PLC - Control Specialist - Electrical & Controls

Marathon Petroleum Corporation•Findlay, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides controls support for the Terminals and Marine organizations. The Electrical & Controls – PLC Control Specialists provides services that consist of power and controls design, plc programing, start-up assistance, operations support, emerging technology evaluation, as well as project management and construction oversight. The position will be located in the Findlay, OH office and can expect travel 15%-20% of the time with occasional overnight travel. The position will primarily have design / PLC programming responsibilities but is expected to have some project management responsibilities as well.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET accredited institution or registered professional engineer or High School Diploma/GED with (5) years related experience in lieu.
Minimum 3 years of experience required.
Driver License Required

Nice To Haves

Proficient in MS Office products
Prior GE/AB PLC (selection and set-up, programming, start-up), Terminal control / measurement equipment (presets, tank gauges, meters, etc), and experience with leading start-up/check-out of control systems and their cause & effect matrixes.
Candidate should also be familiar with communication systems and cabling methods such as Ethernet, fiber, serial interface and wireless systems.
Successful applicant should have 5+ years of relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

Work in a team to support all control scope items throughout Terminals and Marine.
Evaluate new and existing systems for development, maintenance, and modifications.
Improve & implement control system designs PLC programming / interfacing, graphical user interface screens.
Review emerging control technology and how to interface with automation, PLC, and other systems.
Assist with specification and integration of control devices such as PLCs, sensors, transmitters, tranducers, relays, VFDs, operator interface devices, etc.
Review and update electrical / control drawings.
Develop, review designs, and assure construction activities meet industry safety standards such as NEC, IEEE, NFPA 70E, and OSHA
Provide field start-up support for GE & AB PLCs, VFDs, Red Lions and other configurable instrumentation or power devices (Includes programming of PLC Logic, set-up of configurable devices, etc…).
Provide onsite field leadership for larger/critical projects that have a significant amount of PLC controls and equipment / instrumentation integration during construction and start-up activities.
Provide 24-7 on-call PLC support through a rotational schedule with other team members to assist with operational issues.
Apply project management skills to all facets of work including application of current technology, design optimization, resource procurement, financial monitoring, scheduling/planning, and contractor/consultant coordination as necessary to provide timely, cost-effective, safe environmentally conscientious, and value-added engineering services to the business partners.
Communicates with business partners to ensure timely project development and cost/status update information is available.
Communicates with work associates and external business partners to ensure timely and efficient project development and completion.
Appropriately identifies, documents, and communicates to their supervisor the resources required to ensure that workloads are completed cost-effectively and within required timeframes.