Controls Engineer III

The Fountain Group

Wilmington, NC

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$48–$52 Per Hour
SKILLS
Application Programming Interface (API), Automation Systems, Biology, Budgeting, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Capital Project, Computer Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Control Engineering, Control Systems, Cost Control, Debugging Skills, Disability Insurance, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Ethernet, Follow Through, IP (Internet Protocol), Identify Issues, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information Technology Software, Internet Application, Life Insurance, Low Voltage (LV), Manufacturing, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Systems, Manufacturing/Industrial Processes, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ), Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual Basic.NET, Needs Assessment, Operational Control, Oracle Database, Problem Solving Skills, Process Control Engineering, Process Improvement, Product Support, Production Support, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), REST (Representational State Transfer), Realtime Operating System, Relational Databases (RDBMS), Software Administration, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Systems/Internals Programming, Training/Teaching, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), XML (EXtensible Markup Language)
LOCATION
Wilmington, NC
POSTED
3 days ago
Pay: $48-52/hour. Our company offers our consultants a suite of benefits after a qualification period including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance.
Onsite role in Wilmington, NC
W2 Candidates only
Scope of Position:
  • This position will be responsible for owning the IT-related software associated with at least one manufacturing process step in the Optical Fiber manufacturing plant. In this capacity, he/she will work closely with engineering and operations teams in the plant to implement improvements in this process area.
  • The person will become the expert for the process controls system in their area of responsibility along with ancillary data feeds to a manufacturing execution system and reporting systems.
  • The person will also be responsible for developing or modifying other software systems that support manufacturing in the plant such as web-based or stand-alone applications.
  • When the person leads a project, he/she will be responsible for managing the activities required to meet the project's objectives within the constraints of an allowed budget and a desired timeline.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
  • Assist team of engineers to provide production support and troubleshooting for 24/7 manufacturing operation. Work with production associates, technicians, and engineers to ensure reliable equipment operation via automated control systems and user interfaces.
  • Support process and product optimization/improvement efforts. Develop plans for innovative solutions to technical problems and follow through to implementation.
  • Provide training for engineers and/or production associates as needed for new processes, equipment, or control systems.
  • Lead or participate in capital projects.
  • Serve on weekend production support team approximately every 5-6 weeks.
MUST HAVES:
  • Required Education: Bachelor's in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
  • Years of Experience: 5-10 years of experience
  • Strong computer programming skills - C
  • Experience with Real Time Operating Systems, PLC programming, or industrial automation systems
  • Experience with C#, VB.Net
  • Experience with iFIX or equivalent SCADA package
  • Knowledge/experience with Visual Basic 6, C++
  • Knowledge and/or Experience working on MES (Camstar or any Manufacturing Execution System)
Desired Skills:
  • Knowledge to configure and troubleshoot OPC UA, classic OPC, EtherNet/IP devices, and similar industrial protocols
  • Ability/Experience integrating computers into manufacturing processes to increase efficiencies and lower cost.
  • Problem-solving and debugging skills; ability to understand real needs behind operations and engineering requests
  • Ability/experience troubleshooting simple low voltage electrical circuitry.
  • Knowledge/experience with REST API and web applications.
  • Knowledge/experience of relational databases (Oracle and/or Microsoft SQL Server), MSMQ and XML

Who We Are:

The Fountain Group is a nationwide staffing firm with over 80 Fortune 100-500 clients. Since 2001, TFG has maintained a consistent standard of excellence, and our work is broadly recognized every year through numerous industry performance awards. Our success is a team effort.

Browse our website below for additional information on our company.

The Fountain Group

4505 Woodland Corporate Blvd, Tampa, FL 33614

"We work in Life Sciences, Clinical, Engineering, IT, and more. Above all, we specialize in people."

About the Company

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The Fountain Group

The Fountain Group provides Contingent Labor, Statement-of-Work, and Contingent-to-Permanent resources to clients with an internal/external Contingent Labor Managed Service Program or Clients without a program. The Fountain Group is committed to the belief that we all share in the responsibility to conduct our businesses in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We base this on the premise that a company is much more than the products it offers. The effect a company has on the environment, the people and the communities it serves reflects the company’s dedication to being not only a good business, but to being a good corporate citizen. The Fountain Group believes the key to servicing a client is to identify the client demand precisely. Therefore, The Fountain Group focused its efforts on building and developing a process, which can identify an exact match for our client’s needs. Our process utilizes modern technology combined with 30+ years of Talent Acquisition experience to deliver Precision resources. Financial strength is prominent among The Fountain Group’s corporate values. The future of our business will be built on the innovation, compassion, outstanding services and technology, but a solid financial foundation is required to carry us forward to meet our business goal and support our long term vision.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
WEBSITE
https://www.thefountaingroup.com/