Controls Engineer

Diversified Recruiting

Mossville, Illinois

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Mossville, Illinois
POSTED
30+ days ago


Improve Equipment Reliability & Reduce Unplanned Downtime

  • Lead initiatives that strengthen electrical and control system reliability, with the goal of reducing downtime trends year over year.
  • Drive root‑cause analysis and corrective action implementation that permanently prevents repeat equipment failures.

Deliver High‑Impact Engineering Projects

  • Own plant electrical and control system projects from concept through completion—success measured by on‑time delivery, adherence to budget, and achievement of documented performance targets.
  • Lead or support capital improvement projects that enhance safety, efficiency, automation, and system capability.

Strengthen Safety & Compliance Performance

  • Advance the plant's electrical safety posture through execution of safety initiatives and adherence to corporate engineering standards.
  • Champion NFPA 70E standards and ensure controls systems meet safety and environmental compliance expectations.


Elevate Operational Efficiency & Process Control

  • Drive optimization of PLC, HMI, DCS, and SCADA control systems to improve process stability and throughput.
  • Identify performance gaps within production systems and implement engineered solutions that deliver measurable improvements.

Lead Technical Development & Cross‑Functional Collaboration

  • Mentor junior engineers and electricians, raising technical capability across the team and improving troubleshooting efficiency.
  • Partner with operations, maintenance, and external engineering resources to steer priorities and ensure alignment on performance outcomes.

What You Bring to the Team:

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or electrical engineering technology with experience in control systems engineering in a continuous and/or discrete manufacturing environment 
  • Ability to provide solutions to projects and basic process engineering problems.
  • Knowledge with Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI applications (including programming).
  • Basic project management skills
  • Demonstrated success managing projects up to $50k
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with internal and external engineering resources.
  • Must possess good analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated drive and initiative to complete assigned tasks and investigate and seek out improvement opportunities.

About the Company

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