Allen-Bradley, Analysis Skills, Budget Management, Contract Negotiation, Control Engineering, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Documentation, Educational Technology, Electrical Design, Electronic Design, Hand Tools, Hydraulic Engineering, Identify Issues, Management of Information Systems/Technology (MIS), Manufacturing Automation, Operations Planning, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Productivity Management, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Project Design, Project Estimates, Project Schedule, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Rockwell Automation, Schedule Development, Time Management, Traceability, Vendor/Supplier Relations, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
POSITION PURPOSE:
To develop, modify and troubleshoot machine PLC controls and processes to improve production efficiency, reduce waste, and reliability. Work with various phases of automated control projects such as design, estimating, soliciting quotes, negotiating contracts, developing schedules and budgets, implementing, modifying, and troubleshooting.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to travel for training assignments to overseas facilities or corporate headquarters.
Otherwise – limited domestic travel for educational, technical, or business-related opportunities.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Design electronic, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and/or pneumatic machine controls to increase productivity and quality
- Troubleshoot machine controls and processes to improve efficiency and quality
- Estimate and control projects, schedules and cost to insure timely installation and cost effectiveness
- Train production and maintenance personnel
- Develop schedules and budgets and create relationships with vendors to meet the schedule
- Analyze data and develop design and operational changes
- Prepare complete documentation files to include as built drawings and operational manuals
- Assist maintenance, production, quality assurance with traceability.
- Coordinate with development department with tire design and compound development
- Maintain working relationship with MIS to keep machine uptime
- Learn Rockwell Automation’s Allen-Bradley and Mitsubishi PLC platforms
Knowledge and Skills:
Qualifications:
- Analytical thinking
- Problems solving ability
- Technical expertise
- Good oral and written communications
- Ability to work in cross-functional problem-solving teams
Education and Experience:
Physical Requirements:
Able to spend time walking the production areas, talking with operators and maintenance associates, can
climb 3 floors of stairs, able to climb ladders. Use small hand tools and meters for performing
evaluations, calibrations, and troubleshooting.
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Yokohama Tire Corporation