Controls Engineer

Job Description

Position Summary

The Controls Engineer develops, leads and supports all engineering efforts across the Profile Products business and is responsible for the implementation of new capital deployment, reliability engineering and capital improvements to existing assets. A strong background in Controls Engineering as well as a well-rounded background is needed to balance the mechanical, electrical, and process components of this role.

Duties and Responsibilities

Lead/support design and implementation of major capital projects in Profile Products across the Plant Engineering team.

Work with Profile and Contractor resources to effectively meet capital project requirements with primary focus on safety, quality, and capacity reliability. A project focus on meeting timeline and budget commitments is required.

Review, analyze, and improve existing operations and maintenance processes to improve capital reliability and lifespan, while decreasing downtime, maintenance, and parts replacement costs, through the development of capital projects.

Support the NPD process for manufacturing and supply chain commitments.

Research, evaluate, and propose capital improvements, modifications and upgrades, and replacements where appropriate.

Evaluate and procure new and used equipment and systems upgrades as necessary, sourcing outside vendors as necessary.

Lead development of new process equipment design, working with 3rd party suppliers, to achieve business growth objectives.

Drive business results, manufacturing improvements, throughput increase, scrap reduction, overall COGS reduction, and enhanced safety.

Responsible for evaluating and recommending new technologies to support new and existing product lines.

All other duties assigned.

Job Requirements

Education: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or similar, OR equivalent combination work experience including machinery development, procurement, production process engineering, and/or project engineering.

Essential Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience in mechanical, electrical, chemical and/or controls engineering for manufacturing.

Experience in electro-mechanical process engineering

Experience leading teams of capital project and process improvement engineers

Experience working with particulate wood or similar wood-based production (MDF, HDF, Particle Board, Mulch, etc) preferred

Experience with capital equipment optimization and implementation

Experience sourcing and specifying automation and sensing technologies

Experience analyzing and diagnosing machine inefficiencies and failures.

Experience scoping, developing, and leading capital projects.

Working knowledge of industry standards for machinery design for safety and guarding.

Analytical, with attention to detail and accuracy

Problem solving, system and methods improvement skills

Hands-on controls and electrical Software (AutoCAD, PLC software/hardware) experience – Allen Bradley Preferred (RS Logix, Studio 5000,etc)

Hands-on experience with Networking, System Architecture, Communication Protocols, (Device Net, Profibus, Modbus, etc)

Hand-on experience with Robots, Drives (VFD, Servo), PLC, I/O, Instrumentation (Cameras, Scales, Sensors, Transducers, etc.) – preferred experience Kawasaki, Fanuc, Schneider, AB Power flex, etc

MS Office suite and ERP/MRP software

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to prepare and deliver clear, concise reports that are understandable by the target audience

Ability to prioritize tasks and escalate them when appropriate

Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced quickly changing environment

Time management skills

Language Skills:

Ability to read, write, and speak English

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

Required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, feel, reach with hands and arms,

stoop, kneel, crouch, climb or crawl.

Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

May require more than 40 hours per week to perform the essential duties of the position.

The individual possesses fine hand manipulation (keyboarding) skills.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position works in a manufacturing setting.

Must be able to adapt to the noise level of a manufacturing setting, which is usually moderate

to heavy.

Production environment, and working conditions, are dusty.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as a computer, phone, printer/scanner, and filing cabinets.

The temperature will vary from hot to cold, depending on the weather.

Full-time