Control Systems Lead - West Coast Omni Center

Nordstrom•Riverside, CA

1d•$75,500 - $122,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Controls System Lead is responsible for providing controls Subject Matter Expert support within a 24x7 fulfillment center operation. The primary focus is on maintaining, advanced troubleshooting and modifying material handling equipment (MHE) and control systems equipment to ensure operational performance of the MHE equipment including Conveyors, Sortation Systems, Hi Speed Scanners, Cameras, Print & Apply System and SCADA Devices & Programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
5+ years systems control knowledge and PLC troubleshooting experience
Must have demonstrated experience using RSLogix 5000 to troubleshoot, program and modify PLC code. Lack of RSLogix5000 will disqualify the candidate for this role.
Experience with Robotics systems components
Industrial electrical hands-on experience and troubleshooting of 24VDC up to 480V 3phase systems.
Experience and understanding of messaging protocols within a Warehouse Management System software as well as Warehouse Control Systems.
Systems Controls knowledge and programming experience using RSlogix5000
Field Service Engineering Experience
Systems Trainer or training experience
Experience with a wide range of conveying and sortation’s systems
Experience with advance automation control systems
Strong reasoning, analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to Interpret and modify mechanical/electrical drawings and P&ID's
Ability to identify, maintain and utilize SCADA Systems and KPI's

Responsibilities

Understand, maintain and troubleshoot material handling control systems, including programmable logic controllers and industrial networks such as Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, motor control systems, servo drives, frequency drives, and electrical distribution systems.
Appropriately escalate downtime situations to vendors, facilities leadership and operations for support to restore equipment operation
Communicate technical setbacks to Facilities Maintenance Management and Operations Leaders coming up with proactive solutions to address issues
Monitor MHE Metrics and partner with maintenance/operations teams to deploy system performance improvements within the fulfillment center
Apply subject matter expertise in MHE and electronic systems to maximize equipment availability to production
Perform and utilize fulfillment center system assessments to identify opportunities in improving utilization of systems/equipment.
Partner with facility operations leadership, equipment vendors and parts suppliers to plan and coordinate new technology installations
Act as the technical consultant for capital projects within the building
Work within the cross-site network to provide support and guidance for other fulfillment centers and distribution centers (some travel required)
Explain production impacts and work closely with operations and engineering to ensure a thorough understanding of impact to systems
Develop system documentation and Standard Work instruction for the operations team thus minimizing the risk of downtime caused by human error from the maintenance and operations team
Perform predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance of computer-based process control, SCADA, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), using a variety of diagnostic tools, historical data, blueprints, factory specifications and the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
Develop and/or maintain training documentation on relevant control systems.
Provide training on control systems to maintenance technicians.
Develop maintenance procedures to maximize the usable life of assets and provide the greatest equipment availability to production