Controls and Automation Engineer

Overhead Door•Grand Island, NE

About The Position

The Controls and Automation Engineer is an individual contributor and an integral member of the plant engineering and maintenance group. The position programs and supports automation and control systems, including PLCs, robots, and camera systems, and provides engineering services to the facility as directed by the Manufacturing Engineering Manager. The role supports production process improvements, new equipment implementation, project work, equipment integration, and production launch activities. It also troubleshoots automation equipment and helps train technical team members.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering.
Two to five years of experience in a similar position is desired.
Experience with Allen Bradley PLCs is desired.
Strong analytical capability and statistical literacy.
Self-motivated, able to work with little supervision, and consistently takes initiative.
Ability to make timely decisions in complex situations.
Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and customer-oriented skills.
Project management skills.
Experience applying TPM, DOE, Cellular Manufacturing, VSM, 5S, Pareto, and SMED.
Confidence and strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to communicate with audiences ranging from shop-floor personnel to executive presenters.
Experience in production setup and process-flow implementation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in metals manufacturing.
Experience with Allen Bradley PLCs.

Responsibilities

Program automation and control systems, including PLCs, robots, and camera systems.
Create and read logic and flow diagrams for program design, programming, simulation, testing, and start-up.
Provide engineering support to the facility as directed by the Manufacturing Engineering Manager.
Develop and maintain production equipment programming and standard PLC programs.
Provide technical support to production areas, including process improvements, new equipment implementation, and project support.
Develop, design, and implement new process methods.
Maintain and implement changes to production automation equipment programming.
Troubleshoot production automation equipment, fixturing, and programming, and teach other technical team members to do the same.
Specify, justify, and/or purchase industrial automation software and hardware for new equipment and processes in coordination with Corporate Engineering and Information Technology.
Support projects at other Overhead Door facilities.
Review and define electrical hardware specifications.
Create and maintain technical documentation.
Comply with internal and external production quality management systems and directives.
Support development of manufacturing methods and processes.
Coordinate the launch of new assembly processes.
Assist Engineering, Maintenance, and Production team members with project work and machine-down situations.
Assist with integrating equipment into production processes.
Perform other duties as assigned.