About the Role
The Controls & Automation Engineer will be responsible for providing engineering support for the electrical and control systems functions within our operations.
Key Activities
Manage and execute projects assigned or independently identified, from estimation and planning through completion.
Evaluate projects and determine descriptions, plans, timelines, resources requirements, costs and other requirements.
Evaluate, review, and maintain existing electrical control or automated systems to ensure maximum up-time.
Analyze, develop and maintain reliability maintenance/preventative maintenance procedures as needed.
Support operations for maximum reliability and up-time.
Manage user's hardware and software work requests.
Provide engineering support for existing systems.
Investigate feasibility and conduct thorough electrical/control analysis to determine potential operational improvements.
Assessing variety of complex electrical and control issues and applying engineering principles to arrive at solutions to those issues.
Develop and ensure that guidelines and procedures are followed for software changes and perform PLC programming modifications.
Create / update process descriptions, operations SOP's, and preventative maintenance procedures.
Train maintenance and production team members on documentation and equipment operation for newly installed projects and/or new team members that are placed in critical areas.
Utilize engineering skills to evaluate and implement optimal methods to bridge the gap between design of a product and the final product development.
Create software design specifications to meet our customer's user requirement specification (URS).
Work with internal maintenance or engineering team members to diagnose and correct electrical and or controls related problems.
Adhere to safety and food safety processes and procedures.
Preferred Skills
Competency with Allen Bradley and/or Siemens PLC's.
Must be able to remotely work through system issues and decipher logic and resolve in a timely manner.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) OR related degree from an accredited university.
5 + years' experience with controls / electrical engineering in meat processing, food / beverage, packaging, and/or heavy industrial manufacturing plant environment.
Knowledge of a variety electrical controls and electrical systems.
About Us
Finding a great opportunity that fosters growth, a great culture, and leadership opportunities can be difficult. Top Quality Recruitment (TQR) connects professionals with leadership opportunities across the Packaging, Food and Beverage, Medical Devices, and Biotechnology industries. With 50+ years of experience, we believe in one-to-one communication and finding the best candidate/employer match possible.
TQR is an equal-opportunity employer that encourages diversity. We will consider all applications.
Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request.
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