Controls Engineer - Wire and Cable

Controls Engineer will manage and monitor all systems and infrastructure for this wire, cable and components manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain an elevated level of knowledge of wire and cable equipment and processes.

• Install, configure, evaluate and maintain operating systems, application software and system management tools.

• Develop, write, and de-bug control logic for machine control, make design modifications and improvements to complex electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment.

• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.

• Carefully and thoroughly document all control logic work. Keep existing documentation current and accessible to other team members.

• Prepare reports and provide feedback to management as required improving operations and machining reliability.

• Manage all assigned projects which include cost estimations, designs, specifications, approvals, procurement, installation, startup, cost control, safety and overall implementation to achieve Plant and organizational objectives.

• Develop and maintain control system and electrical drawings for the plant manufacturing systems.

• Analyze and interpret electrical schematics to the component level as required to make repairs and return equipment to operation.

• Utilize programming devices to analyze PLC programs for failures or improvements.

• Maintain detailed records of critical process variables and ensure that programs are logical and as comprehensible as possible.

• Provide direction to maintenance associates in troubleshooting, repair, and program AC/DC drive systems.

• Must be able to read and interpret schematics, drawings, and technical literature.

• Provide basic to advanced training to process engineers, maintenance associates and other personnel as needed.

Qualifications:

• BS - Electrical Engineer, Electronics or Associates degree.

• 4+ years maintaining industrial application software and control systems.

• PLC programming. Wonderware is a plus.

• Advanced knowledge of motor controls and drives (AC, DC and VFD) PLC and relay-based systems.

You should be proficient in:

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• PLC Programming Experience
• PLC Wiring Experience
• Controls engineer
• VFD
• wonderware
• AC/DC