Controls Engineer

KDC is a network of best-in-class custom formulators and manufacturers of color cosmetics, skincare, haircare, bath & body, fragrance, deodorant, home, health, industrial, and auto care products. KDC delivers high-touch innovation, operational excellence, and speed to market to well-known and emerging beauty, personal, and specialty companies from coast to coast. KDC has its head office in Longueuil, Québec. In addition, KDC has 10 operating facilities located throughout North America. Altogether, the company employs nearly 4,800 talented and dedicated employees in North America.

Part of kdc/one, Zobele is a multinational, global leader in product development and manufacturing, key partner of the top Home & Personal Care FMCG's companies .

To meet our growth challenges we're looking for proactive, enthusiastic and talented professionals willing to join our team. Our Site based in Garland (Texas) , is currently looking for

Controls Engineer

Manage high speed making and packaging lines with a focus on automation; PLC and HMI Programming and troubleshooting

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot current process PLC program and HMI on 4 existing lines.
• Work with other Controls Engineers and Process Engineers to accomplish improvements to the existing lines.
• Provide instruction and guidance to less experienced technical employees.
• Assist in the design of control systems (I/O and Motor Lists, P&ID's etc.)
• Create functional requirements specification documents with the corresponding FAT and SAT plans.
• Perform on-site startup, commissioning, validate and support.
• Provide technical competence during project execution.
• Identify changes in scope and notify Project/Engineering Manager in a timely manner.
• Develop approaches to solve problems, handle customer demands, changes and complaints.
• Contribute a broad technical competence to the team, along with superior communication, correspondence, and mediation skills.
• Assist in managing project's resources, schedule, budget and scope.
• Provides input and resolves issues during the Estimating and Fabrication processes.
• Manage and develop project deliverables independently or within a team.
• Any additional duties deemed necessary by Manager related to role.Education:

Specific Knowledge:

• OSHA
• PLC/HMI (RS Studio 5000/ControlLogix; Wonderware Intouch and ArchestrA System Platform; Inductive Automation Ignition; Factory Talk ME/PanelView and SE)
• Drives/VFDs (Power Flex and Kinetix Servo Drives)
• Networks (Ethernet, DLR, CISCO Switches)
• Software/Database (C++; C#, NET, Java, SQL and Oracle)

Join US! Apply now and join the kdc/one worldwide team!

Zobele by kdc/one is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and qualifications.

KDC-ONE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. I understand that employment with KDC-ONE Company is at-will, meaning that I or KDC-ONE Company may terminate my employment at any time, or for any reason consistent with applicable state or federal law. I understand that KDC-One requires the successful completion of a drug and/or alcohol test as a condition of employment.