Electrical Controls Engineering Manager

Midway Products Brand•Monroe, MI

57d

About The Position

This position is to provide leadership, direction and support to all activities and functions relating to Electrical – Controls Engineering including Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Processes and Plant Operations.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Mechanically and electrically inclined, and able to use ingenuity and imagination to invasively solve engineering and manufacturing problems.
Programming of vision inspection systems, PLC, resistance welding, robotics, HMI and servo motion control knowledge required.
Working knowledge of industrial communications, including but not limited to: Ethernet, Device Net, Control Net, ProfiBus to name a few.
Full understanding of Mechanical Power, Presses, Transfer Presses and their associated equipment.
Full understanding of Industrial Electrical Power Distribution Systems.
Computer literate
Advanced computer knowledge and skills
Team player; Cross functional and Cross departmental

Nice To Haves

Preferred graduate in Electrical Engineering with five years’ experience.

Responsibilities

Perform a variety of technical/engineering work in designing and overseeing the manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of electronic or electrical components.
Plans, conducts and directs research, development of manufacturing assignments; participates in larger projects of major magnitude and scope or more than one project.
Operates with considerable latitude for un-reviewed action or decision.
Recommends changes in procedures.
Prepare proposals and cost estimates for future work.
Assist in assessing/troubleshooting press and equipment problems.
Schedules work to meet completion dates and technical specifications for projects.
Reviews progress and evaluates results.
Acts as liaison with other departments, divisions, and organizations.
Reviews and approves controls designs for special machines.
Provides control engineering expertise to Midway's manufacturing plants as directed/requested.
Develops controls packages for metal processing equipment (presses, feed lines, etc.)
Maintains thorough familiarity with controls developments and new technologies in the industry.
Participates in Design Reviews, TSRO’s and HLRO’s.
Participates in the purchase of presses, coil lines, cranes, compressors and other capital assets.
Work in partnership with the Manufacturing Engineering Department to significantly improve the tooling, equipment and processes delivered to our plants.
Work in partnership with the plants to improve the overall operating performance of our plants, through the identification and implementation of concepts/ideas that improve the overall operational performance of our plants and meet throughput commitments.
Reduce the start-up, launch, tryout (debug) time and cost of new tooling, equipment and process installation into our plants.
Drive new tooling and equipment to operate at our quoted or MOS throughput rate, whichever is greater.
Performs other related duties as assigned by management.