What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Controls Engineer position at Minute Men Staffing?
Minutemen is recruiting for a Plant Controls Engineer for a large automotive supplier in Louisville, KY. Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Pay is up to $100K range BOE. The Plant Controls Engineer role is an engineering position focused on automation, robotics, and controls systems.
Responsibilities:
• Support new and current automation projects.
• Work on shop floor for programs supporting Mechanical tooling, Robotics programming, Electrical troubleshooting, Cycle time improvements, and Machine debugging.
• Work with the Maintenance department to develop Preventive Maintenance for automation cells, and lead techs to perform these tasks.
• Lead minor automation upgrades to serial programs with focus on reducing non-ergo friendly operations, reducing MOD, etc.
• Interface with the Automation team in FIS, BG, sharing best practices, aligning deployments of new systems.
• Autonomously carry out the follow up of the technical files, design studies, startup testing, and maintenance readiness of the automatic functions integrated by the suppliers in the production equipment.
• Pro-active behavior for the acquisition, the development, and the sharing of technical competencies.
• Coach and develop technician knowledge of electrical troubleshooting and controls diagnosis.
• Maintain backup program archive to recover from breakdowns.
• Minimize equipment downtime and perform continuous improvement actions to improve TRS on overall production system.
• Support commitments established in the ISO 14001 Environmental Policy.
• Conform to requirements established in t ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) procedure and work instructions.
• Ensure members in assigned area(s) of responsibility conform to relevant EMS requirements.
• Support environmental programs to achieve objectives and targets.
• Follow values established with an entrepreneurial mindset as well as with autonomy and accountability.
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- PLCs and industrial automation
- Robot programming (Fanuc, ABB, UR)
- Electrical schematics
- Vision systems (Cognex, Keyence, Sick)
- Manufacturing automation design and troubleshooting
- Automotive manufacturing processes
- Manage, coordinate, and implement through inhouse or contractors
- Alter or create documentation to work cell and associated areas
- Change machine programs
Please send resumes to jadams@minutemendirect.com or call me to discuss at (812) 920-4440.
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Bachelor Degree
3-5 Years