader

6 days ago

Dole Borno State, Nigeria Littelfuse Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Littelfuse is one of America's Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

As an
Automation Project Leader
, you will be responsible for leading one or more automation development projects—from requirements gathering to production start-up. You will play a key role in developing new process and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency, product quality, and cost performance (including maintenance cost reduction and standardization).

About The Job

  • Define, realize, and implement programming for Programmable Logic Controllers, vision control systems, robots, and other devices.
  • Manage the automation scope of industrialization projects: identify technical solutions and materials, prepare cost estimates, define specifications, and follow up on implementation and validation.
  • Lead cross-functional automation project teams: internal and external resources.
  • Take full ownership of industrialization projects where automation and/or industrial IT are the main focus.
  • Ensure project delivery against QCD objectives (Quality, Cost, Delivery) and operational milestones.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, standardization, and performance tracking.
  • Participate in technological watch and validation of new automation technologies to support R&D and manufacturing evolution.

About You

  • Degree in Automation, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent.
  • Strong experience in industrial automation, industrial vision systems.
  • Robotics and industrial IT (PLC, SCADA, MES) are a plus.
  • Knowledge of micromechanics, measurement systems, and statistical tools is a plus.
  • Proficient with office tools; familiarity with automotive quality standards and ERP systems is advantageous.
  • Fluent in French (English is a plus).
  • Strong communication, project management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
  • Results-driven, customer-oriented, innovative, and collaborative mindset.
  • A taste for fieldwork and field experience

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values – Respect, Customer Focus, Agility, Collaboration – support us in our mission to improve the safety, reliability, and performance of our customers' products that use electrical energy.

We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference – everywhere, every day.

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