Controls Engineer, SBU

The Plant Controls Engineer is responsible for planning, testing and coordinating the implementation of preventative actions in the production lines to establish and verify capable/stable and reliable production processes in terms of safety, quality, delivery and cost. Below are additional duties, not all inclusive.

• Work with Maintenance Supervisors, Business Unit Leaders or Engineering Group Leaders to evaluate, implement and obtain approval for program changes.
• Work with IT groups to modify and /or update machine/assembly PLC programs and communication programs as they relate to plant network.
• Investigate and resolve issues associated with machining and facilities equipment, assembly automation, workstations, robotics and automated equipment.
• Maintain and update controls documentation, including schematics and documents for machining/assembly, maintenance PMs.
• Troubleshoot PLC controls, electrical components, servo-drives, motors, wiring-cables in cable trays and panels. Review and make program changes on Siemens, Fanuc, Rockwell, ABB and a variety of other control systems. Capture and document changes, updates prints... etc.
• Lead, coordinate and facilitate trouble shooting electrical issues, problem issues as they relate to equipment downtime, throughput improvement, or any safety concern (interlocks, switches, etc.).
• Help troubleshoot and make improvements on all electrical facilities and equipment using input from Production, Maintenance Supervisors, Business Unit Leaders, Engineering Group Leaders, tradesmen, operators, and vendors/service providers.
• Establish, maintain, update and administer electrical control plans.
• Participate in all aspects of simultaneous engineering efforts to improve current processes and new projects.
• Monitor and improve performance of production processes with respect to cycle time, uptime, etc.
• Generate, prepare and present regular reports to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with and support all plant operations in Stellantis Industrial Systems initiatives utilizing Stellantis Industrial Systems tools for continuous improvement efforts, including Kaizen’s and other quality improvements aids.
• Assist with Engineering Work Orders and training of Skilled Trades and Writing Standardized Maintenance Procedure. Also reviewing top losses and determining solutions. root cause identification, resolution, countermeasures, and prevention.