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Summary:
This position is responsible for all phases and aspects of process automation control and related support systems in all process departments. This includes design support[LS1] , specification support[LS2] , installation support, maintenance recommendations and training support for control/automation systems. Aide in the[LS3] Design, implementation and maintenance of PLC and/or PC based control systems to satisfy manufacturing and engineering needs. This position will provide technical guidance to other departments on processes utilizing this equipment in accordance with government and company regulations, policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
· Aide in the Evaluation[LS4] , recommendation and monitoring of new equipment and processes to continuously improve product quality, reduce product lead-time, and reduce costs of operation.
o Participation in the quoting, engineering, electrical design, programming, installation, commissioning and on-going support of machinery, automation systems and processes.
o Work within a team structure to finalize/implement a design, programming (PLC, operator interface, and data collection packages), installation support and commissioning (visit vendor’s facility to test instrumentation and automation systems) and on-going internal customer support (troubleshoot problems).
o Continue to find ways to improve cycle times; reduce scrap and upgrade components for cost/performance improvement.
· Perform expert level engineering functions.
o Troubleshoot and repair marking systems, leak testers, cell controls, robots, coordinate vision systems, gauging systems and heat treat in die cast and machining departments.
o Utilize[LS5] technical support services and research tools to support engineering activities and projects.
· Continually improve knowledge base regarding advance in parts, equipment and processes to keep abreast of changes and innovations in equipment selection.
o Recommends levels of inventories of maintenance material, supplies and repair parts.
· Support and work with all departments in solving problems and improving manufacturing processes.
o Provide support to engineers and technicians for departments as needed.
o Assist with input and maintenance of the Engineering B.O.M. standards.
o Work with IT for machine communications and connections including all PLC, vision/camera installations, robot installation and programming.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Why You'll Love Working for Us:
· Comprehensive Benefits Package to include medical, dental, and vision insurance
· Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Accounts
· Career Development and On-The-Job Training
· Employer 401K Match
· Employee Assistance Program
· Paid vacation and holidays
Education and/or Experience
· Minimum of AS degree in technical field including electrical engineering or acceptable combination of experience/credentials
· Five years of industrial automation engineering or plant engineering
Skills and Abilities
· Full familiarity with computer programs such as Auto-Cad, Microsoft Office, etc.
· Full familiarity with AB PLC series and higher machine control logic and language and is able to design, write and troubleshoot same.
· Familiarity with high pressure squeeze-casting processes, CNC machining operations and associated machinery.
· Fanuc Robot programming
· Troubleshoot and repair hydraulic systems components, valves, pressure reducers, and cylinders; understand hydraulic blueprints
· Troubleshoot and repair pneumatic systems components, valves, pressure reducers and cylinders; understand pneumatic schematics and concepts
· Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems and their components; understand electrical schematics, understand and write machine (Allen Bradley) ladder logic; understand electronics to component level.
· Perform PM’s and repairs on Fanuc robots, printers, and other associated equipment to board level; programs Fanuc position changed by teaching or numerical control; programs Fanuc logic code; programs Karel language
· Installs equipment in a fully automated work cell from concept/design to actual production; plumbing and conduit; assists in startup and shutdown of automated work cells; metal fabrication, assembly and modification of guards, tooling, supports, and associated equipment using current machining and welding equipment; start up and shutdown of robotics, printers, and vision system
· Repair computer PC based systems to board level.
· Assists in setting and maintaining proper stockroom inventory levels.
· Install, maintain, and access computer software on the PLC-5, PLC-2, SLC-500, understands high speed data acquisition and storage (Nicolette and Mentium systems)
· Completes required technical and administrative documentation; calibration worksheets (pressure reducers), blueprint updates, ladder logic updates.
· Perform standard office upkeep, including data entry, work order entry/updates, preventative maintenance entry/updates, weekly, monthly, and annual reports as necessary.
· Ability to create programs for new and existing equipment to improve productivity and safety aspects
Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
· Lift & Boom truck certification
Additional Competencies
· Knowledge of IATF-16949 quality system
· Knowledge of OSHA / NFPA requirements
Physical Demands
The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and color vision. The employee must be able to enter, egress and traverse areas inside and outside of machinery, and must be able to climb ladders for purposes of inspection. The employee in this position works with safety critical products, therefore are required to have the ability to differentiate colors that are critical to job performance. Position require climbing and balancing around and on top of machines while simultaneously using various hand tools. The employee must have full range of motion necessary for moving in and out of all positions. Employee must have good sensation essential to gauge heat exposure when working around hot equipment, dies or furnaces.
