Control Systems Engineer-Factory
About The Position
The Control Systems Engineer at the Drayton factory identifies, recommends, and implements instrumentation and control changes to increase throughput and sugar recovery while reducing processing costs. The role optimizes existing factory automation and helps assess, analyze, recommend, develop, and install future factory automation capital projects. The engineer designs instrumentation and control systems and electrical designs for batch and continuous process controls, including specifications for process instrumentation, VFDs, and control valves. The position develops control-system documentation such as P&IDs, loop wiring diagrams, specifications, manuals, PLC programs, and HMI configurations, and works with OPC communications between factory and business systems and industrial device networks. The role provides technical expertise for control-system maintenance and optimization, supports PLC and process control systems, and collaborates with factory engineers and maintenance personnel on capital improvements, equipment selection, installation, process improvements, and troubleshooting. It also evaluates project life-cycle benefits and return on investment, trains factory employees, and assists with factory startups. Completing capital projects on schedule and within budget to support startup is critical. The position requires knowledge of instrumentation and electronic controls, typically gained through a bachelor's degree in electrical or control engineering or computer science. Industrial experience with Delta V, industrial and device networks, AutoCAD or similar drafting and design software, computer programming, process modeling, and control-system programming is desirable. Strong project management, communication, prioritization, organization, and decision-making skills are required.
Requirements
- Knowledge of instrumentation and electronic controls, typically gained through a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, control engineering, or computer science.
- Strong project management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and organize work, manage one's schedule, and make necessary decisions to facilitate on-time factory startups.
Nice To Haves
- Industrial experience with Delta V.
- Knowledge of industrial networking and device networks.
- Experience with AutoCAD and other computer drafting and design software.
- Knowledge of computer programming, process modeling, and control-systems programming.
Responsibilities
- Lead and promote a positive work culture based on Company Values of Safety, Integrity, Quality, Teamwork, and Accountability.
- Design instrumentation and control systems, including electrical designs for batch and continuous process controls and specifications for process instrumentation, VFDs, and control valves.
- Develop control-system documentation, including P&IDs, loop wiring diagrams, specifications, manuals, PLC programs, and HMI configurations.
- Work with OPC communications between factory and business systems and industrial device networks.
- Research and recommend ways to improve utilization of automation and computer control systems.
- Consult with Factory and Process Engineers on capital process improvements and make recommendations and program changes.
- Consult with the Maintenance Engineer, Electrical & Instrumentation Supervisor, and Process Engineers regarding control-system maintenance and processing efficiency.
- Provide technical expertise in control-system maintenance and oversee optimization and tuning of existing systems.
- Participate in needs assessment, analysis, recommendations, development, and installation of future factory automation capital projects.
- Support PLC and process control systems.
- Collaborate with factory maintenance and other engineers to analyze needs, recommend equipment specifications and selection, install equipment, recommend process improvements, and debug processes.
- Evaluate projects and equipment for life-cycle benefits and return on investment.
- Provide general control-systems and instrumentation training to factory employees.
- Assist with factory startups and coordinate work involving projects, contractors, and factory labor.
- Manage work within budget and schedule, completing capital projects in time for factory startup.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical insurance eligibility starting on day one
- Health savings account
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with Company match and contribution
- Paid dental insurance
- Paid basic life insurance
- Paid short- and long-term disability
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Paid time off
- Paid sick leave
- Paid parental leave
- Paid volunteer opportunities
- Paid holidays
- Discretionary bonuses
- Tuition reimbursement
- Service awards
- 24/7 employee assistance program with access to eight confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost
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Job Type
Full-time
