Controls Engineer

Maker's Pride Talent Acquisition Team•Downers Grove, IL

6d•$85,788 - $128,682•Remote

About The Position

The Controls Engineer is an Engineering Services support position, responsible for the continuous improvement and support of new and existing technical solutions. The role works directly with Engineering, Maintenance, IT, and Operations to ensure technical solutions continue to evolve with the business and manufacturing process. Constant focus on maximizing equipment intelligence, safety and efficiency while looking for ways to minimize repetitive human interactions. Resource that will work with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, IT, and OEMs’ to ensure networking standards and requirements are followed. Aid in the development and continuous improvement of current Electrical standards and best practices. This role is remote with travel and support to all sites within the network wherever the need may be, with primary focus to initially be in the Chicagoland area. This individual can reside near a plant located in the Chicago area, McComb, OH, Grand Rapids, MI or Michigan City, IN.

Requirements

Knowledge of Baking, and food processing equipment
Knowledge of Rotating machinery; Servo motors, AC induction motors, and DC motors
Knowledge of Robotics and integrated systems
Knowledge of Project Management Methodologies
Knowledge of other non-standard controls software, Siemens, Omron, Mitsubishi
Knowledge of CMMS
Knowledge of AutoCAD
Knowledge of Visio
Skill in Electrical to include; AC/DC theory, transformers, power supplies, VFD(s), AC/DC motor starters/controls, relay logic, EIP networking
Skill in Ladder logic code development
Skill in PID loop logic
Skill in Allen Bradley controls platforms; RS Logix 500, 5000, Panel builder, and Studio 5000
Skill in AutoCAD electrical drawing development
Skill in High and low voltage troubleshooting
Skill in Intermediate to advanced excel
Skill in Financial analysis and budgeting
Skill in Leadership and strong communication skills
Skill in Gantt chart development
Skill in Project management
Skill in Presentation skills
Ability to Design new electrical schematics using AutoCAD electrical
Ability to Work with vendors and internal team to identify correct products for our machinery
Ability to Generate bill of materials and project related documentation
Ability to Generate PLC and HMI programs for process and packaging machinery
Ability to Review electrical drawings/schematics and provide feedback to the team related to corrections and or revisions needed to accomplish end goal of the process
Ability to Assist in operational checkout of machinery as required for FAT/SAT
Ability to Development of operating and user manuals as required for new and existing processes
Ability to Troubleshoot existing machinery and production lines
Ability to Use AB and Siemens motion control software
Ability to Communicate cross-functionally to gain alignment of goals and objectives related to project
Ability to Coach/Mentor project team members as necessary
Ability to Perform financial analysis as it relates to ROI, Payback, IRR, as well as budget development, budget tracking and financial close-out
Ability to Convert older/obsolete controls components, PLCs’, HMIs’, VFDs’, Servos’
Ability to Manage projects and work with limited supervision
Ability to Exercise independent judgment
Proficiency in MS Office Suite specifically; Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Proficiency in Allen Bradley controls platforms; RS Logix 500, 5000, Panel builder, and Studio 5000
Proficiency in AutoCAD
Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred or work-related experience
5 or more years’ experience with Allen Bradley controls platforms; RS Logix 500, 5000, Panel builder, and Studio 5000
Minimum 3 years’ experience in project engineering
Minimum 3 years’ experience in project management
Minimum 3 years’ experience in AutoCAD
Familiarity with and knowledge of IT infrastructure

Nice To Haves

Minimum 3 years’ experience in food experience preferred

Responsibilities

Drive continuous improvement in all smart plant and equipment objectives
Design control systems that provide instantaneous feedback to operators and supervisors
Work with OT Support Engineer and maintenance to create user applications to monitor and control production processes
Assist Plant Engineering team with electrical engineering design and review for new and existing equipment installations
Industrial Controller (PLC) programming and Human Machine Interface (HMI) design, development, and troubleshooting
Wonderware System Platform development and troubleshooting
Provide formal and informal training on OT systems as system changes are implemented
Develop and maintain asset registers for each site related to OT systems
Expose data from new and existing sensors for MES data collection
Automation system support, development, and troubleshooting (Robotics, Vision, Gantry, Storage, etc.)
Develop and support OT Disaster Recovery processes and procedures
Travel up to, but not limited to 50% as required to support other sites
Maintain up to date passport for travel outside of the USA as required