Lead Controls Engineer

Come join a leader in the consumer products industry.  This position will be the lead for the site.   60% of work will be special projects for the facility with 40% troubleshooting, fire fighting issues and day-to-day repair type work.  They have an outsourced group that handles some of the day to day and are trying to reduce the need for them.  The goal for this position is to build a team underneath this person in the future.   They are also working to do a couple of things – standardize the use of Allen Bradley controls systems across the plant.  They use Siemens and AB now, want to move all legacy systems, where they can, to AB.   They also are working towards Industry 4.0 where all the systems will communicate with each other and can use data collection to make better business decisions and eliminate machine downtime as much as possible through good code and system development.

Key Responsibilities:

1. 60% of time on special projects from a controls perspective – new equipment installs, new product introductions, line overhauls, etc.
2. 40% of time will be basic troubleshooting, repair, etc.
3. They are working to standardize operations across sites (harmonization and standardization initiative) so this person will need to communicate and interact with other engineers and leaders from sites around the country and world

Required Qualifications:

• Education: BS in Electrical Engineering or similar, could take an AS degree if experience is on the higher level
• Experience: 5+ years experience as a controls engineer – would take 4+ if person is super sharp and can handle interacting with higher level management and communicate with personnel from other plants.
• Technical Skills: 
  • Hands on experience with Allen Bradley and Siemens control systems – must be able to tshoot, program from scratch, etc.  Experience implementing new controls systems is highly preferred
  • Strong knowledge of electrical engineering principles, including power distribution, motor control, and instrumentation
  • Working knowledge of SCADA systems and designing HMIs
  • Industry agnostic however chemical and consumer products experience highly preferred
• Certifications: IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – preferred, not a must