Senior Controls Engineer

Clopay • Troy, OH

70d • Onsite

About The Position

At Clopay Corporation, we are more than just North America’s largest residential and commercial garage door manufacturer—we are a powerhouse of innovation, safety, and design. Through our premier brands, we lead the industry in providing groundbreaking high-performance closure solutions for both the places people call home and the spaces where the world does business.

Headquartered in Mason, Ohio, and operating state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Troy, Ohio, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, and Goodyear, Arizona, we are a proud American-owned company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation. Our reach extends across 55+ distribution centers and thousands of retail locations in the U.S. and Canada ensuring that we deliver the right door for every opening – from homes to businesses and beyond.

By joining our team, you become part of a legacy that blends the residential elegance of Clopay, known as "America’s Favorite Garage Doors," with the industrial strength and 180-year heritage of our rolling brands, Cornell and Cookson. Together, we secure everything from family garages to the world's most iconic stadiums and skyscrapers.

We currently have an opening for a Senior Controls Engineer in our Troy, Ohio Plant. This position is 100% on-site. There is no relocation assistance for this position.

Requirements

• Experience managing capital projects from start to finish
• Experience concepting, laying out, and capital equipment design for capital projects including BOM's, layout drawings, and detail drawings
• Experience in project management and process equipment design for projects ranging in magnitude to multi-millions of dollars
• Experience in organizing and leading matrix teams to complete successful projects on time and within budget constraints
• Ability to troubleshoot problems with capital equipment and implement solutions
• Experience with Facility Utilities.
• Experience with Visual Studio.Net and Python applications
• Experience with Power distribution/Arc Flash Studies
• Experience with Allen Bradley Control Systems
• Experience with AutoCAD
• Understand NFPA, OSHA, ANSI and NEC codes
• BSEE
• At least 8 years engineering experience in project management and hands on plant equipment support.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing capital equipment projects from conception to completion including:
• Define project scope, budget and objectives.
• Develop detailed timing plans with functional milestones to support project objectives; execute plan within established timing.
• Manage Project from startup to completion, for new capital equipment.
• Project management and tracking for content/schedule/budget/plant safety.
• Writing of justifications and proposals.
• Develop specification of capital equipment.
• Develop Specification for shop floor data used to drive capital equipment.
• Writing purchase contracts for capital equipment.
• Manage vendors and contractors.
• Provide project updates regularly to stakeholders.
• Reviewing/providing feedback/approving equipment drawings.
• Finalize all as built drawings and documentation.
• Research and analyze best practices in manufacturing concepts and trends for applicability; stay abreast of latest manufacturing technology and leverage technology
• Research and develop plant improvements projects, safety, machine efficiency, modernization, increase capacity, etc..
• Interfacing with plant personnel.
• Start-up new equipment, including debug.
• Concept and develop solutions for labor and cost reduction as well as quality improvement.
• Develop and lead machine control systems.
• Develop and modify Visual Studio.Net and Python applications.
• Work directly with equipment vendors in the creation of systems and programming.
• Integration of separate pieces of equipment constituting a manufacturing process or line.
• Provide plant level support for equipment.

Benefits

• We provide the stability of a large organization with the tight-knit, collaborative feel of a specialized craft team.
• A place where you can truly grow a lifelong career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior