Senior Controls Engineer
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Job Location:
Mentor, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Avery Dennison is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to join our team at our site in Mentor Ohio. In this position you will collaborate with the Engineering and Maintenance Teams to provide improvement and troubleshooting of all electrical/electronic systems such as programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and other drives/controls to support the manufacturing site. You will be responsible for providing manufacturing support to resolve production and quality issues that arise on a day-to-day basis by performing effective root cause problem solving to solve process issues associated with equipment and/or machine performance. The role will report directly to the Maintenance Team Manager.
Your primary responsibilities and essential functions include:
Control system design programing testing and commissioning
PLC (programmable logic control) programming and troubleshooting
Perform effective root cause problem solving to solve process issues associated with equipment and/or machine performance.
Drive and support productivity and operator experience improvement with changes to programming equipment and or HMI screens.
Assist in development of capital plans to support the divisional drives and controls strategy.
Develop and maintain drive controls and SCADA system best practices through collaboration with other process technology teams.
Perform a wide variety of functions such as installation maintenance and repair of equipment for generating distributing and utilizing electrical energy. Uses instruments to test circuits and replaces or installs new power light electronic and control circuits.
Troubleshoot electrical malfunctions inspects circuits and wiring for shielding and grounding and tests electrical equipment for safety and efficiency.
Work from schematics drawings layouts or other specifications to locate and diagnose trouble in the electrical system or equipment.
Create and update electrical schematics and drawings.
Drive standardization of drive and controls systems and SCADA systems throughout the division; assess gaps against best practices and develop plans to close gaps.
Interact with Maintenance Operations and Engineering teams to ensure equipment reliability.
Identify safety issues support safety initiatives and recommend and implement effective solutions.
Recommends and provides support for technology upgrade projects to improve product quality and manufacturing effectiveness.
Conduct training of employees for proper machine adjustments and operations
Be willing to have a flexible schedule to support a 24/7 operation as required
Qualifications :
Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related
8 years of experience in controls or electrical engineering function in a manufacturing environment
Expertise in automation drive and PLC control systems
Knowledgeable with National Electric Code
Experience in troubleshooting equipment and process issues
Ability to understand and troubleshoot PLC ladder logic and make system edits as needed
Hands-on ability to work through symptoms and get to root cause
Ability to execute multiple projects with minimal supervision
Excellent verbal and written communication skills among all levels of the organization
Preferred
Drives: ABB AB Powerflex Siemens S120
PLC: Siemens STEP 7 Allen Bradley and HMI software: FactoryTalk View Studio ME FactoryTalk View Studio SE Thin client/Thin client manager
HMI software; Wonderware Intouch.
Data collection systems including Wonderware Historian
Knowledge of Safety PLC and associated hardware
Proficiency in AutoCAD
Additional Information :
The salary range for this position is $100725 - $130300/ year. The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range and in some circumstances may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to a candidates relevant skills experience education and training and location as well as the job scope and complexity responsibilities and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time subject to applicable law.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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Avery Dennison is a materials science and manufacturing company specialized in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. Our expertise and global scale enable us to deliver innovative, sustainable and intelligent solutions to customers all over ... View more
