Controls Engineering Manager

SWISS KRONO Group•Barnwell, SC

About The Position

For more than 50 years, the SWISS KRONO Group has transformed natural raw materials into innovative solutions for interiors, building materials, and flooring. With about 5,000 employees across more than 10 plants worldwide, the Group delivers high-quality wood-based products. Committed to sustainability and resource efficiency, it sources from sustainable forestry and leverages shared expertise to set standards in design, quality, and value.

Requirements

Minimum Five years’ experience in manufacturing maintenance.
Minimum Five years of experience with PLC controls. Siemens preferred.
Minimum Five years of experience with Servo drives, process controls.
Minimum two-year technical degree related to manufacturing controls.
Basic computer skills to be able to use programs for work order and parts management.
Working knowledge of and ability to work within Siemens software, Sematic Manager, TIA Portal, WinCC.
Working knowledge of Allen Bradley (AB) PLC software.
Working knowledge of and ability to program HMI’s.

Nice To Haves

Computer/Software based Engineering degree preferred. Can be substituted with 5 years of related Experience.
Lean six sigma experience. (Six Sigma green belt or higher preferred)

Responsibilities

Supervise all electrical and controls personnel and activities.
Assist with the allocation of electrical resources to the best advantage of the MDF site.
Oversee all high, medium, and low voltage activities on site to ensure minimal downtime.
Help build electrical maintenance systems.
Communicate effectively with production department employees to understand their issues related to the manufacturing equipment.
Work with maintenance planner to plan work for preventive maintenance.
Resolve complex issues with manufacturing equipment to include servo drives, Siemens PLC, process controls, LDR, SCL, Statement lists, FBD, and read electrical drawings.
Maintain all PC process controls.
Use WinCC to collect data and report productivity.
Design and implementation of controls systems to maximize machine productivity and product quality.
Call ins after normal hours to assist shift maintenance resolve complex issues if assistance is needed.
Proficiently diagnose complex machine and process issues with the equipment, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic and controls.
Understand complete set up of critical machine settings.
Analyze process issues and understand how to resolve by repairing or adjusting to factory OEM specifications.
Repair the issue in a timely manner with reasonable cost.
Properly charge parts to the correct work order and cost center.
Analyze the breakdown to understand how to prevent reoccurrence.
Communicate to the maintenance planner any unresolved issues to be addressed on PM.
Observe the operation of all equipment for issues that might cause breakdown or loss of efficiency.