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Location

Pittsburgh, PA | United States

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Job description

Title: Controls Engineer (Electrical Engineer)
Location: Bloomsburg, PA
Salary: $115,000-$130,000/year + 7.5% Incentive Bonus *RELOCATION Assistance Available*
Requirements: 2-5 Years Experience in a Controls Engineer role, in a Manufacturing Plant. High speed + Food Manufacturing a plus!

We are dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. We're growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. That's where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets.

What You Will Be Doing

The Controls Engineer will provide key leadership with regard to power and control systems, equipment specification and maintenance, proper operation, technician development, troubleshooting and repair to achieve or exceed reliability targets the plant. This role has responsibility for systems optimization, compliance, personnel safety and technician skill development relative to plant electrical power and process control systems.

-Serves as primary administrator and troubleshooter for plant power and control systems and is a key member of plant technical leadership.

-Works with the Senior Project Engineers to develop and manage power and control standards and ensure application of the standards on all projects and upgrades.

-Owns and leads the execution of the site masterplan for power and controls systems to include understanding of the installed base, and replacement plan for -obsolete equipment/technologies. Updates this plan annually.

-Builds and maintains a sustainable system for plant Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) technicians skill development. Coaches the Technical Manager on skill assessment and development of operating and E&I technicians within the department.
-Works with plant leadership to build and maintain sustainable process and machine control onboarding and ongoing development systems for plant Process Engineers, Interns and Area Leaders.

-Knows, communicates, and ensures technician compliance to local and national regulator codes (NFPA 70, NFPA 70e, NFPA 79 and OSHA 1910). Is also responsible for ensuring equipment and safe practice compliance in their area of responsibility.

-Responsible for validation of the MES data from PLCs. Support plant Process Engineers in conditioning PLC data to accommodate effective data analysis including application development.

-Owns the validity and ongoing system for maintaining the site sustainability metering equipment (power monitors and usage flow meters). Owns using the power monitoring data and developing plans to reduce overall consumption and costs.

-Provides expertise in the design and implementation of machine control and process automation applications, such as: control strategies, HMI design, MES applications and KPI development.

-Works with Senior Project Engineers, department management and technicians to identify losses, and develop plans and strategies to eliminate them, in the areas of safety, quality, reliability and cost.

-Owns parts or whole Key Elements for systems related to power and control system such as electrical safety (LOTO, Electrical PPE, Energized work permits, low voltage qualification, etc.) and Quality/CCP compliance (checkweighers, metal detectors, vision systems, ingredient flows, temperatures, etc.)

What You Need for this Position

2-5 Years Experience in a Controls Engineer role, in a Manufacturing Plant. High speed + Food Manufacturing a plus! (Plus the following but not limited to)

-A strong background in troubleshooting with a "can do" attitude and a love for Manufacturing is a MUST!

- PLC Knowledge
- Troubleshooting
- NFPA
- MES
- KPI
- Food & Beverage
-High Speed Manufacturing

What's In It for You

1. Competitive Salary $115-$130K/Year + 7.5% Incentive Bonus
2. Health, Dental & Vision
3. PTO
4. 401K Options

If you are a controls engineer, please apply & reach out to me directly: [email protected]!

Benefits

Vacation/PTO

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k

Bonus

Relocation

Telecommute

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred Skills

PLC

Troubleshoot Plcs

NFPA

Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing

MES

KPI

Animal Food

Food

Beverage

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Salary

$115k - $130k