Controls Engineer
About The Position
The Controls Engineer directs and provides strategic controls implementation guidance to CCCI Manufacturing and Warehouse departments. The role establishes and implements standardized engineering controls practices and processes to optimize machine performance, line efficiency, and productivity, while ensuring consistent controls programming practices across locations. The Controls Engineer supervises the identification, evaluation, and selective implementation of control solutions and oversees multiple sites. This position also leads company-wide efforts to explore, define, and implement control practices and processes for automated manufacturing and warehousing systems. The role serves as a technical expert and leader, developing high-level control strategies for automated equipment and PLC-driven production machinery. It assists with designing and developing control systems for new equipment, establishes company-wide controls philosophies, coding rules, and procedures, and documents practices to promote standardization. The Controls Engineer troubleshoots, tests, and repairs control systems; provides logic guidance and training to plant Maintenance Managers; and supervises, educates, and trains plant-level control engineers while staying current with relevant technologies, software, and equipment. The typical schedule is 7:00 AM–3:00 PM, with flexibility sometimes required based on project needs. Travel is 50%–70% of the time. Work environments vary and may be noisy, not temperature controlled, or subject to extreme temperatures.
Requirements
- Associate degree or 2–4 years of equivalent related work experience.
- Valid driver’s license required.
- Thorough knowledge and strong programming skills in motion systems, PLCs, and associated control systems.
- Advanced PLC programming skills.
- Knowledge of controls systems development methodology.
- High degree of professionalism, integrity, and professional demeanor.
- Ability to understand and influence decisions of senior management and peers.
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively with all organizational levels, including explaining complex concepts.
- Presentation, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
- Detailed, structured thought process; excellent planning, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and able to lead by accomplishment and example.
- Ability to encourage and motivate others and promote good working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, and staff.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree (four years).
- Electrical Engineering or controls experience.
- Experience with continuous-flow conveyor-style systems.
- Allen-Bradley and RSView familiarity.
- Documented AB or Rockwell Automation training courses or certifications.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical expert and company leader, leading through influence and expertise.
- Develop high-level control strategies for automated equipment in warehouse and manufacturing facilities.
- Develop control strategies for automated production machinery, including PLC-driven equipment.
- Assist with the design and development of control systems for new equipment and systems.
- Provide controls expertise and guidance to the Director of Engineering, Senior Director of Manufacturing, Plant Managers, and Vertique Systems Managers.
- Establish and document a company-wide controls philosophy, logic, coding rules, and procedures to standardize equipment systems and manufacturing cells.
- Troubleshoot, test, and repair control systems.
- Provide control logic guidance and training to plant Maintenance Managers.
- Supervise, educate, and train plant-level control engineers.
- Stay current with new technology, emerging software code, and new equipment.
- Travel 50%–70% of the time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
