Lead Automation & Controls Engineer

Job Description

AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.

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Why work at AdvanSix?

• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being

• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program

• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development

• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

Position Summary: The Lead Automation and Process Control Engineer provides automation and process control leadership and technical support for DCS (distributed control system) configuration and design. The Automation and Process Control Engineer will also implement and maintain add-on automation enhancements such as APC, alarm management and monitoring, control loop tuning software, and control process monitoring. This position is located at the AdvanSix Hopewell, VA site and reports through the Technical Services department.

Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Design and implement control system configuration for changes and new installations in Honeywell Experion and Fisher Provox environments
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• Proactively work with operations areas to develop and implement control improvements for the purposes of reducing cost, increasing productivity, mitigating/reducing safety and environmental concerns, and enhancing operator interfaces with the control system
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• Troubleshooting of process control issues including configuration, interlocking, and network communication issues
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• Develop and implement HMI graphics that enable efficient operator response and increase operator process knowledge
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• Provide leadership and technical support for ensuring that all the control applications used in the plant are fully aligned with the manufacturing strategies. This support encompasses all BPCS and advanced applications
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• Support capital project process in development of automation and process control scope
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• Planning and execution of short-term and long-term activities required to effectively use advanced control applications in the manufacturing plants - includes hands-on work on selection, design, configuration, performance measurement, upgrades, troubleshooting and optimization
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• Design, use, update, and maintenance of technical documentation for automation and process control standards
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• Close collaboration with other automation and process control engineers and the IT OT engineers for effective implementation and maintenance of the process control system
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• Train process and production engineers on basic control and HMI configuration
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• Ensure that control software and hardware is up-to-date and meets plant site requirements
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Basic Qualifications:

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• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related degree with process control experience required
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• 5+ years of chemical process manufacturing, or related, experience required
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• Proven track record of implementing, improving, and supporting automation and process control systems, preferably including experience with Honeywell Experion
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• Strong track record of process troubleshooting and problem solving
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• Ability to provide off-hours, on-call support via a rotating schedule
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• Good interpersonal and communication skills for developing collaborative working relationships with internal AdvanSix employees as well as external automation and process control vendors
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• Possess a high level of self-motivation and accountability for deliverables
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Additional Qualifications:

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• Command of process control theory and practice: process dynamics, functional control strategy design, loop tuning, dynamic simulation
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• Knowledge of process control network architecture and experience with networking, server configuration, and virtualization a plus
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• Experience with SIS and add-on process control management products like alarm managers, control loop monitoring, and APC
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• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
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The salary range for this role is $118,800 to $178,200 annually.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include periodic pay rate adjustments based on market competitiveness. Hired applicants will be eligible for paid holidays, paid time off including vacation, eligibility to purchase company stock, tuition reimbursement, and a 401K with a competitive company match. Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary financial benefits such as incentive pay, equity awards, and participation in a deferred compensation plan.

Hired applicants will be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings account eligibility, employer-provided short term disability benefits, eligibility to purchase long term disability benefits, employer-provided basic life insurance and eligibility to purchase voluntary life coverages.

The pay range, incentives and benefits listed above are general guidelines only and not a guarantee of total compensation or benefits. The final offer will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, the responsibilities of the job, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as the job location, applicability of a collective bargaining agreement, length of service, internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on your role, business results and individual performance. All aspects of total rewards offered are subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.

At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of AdvanSix about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at AdvanSix via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of AdvanSix, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by AdvanSix for this position and a valid agreement with AdvanSix is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the AdvanSix agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.