Automation Engineer

YORK CONTAINER CO•Springettsbury Township, PA

23h•Onsite

About The Position

York Container is an industry leader in the manufacture of performance-based brown box, multi-color display-ready, and e-commerce corrugated packaging to some of the most well-known names in the Consumer Products world. We are currently looking for aexperienced Automation Engineer. This is an onsite position in York, PA. Job Summary: The Automation Engineer works under the supervision of the Maintenance Manager, handling a wide variety of electrical projects and upgrades that support and improve the production equipment / area. Primary role will be to support maintenance with all electrical / controls downtime in the plant. Position will provide support to the Director of Engineering and Maintenance Manager throughout the design and development phase of a project. The Automation Engineer will prepare plans for projects, oversee, and provide updates on progress, lead the install of projects, and work through issues that arise during the projects.

Requirements

BS degree in Electrical Engineering preferred
2 – 5 years Industrial Electrical Maintenance experience preferred
Good verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with contractors, service techs (onsite/phone support), and fellow employees
Understands various aspects of an industrial facility including structural, electrical, plumbing systems, etc.
Ability to work additional hours and weekends as necessary to meet business plan objectives
Fluent with schematics and blueprints
CAD experience preferred, usage of Tape measure, Calipers, various measurement equipment.
Employees are expected to follow all facility safety guidelines that include adhering to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and Food Safety as outlined during their training.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in MS Excel & Word is a plus

Responsibilities

Work with Engineering to assist with new equipment installs
Work with equipment manufacturers and Engineering to create CAD layouts for equipment relocations and new equipment installs
Make upgrades to equipment conveyor lines
Meet and work with automation and robotic equipment manufacturers to automate equipment lines and engineer and install new equipment lines
Make program changes to existing conveyor lines to optimize flow through the plant
Form new programs to modify function of current conveyor lines as function requirements change to match new production goals
Maintain and update all conveyor cabinet and control schematics
Work with Purchasing and Maintenance to maintain critical conveyor spare parts inventory
Research new options available in the conveyor market and work with engineering to integrate them into YCC’s production environment
Manage and assist with all conveyor relocations and new equipment installs
Train and mentor select Maintenance personnel on all conveyor programming, operation, and automation to expand Maintenance’s ability to repair and improve existing conveyor lines
Make upgrades to conveyor cabinets to address processor (PLC) and component obsolescence
Make upgrades to conveyor cabinets so that all cabinets can communicate with all other cabinets and be accessed remotely via an online connection
Make upgrades to conveyor control stations so that all conveyor function and operation is intuitive to any operator
Research, select, program, and install touchscreen controls on all high traffic area control stations in the plant to simplify the function of the respective conveyor zone to operators
Work with engineering to design the function and operation of conveyor for all relocated equipment lines and all newly installed equipment lines
Work on-call with maintenance to support electrical drive / plc / controls troubleshooting in the plant
Identify new projects / areas for improvement from sources of equipment downtime in the plant
Meet and work with automation / robotic equipment manufacturers to automate current and new equipment lines
Make program changes to existing conveyor lines to optimize flow through the plant
Form new programs to modify function of current conveyor lines as function requirements change to match new production goals
Research new options available in the current corrugated equipment market and work with engineering to integrate them into current production environment
Work with engineering to assist with new equipment installs
Manage and assist with all conveyor relocations and new equipment installs
Train and mentor select maintenance personnel on all plc programming, operation, and automation to expand maintenance’s ability to repair and improve existing automated equipment lines
Setup and execute plc / battery / memory backup / program PM for all hardware and software in the plant
Make upgrades to existing conveyor / converting equipment cabinets to address processor (PLC) and component obsolescence
Make upgrades to existing conveyor cabinets so that all cabinets can communicate with all other cabinets and be accessed remotely via an online connection
Work with IT to setup and maintain remote login capabilities for all equipment manufacturers to all converting equipment for remote troubleshooting
Work with Engineering and Maintenance to identify and complete new projects that eliminate repeat automation / controls downtime in the plant.
Testing and Verifying function of all refurbished drives / motors / etc. supporting the maintenance department’s critical spare parts inventory
Identify and work with Purchasing to acquire any software needed to support plc’s and automation in the plant