Scope of Position: Completes engineering and automation projects in a manufacturing environment. Specifies, procures, and completes projects to automate production processes, improves machine controls, and install machine data reporting. Supports automation and controls in a manufacturing environment. Designs new electrical controls systems and improves existing electrical controls systems. Manage projects from design to implementation, including defining project scope, determining required resources, establishing equipment specifications, providing system startup services, developing processes, and executing validation protocols. Ensures compliance/improvement of quality systems in manufacturing (i.e., ISO, QSR, GMP). Participate in new product development and process improvement projects as a core team member or core team leader.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Lead upgrades on existing equipment to improve process reliability and costs with cross functional support from operations, maintenance, facilities, and quality
- Supervise the installation, startup, testing and debug of new or modified manufacturing equipment, controls, and measurement solutions
- Manage capital equipment projects and vendors from concept through implementation ensuring that all performance specifications and project objectives are on schedule and on budget
- Develop specifications for the procurement or upgrade of industrial control systems (software, hardware, utilities)
- Recommend and implement changes to control hardware and software versions to keep systems current and supportable
- Perform hands-on technical troubleshooting and process improvements on manufacturing equipment and measurement solutions. Use root cause analysis to eliminate process problems
- Provide training to engineering, maintenance, and operations staff as needs on controls solutions and machine operation
- Ensure compliance of quality systems in manufacturing (i.e., ISO, QSR, GMP) with applicable documentation updates (programs, drawings, work instructions, etc.)
- Direct and oversee the activities of internal and external resources during the completion of project work, process troubleshooting and machine improvement activities. Ensure work adheres to company standards, and local/state/federal codes
- Work as a member of the Electrical Support Team that responds to manufacturing process upsets or plant system downtime events during off hours as needed
- Deliver strong project leadership skills through the project initiation, planning, implementation and closeout phases
Required Education and Experience:
- BS in Electrical Engineering or related engineering field
- 4 years of experience (Co-op experience accepted) troubleshooting process and electrical equipment and PLC software applications
- Demonstrated experience with industrial equipment standards or equivalent such as NFPA 79, NFPA 70E, UL508A
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting electrical equipment, PLC programs, sensors, valves, motors & drives
- Experience with CAD Software (AutoCAD/ePlan) for electrical design work
- Experience with PLC controlled high speed automated assembly equipment
- Experience with PLC manufacturers: Allen Bradley, Siemens, and Omron
Desired Skills:
