Controls Engineer

Primary Responsibilities

• Supervise and assist with the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical and or electronic control systems.
• Provides leadership and documentation of all PLC preventative maintenance.
• Lead and assist Engineers and contractors in the design and development of related equipment schematics to NEC and applicable code requirements.
• Develops standardized work plans and utilizes disciplined and proven problem-solving techniques to determine root cause analysis for equipment downtime and recommends specific process improvements.
• Responsible for process engineering and to provide technical support for plant manufacturing
• Leads the training and implementation of kaizen events and supports, contributes and routinely demonstrates lean manufacturing principles.
• Partners with plant manufacturing on continuous improvement projects to improve performance and profitability.
• Complies with policies and procedures pertaining to facility or divisional adopted standards, such as ISO 14001 Environmental Policy, IATF Quality System.
• Performs other related engineering duties as assigned.
• May, on occasion, be required to perform duties other than those specified in this description.

• PLC programming experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable Engineering field.
• 3-5 years electronic controls experience in one or more major PLC platforms
• Documented experience with troubleshooting and training PLC utilization
• Knowledge and familiarity with ITAF
  16949 Quality System and ISO 14001 an asset.
• Direct knowledge of Electrical codes and standard.

• Requires the ability to work a flexible schedule with OT as needed to maintain production equipment uptime.
• May include periodic short duration of travel.
• Exposure to manufacturing plant environment including: moving mechanical parts, non-hazardous fumes, airborne particles, heat, frequent standing/walking, and moderate noise level.
• Must wear proper personal protection equipment while on manufacturing floor
• Equipment used requires proper training on the potential for and avoidance of injury.