Large manufacturing site in Portland TN is looking for a strong Automation Controls Engineer. Looking for someone out of a fast paced industrial manufacturing environment. Need to be able to program PLCs and also work on projects with robotics.
Day shift role
Salary Range $90k-$113k
Benefits offered Job Description
To oversee all support, improve, develop, research and test electrical components, equipment and systems to support production needs.
Tasks:
· Maintain and improve all control systems;
· Design electrical control systems for new and retrofit press and manufacturing equipment;
· Assist in new machinery set-ups;
· Understand, support and program PLC programs;
· Program PLC's, HMI's and safety controllers from scratch;
· Evaluate and apply new technology as required;
· Direct activities to ensure that manufacturing, construction, installation and operational testing conforms to specifications and customer requirements;
· Troubleshoot controls and electrical devices;
· Update and document electrical prints
· Meet with management regularly to discuss problems with equipment and potential resolutions;
· Train plant Maintenance Technicians on the control systems and other programming equipment;
· Collect, monitor, and implement corrective actions for down time issues
Essential Duties:
· Read electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic prints;
· Understand and support robotic programming (FANUC) and understand and support motor drive configuration for servo variable frequency and DC systems;
· Specify ancillary robotic welding equipment;
· PLC programming and troubleshooting.
· Knowledge in safety controls
· Setting up new machinery to run with multiple software platforms
Qualifications/Technical Skills:
· Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or five years plus related experience and training; or and equivalent combination of education and experience
· Electrical print reading and repair knowledge
· PLC Programming
· Touchscreen HMI
· Microsoft Excel, Word
· Willingness to travel up to 50%
· Natural problem solver
· Self-starter and ability to work with little supervision
· Ability to learn, understand and apply corporate standards for equipment and tooling
· High level of cooperation and commitment
· Adaptive to a fast paced environment
· Hands on mentality
Preferred Skills:
· Ladder Logic
· FANUC Robotics Programming
· Safety Controls/Safety Logic
· Experience with robot, weld timer and vision programming
