Controls Engineer

Mountaintop Beverage LLC
  • Morgantown, WV
    Today

    Job Description

    Job Description

    Job Description

    Role Impact:

    The Controls Engineer will be critical in analyzing manufacturing processes to provide controls and support production; creating opportunities to optimize production efficiencies, while evaluating performance, and proposing and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.


    In this role, the Controls Engineer will serve as a resource for development and troubleshooting of production equipment; providing machine support including but not limited to safety controllers, PLC's, PAC’s, IPC’s, HMI's, , motion control, measurement systems, instrumentation, material handling systems, industrial networks, and data collection systems.

    Role Responsibilities:

    • Assist in the development of the control architecture to ensure that the facility is collecting the data and information to increase plant and package line reliability.
    • Create standardization of electrical components and designs where possible to simply the operation.
    • Provide application/control systems design and development for systems of varying complexity.
    • Interpret electrical/control design from vendors/customers' specifications and align with Mountaintop's standards/specs
    • Support production continuity by maintaining existing and implementing new electrical control systems.
    • Assist in the development of and perform work utilizing plant electrical controls standards
    • Support the maintenance team as needed for electrical/control system preventative maintenance and troubleshooting.
    • Work with the Change Management Process for the overall implementation, performance, and continuous improvement of company initiatives.
    • Schedule and manage electrical and/or control system upgrades within the plant. Coordinate with electricians and contractors to meet project completion dates and budgets.
    • This is under supervisory responsibilities.
    • Design, build, program, test, and debug aseptic filling and processing lines and material handling systems within the facility.
    • Responsible for supporting and upgrading the facility and manufacturing equipment with a focus on safety and quality.
    • Development of Functional and Design Specifications
    • Support equipment programming for manufacturing, troubleshoot software and hardware issues.
    • Troubleshoot and upgrade existing equipment to new equipment design and implementation.
    • Own the controls software/hardware product lifecycle and lead instrumentation and control systems engineering projects.
    • Travel to vendor/OEM sites for training/ witnessing tests
    • Follow Food Safety Requirement/Standards as needed



    Supervisory Responsibilities

    • Support knowledge transfer and training to team members.


    Education

    • Bachelor’s degree in Process, Controls, Automation, or Electrical Engineering required.
    • Relevant experience may be considered.

    Experience & Skills

    • 2-5 years of controls/electrical engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
    • A minimum of 5 years' experience in a variety of technical or operational assignments is required to demonstrate the desired industry experience.
    • Strong cause-and-effect analytical abilities to solve problems.
    • Demonstrated ability to work with operations and technical teams to define project objectives and then deploy those findings to optimize performance of the process
    • Proficient in problem-solving methodologies and root cause analysis
    • Proficient skills in troubleshooting electrical, process, and automation-related issues
    • Aseptic manufacturing and packaging experience preferred
    • Experience with specific equipment required. Allen Bradley, Siemens , B&R control platforms,, VFD’s, servo drives,
    • Strong experience in PLC programming and computer programming.
    • Extensive knowledge reading and understanding electrical schematics
    • Extensive knowledge of engineering principles and procedures.
    • Excellent analytical and management skills.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
    • Excellent interpersonal skills.

    Physical Requirements:

    • Periodic intervals of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
    • Prolonged periods of standing, going up steps, and working in uncontrolled temperature environments
    • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
    • Must be able to work with equipment that contains electrical magnetic components.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMorgantown, WV

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Asepsisunmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Change Managementunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Programmingunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Control Engineeringunmatched
    • Control Systemsunmatched
    • Data Collectionunmatched
    • Debugging Skillsunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Electrical Componentsunmatched
    • Electrical Designunmatched
    • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
    • Electrical Utilityunmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • Engineeringunmatched
    • Food Safetyunmatched
    • Human Machine Interface (HMI)unmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Instrumentationunmatched
    • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
    • Knowledge Transferunmatched
    • Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
    • Maintenance - Electricalunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Analysisunmatched
    • Manufacturing Equipmentunmatched
    • Manufacturing Softwareunmatched
    • Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
    • Motion Controlunmatched
    • OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Performance Managementunmatched
    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • Physical Demandsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Preventative Maintenanceunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Analysisunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Product Lifecycleunmatched
    • Production Controlunmatched
    • Production Supportunmatched
    • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • Safety Trainingunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Schematicsunmatched
    • Software Administrationunmatched
    • Standards Developmentunmatched
    • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Systems Engineeringunmatched
    • Systems Maintenanceunmatched
    • Technical Operationsunmatched
    • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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