Plant Controls Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

• Assists primary administrator and troubleshooter for plant power and control systems and is a key member of plant technical leadership.
• Provides input to the Engineering Projects Manager to develop and manage power and control standards and ensure application of the standards on all projects and upgrades.
• Leads the execution of the site masterplan for power and controls systems to include understanding of the installed base, and replacement plan for obsolete equipment/technologies.  
• Builds and maintains a sustainable system for plant Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) technicians skill development. Coaches technicians on skill assessment and development of operating within the department.
• Manages Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) technicians and daily direction setting.
• Knows, communicates, and ensures technician compliance to local and national regulator codes (NFPA 70, NFPA 70e, NFPA 79 and OSHA 1910). Is also responsible for ensuring equipment and safe practice compliance in their area of responsibility. 
• Responsible for validation of the MES data from PLCs. Support plant Process Engineers in conditioning PLC data to accommodate effective data analysis including application development. 
• Provides support in the design and implementation of machine control and process automation applications, such as: control strategies, HMI design, MES applications and KPI development.
• Works with engineering and operations to identify losses, and develop plans and strategies to eliminate them, in the areas of safety, quality, reliability and cost.
• Owns parts or whole Key Elements for systems related to power and control system such as electrical safety (LOTO, Electrical PPE, Energized work permits, low voltage qualification, etc.) and Quality/CCP compliance (checkweighers, metal detectors, vision systems, ingredient flows, temperatures, etc.). 
• Works closely with engineering and operations leaders on selection and installation/start-up of new equipment. Becomes the technical expert on new equipment and ensures the training of others regarding control systems.
• Provides power and controls engineering support on capital initiatives.
• Provides support throughout other parts of the plant as needed on a daily basis.
• Learns and applies control, simulation and process modeling technologies to analyze and improve overall process and packaging operations. 

SELECTION CRITERIA

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering is required; Electrical engineering degree is preferred

Experience

• 5 years of relevant controls experience is required
• Manufacturing experience is preferred
• Mechanical and electrical experience in manufacturing is preferred

Other

• Ability to work and manage within a team environment
• Strong knowledge of machine and/or process control hardware, instrumentation and software including Allen Bradley PLC and Rockwell FactoryTalk platforms
• Working knowledge of NFPA and OSHA guidelines related to electrical equipment and practices
• Proficiency in plant historian
• Understanding of technical systems and terminology
• Experience learning and integrating new technologies
• Experience leading the installation of equipment in food manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated results in manufacturing maintenance utilizing maintenance systems
• Experience with plant systems software

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