Automation Engineer

OPTIMUS STEEL LLC • Vidor, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This position will assist the department process engineers and supervisors, and plant management in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of all improvement aspects within the electrical and process automation systems. The major role of this job is to focus on continuous improvement and integration of improvement principles, technical and engineering principles, identifying best practices, and act as a change agent to help achieve a higher level of results within the assigned location by maximizing existing technologies and implementing new solutions to processes.

This position serves in a material manufacturing automated processes advisory capacity with no direct reports. Serves as a coach to all production and maintenance employees, and plant management. Primary responsibility and accountability rests with higher levels of supervision.

Requirements

• Four year college degree in Engineering (Electrical or Electronic preferably)
• 5 or more years experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment with high level exposure to advanced process and factory automation technologies, standardization and production quality methods.
• Extensive knowledge of steel manufacturing methods, techniques and technologies involving the use of heavy mill machinery and related equipment.
• Previous qualifying experience in scrap processing, melting, casting, rolling, maintenance, finishing, shipping/warehouse operations, and supervisory/facilitation.
• Extensive knowledge of the business system and the use of complex technical and engineering processes.
• Ability to train people and serve as a coach to employees.
• Solid presentation abilities combined with good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Detail oriented, self-driven
• Comfortable dealing with associates at all levels within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for improvement in processes, products, and production within the electrical and process automation systems.
• Develop and implement new as well as adjust existing standards, structures, systems, and equipment.
• Ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of all improvement aspects within their area of responsibility.
• Coordinate improvement activities directly with the appropriate Superintendent, Supervisors, and staff within the steelmaking process area.
• Train people and serve as a coach to employees.
• Coordinate efforts with the different functional groups both within area of responsibility and other areas of the location.
• Responsible for the oversight, contribution to, and support of all the automation technologies trainings and development activities for employees of the location.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level