Controls Engineer Jobs

Job Overview

The Controls Engineer is responsible for directing and providing strategic controls implementation guidance to CCCI Manufacturing and Warehouse departments. This position establishes and implements CCCI standardized best engineering controls practices and processes that ensure optimal machine performance and overall line efficiency and productivity improvements; ensures controls programming practices are consistent from location to location; supervises the identification, evaluation, and selective implementation of control solutions. The Controls Engineer is also responsible for overseeing multiple sites and leading the Company-wide effort to explore, define, and implement new control practices and control processes within all areas related to automated Manufacturing and Warehousing Systems.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Serves as the Company Controls expert and power user and provides guidance to the Director of Engineering, the Senior Director of Manufacturing, Plant Managers, and Vertique Systems Managers
• Develops high-level control strategies for all automated equipment in our warehouse and manufacturing facilities
• Supervise, educate, and train plant-level control engineers while maintaining expertise within the Controls Engineer field and should stay abreast of new technology, emerging software code, and new equipment
• Establishes an overarching controls philosophy and logic for all equipment systems within the company by establishing coding rules and controls procedures for specific types of manufacturing cells and documenting these practices to ensure standardization
• Troubleshoots, tests, and repairs control systems and assists and provides control logic guidance and training to plant Maintenance Managers
• Serves as both a technical expert and a leader within the Company and leads by influence and expertise
• Assists with the design and development of control systems for new equipment and systems
• Develops a control strategy for automated production facility machinery to include all PLC-driven equipment

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of and a high skill level programming of motion systems, PLCs, and associated Controls systems
• Detailed and structured thought process
• Ability to understand and properly influence decisions of senior management
• Promotes a good working relationship with supervisors, co-workers, and staff
• Encourages and motivates others
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Negotiation skills
• Leads by accomplishment and example
• Advanced PLC programming skills.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving skills
• Continually demonstrates a level of integrity and professional demeanor in keeping with the company’s mission and values
• Travel 50% - 70% of the time
• Ability to interact and communicate with all levels in the organization
• Presentation skills
• Ability to influence decision making of peers
• Knowledge and familiarity with Allen Bradley and RS View a plus
• Proactive in nature, actively participates, and is self-motivated
• Clearly communicates complex concepts with all levels of the organization
• Knowledge of controls systems development methodology
• Facilitating skills
• High degree of professionalism

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or up to 3 years of college or technical school
• Driver’s license required
• Knowledge acquired through 3 to up to 5 years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Continuous flow conveyor style systems experience
• AB or Rockwell Automation documented training courses or certifications
• Bachelor’s degree (4 years)
• Electrical Engineering or Controls experience

Work Environment

Work environments will vary, including noisy and non-temperature-controlled environments or extreme temperatures