Job Description
This role is remote with travel and support to all sites within the network wherever the need may be, with primary focus to initially be in the Chicagoland area. We are seeking this individual to reside in the Chicagoland area, Grand Rapids, MI area, McComb, OH area or Central to Northern IN. Job Summary: The Controls Engineer is an Engineering Services support position, responsible for the continuous improvement and support of new and existing technical solutions. The role works directly with Engineering, Maintenance, IT, and Operations to ensure technical solutions continue to evolve with the business and manufacturing process. Constant focus on maximizing equipment intelligence, safety and efficiency while looking for ways to minimize repetitive human interactions. Resource that will work with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, IT, and OEMs’ to ensure networking standards and requirements are followed. Aid in the development and continuous improvement of current Electrical standards and best practices. Job Duties: Drive continuous improvement in all smart plant and equipment objectives Design control systems that provide instantaneous feedback to operators and supervisors Work with OT Support Engineer and maintenance to create user applications to monitor and control production processes Assist Plant Engineering team with electrical engineering design and review for new and existing equipment installations Industrial Controller (PLC) programming and Human Machine Interface (HMI) design, development, and troubleshooting Wonderware System Platform development and troubleshooting Provide formal and informal training on OT systems as system changes are implemented Develop and maintain asset registers for each site related to OT systems Expose data from new and existing sensors for MES data collection Automation system support, development, and troubleshooting (Robotics, Vision, Gantry, Storage, etc.) Develop and support OT Disaster Recovery processes and procedure