Controls Engineer 1st shift

Summary

We are looking for a Controls Engineer to develop maintain and enhance automation and control systems that are critical to our automotive seating production processes. The Controls Engineer role plays a key part in driving operational efficiency troubleshooting system issues and supporting continuous improvement in a high-paced manufacturing environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance department by assisting in the troubleshooting of equipment issues which includes troubleshooting PLC ladder logic and data handling functions in Control Logix processors.

• Maintain PLC documentation upon receipt from equipment suppliers and an archive of PLC programs and machine controls drawings in an electronic and/or paper format and throughout facility.

• Maintain troubleshoot repair and improve automated equipment including devices I/O instruments and all other components associate with automated processes to meet production and safety goals.

• Support various I/O devices connected to PLCs including HMIs scanners remote I/O sensors relays solenoids servo drives etc. and support/assist maintenance personnel in troubleshooting pneumatic circuits.

• Improve equipment uptime and contribute to Plant reliability maintenance.

• Schedule and complete backups of all electronic machine control and robotic programs on set schedule and develop and maintain Preventive Maintenance Programs.

• Ability to diagnose problems with hydraulic pneumatic and mechanical systems interfacing with electrical and electronic systems.

• Applies knowledge of electronic and instrumentation principles to determine equipment malfunctions and applies skills in restoring equipment to operation.

• Implement and maintain data collection system from Plant floor processing equipment.

• Ability to engineer and implement error-proofing systems throughout the production process.

• Part of multi-disciplinary Plant Team to determine continuous improvement strategies.

• Identify and plan for process impact(s) as a result of engineering and launch changes.

• Participate in 8D or similar root-cause based problem solving tasks to ensure that abnormalities when observed are acted upon to resolve root-causes.

• Contribute to specifications for equipment purchases which include review and commentary on equipment controls drawings prior to build approval.

• Complete all required and applicable training required by Adient and its customers.

• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field or equivalent hands-on experience.

• 23 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with a focus on PLC programming and troubleshooting.

• Strong proficiency with Allen-Bradley PLCs is required; experience with additional PLC platforms is a plus.

• Automotive and Just-In-Time (JIT) experience is highly preferred.