Electrical Controls Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Summary of Essential Job Functions

• Stay Safe. Take responsibility for your safety, the safety of your co-workers, and the safety of your designs and projects. Perform all work in a safe manner, report all unsafe conditions, work practices, and work-related injuries so that corrective action can be promptly initiated.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of the Manufacturing Playbook and Playlist. Support and apply the Playbook/Playlist in all areas.
• Troubleshoots PLC and HMI programs, instrumentation, and drives on the production lines with an analytical systems-based approach.
• Analyzes data to identify where quantifiable improvements will have the most impact in a rapidly changing manufacturing environment and manage those identified improvements at a multi production line, high speed manufacturing facility.
• Identifies gaps in automation deployment and programs and/or works with Plant Systems team to implement improvements in PLC programs.
• Facilitates change management and sustainment documentation such as engineering drawings, manuals, troubleshooting guides, process flow diagrams, and spare parts lists.
• Performs electrical and controls layouts, updates and creates electrical drawings in CAD or other electrical drawing software.
• Works cooperatively with a cross functional team of Engineers, Operations, and Maintenance personnel, understanding the needs of each department’s primary focus.
• Mentors and assists with the training of controls and other plant personnel.
• Analyzes operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
• Improves current manufacturing systems and reliability of electrical, controls systems on machinery which is exposed to abrasive materials.
• Maintains awareness of new capabilities and technologies as they relate to controls, drives, and web handling. When applicable, lead the implementation and adoption of new technologies.