Asst Project Manager

Summary Provide support to engineering projects for expansions and improvements across a wide variety of areas, including but not limited to, electrical control and automation system design and implementation; proposal preparation and reporting; project coordination; system, software, and hardware evaluation and purchasing. Essential Duties And Responsibilities Handle design and coordination of plant improvements and expansions projects, in particular, but not limited to equipment automation using PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), and its design, implementation, system integration, testing, on‑site startup, and so forth. Design and develop HMI (Human Machine Interface) programs of automation systems using software applications, such as Visual Basic, C++, HMI programming, and SQL database. Prepare project proposals and coordinate with project team members in specifying project objectives, scope, deliverables, and budget. Contribute to the evaluation and purchasing process for automation software, hardware, and equipment and create and evaluate specifications, quotes, and purchasing documents. Provide technical support to plants for all control systems. Develop new systems for in‑house machinery. Experience in technical project management, familiar with Microsoft Project software. Study and prepare Computer Aided Design (CAD) electrical drawings and schematics to develop computerized process control solutions. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Management and leadership experience is a strong plus. Supervisory Responsibilities N/A. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Education and Experience B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, emphasis in control system. Minimum 5 to 7 years of hands‑on experience in the same job or related occupations as Automation Engineer. Project leadership experience to coordinate project team (engineers, manufacturing personnel, and vendors) and oversee project lifecycle from initiation through completion. Computer Skills Programming language (such as Visual Basic, C++, HMI programming, and SQL database), AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and Project. Communication Skills Able to read and interpret design drawings. Able to write technical reports, identify trends and develop action plans to address issues. Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Abilities to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and rarely lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. #J-18808-Ljbffr JM Eagle