Electrical Controls Engineering Manager

POSITION SUMMARY
This position is to provide leadership, direction and support to all activities and functions relating to Electrical - Controls Engineering including Advanced Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Processes and Plant Operations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
* Perform a variety of technical/engineering work in designing and overseeing the manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of electronic or electrical components.
* Plans, conducts and directs research, development of manufacturing assignments; participates in larger projects of major magnitude and scope or more than one project.
* Operates with considerable latitude for un-reviewed action or decision.
* Recommends changes in procedures.
* Prepare proposals and cost estimates for future work.
* Assist in assessing/troubleshooting press and equipment problems.
* Schedules work to meet completion dates and technical specifications for projects.
* Reviews progress and evaluates results.
* Acts as liaison with other departments, divisions, and organizations.
* Reviews and approves controls designs for special machines.
* Provides control engineering expertise to Midway's manufacturing plants as directed/requested.
* Develops controls packages for metal processing equipment (presses, feed lines, etc.)
* Maintains thorough familiarity with controls developments and new technologies in the industry.
* Participates in Design Reviews, TSRO's and HLRO's.
* Participates in the purchase of presses, coil lines, cranes, compressors and other capital assets.
* Work in partnership with the Manufacturing Engineering Department to significantly improve the tooling, equipment and processes delivered to our plants.
* Work in partnership with the plants to improve the overall operating performance of our plants, through the identification and implementation of concepts/ideas that improve the overall operational performance of our plants and meet throughput commitments.
* Reduce the start-up, launch, tryout (debug) time and cost of new tooling, equipment and process installation into our plants.
* Drive new tooling and equipment to operate at our quoted or MOS throughput rate, whichever is greater.
* Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
* Preferred graduate in Electrical Engineering with five years' experience.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Mechanically and electrically inclined, and able to use ingenuity and imagination to invasively solve engineering and manufacturing problems.
* Programming of vision inspection systems, PLC, resistance welding, robotics, HMI and servo motion control knowledge required.
* Working knowledge of industrial communications, including but not limited to: Ethernet, Device Net, Control Net, ProfiBus to name a few.
* Full understanding of Mechanical Power, Presses, Transfer Presses and their associated equipment.
* Full understanding of Industrial Electrical Power Distribution Systems.
* Working knowledge of Hydroforming and associated processes.

SPECIAL SKILLS
* Computer literate
* Advanced computer knowledge and skills
* Team player; Cross functional and Cross departmental

WORKING CONDITIONS
* Normal office environment.
* Normal manufacturing environment, which includes travel to plant sites, vendors & suppliers.
* Required use of proper personal protection equipment for hazards and conditions typically associated within a manufacturing environment.