Consultant - Automation & Digital Transformation

• Analyse production processes and identify where automation can improve safety, efficiency, quality, or consistency.
• Work with operators, engineers, and management to understand challenges and translate them into technical automation solutions.
• Design automation architectures: PLC logic structure, SCADA/DCS functionalities, communication flows, and integration with MES or higher-level systems.
• Support automation projects across the full lifecycle - functional design, programming, testing, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and post-go-live improvements.
• Facilitate workshops to clarify requirements, explain technical concepts, and align stakeholders around realistic solutions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (MES consultants, data engineers, process engineers) to build cohesive digital transformation plans.
• Ensure solutions are designed with safety, sustainability, and maintainability in mind.
• Provide training and coaching to users and technical teams to help them adopt new systems confidently.
• Measure and communicate project impact (e.g., reduced downtime, increased performance, improved reproducibility).

Do you have experience in Scripting?, Essential skills

• Strong experience in industrial automation: PLC, SCADA, DCS (e.g., Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider, Emerson, ABB, Wonderware, Ignition, etc.).
• Ability to understand and map manufacturing processes across sectors such as food, pharma, chemicals, metals, or consumer goods.
• Solid understanding of control logic, field instrumentation, I/O, communication protocols (Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, OPC UA…).
• Ability to design or review automation architectures and ensure integration with MES, historians, or ERP systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate user needs into robust technical solutions.
• Excellent communication skills - able to explain technical automation concepts in clear, accessible language.
• A collaborative mindset, comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with industrial IT or OT systems, cybersecurity basics, or network topologies.
• Experience in commissioning or troubleshooting across multiple automation platforms.
• Knowledge of scripting or data manipulation (Python, SQL, etc.) is a plus but not required.
• Previous experience in consulting or client-facing project roles.
• Fluency in English and Dutch

At AG Solution, we build intelligent solutions for the process industry, combining automation, process control, data management, and MES/MOM systems to help manufacturers reach operational excellence.

Now part of the Saphir Group, we are one of Europe’s leading Industry 4.0 partners, with more than 400 engineers and consultants working across Europe, the UK, and the US.

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