Position Summary:

• Plan, design and implement solutions to improve safety, product quality, and productivity. Assist the maintenance team with troubleshooting, coordinate with 3rd party support to make improvements and solve issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with all federal, state and company safety policies and procedures.

• Confer with management, customers and production to discuss project specifications and procedures.

• Suggest and work to implement policies, standards and procedures for Maintenance and Engineering work performed throughout the plant.

• Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.

• Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, and other data to evaluate feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or specifications.

• Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.

• Inspect completed installations and observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards.

• Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair to ensure that machines and equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.

• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and make recommendations to maintenance crew.

• Compile data, write reports, and confer with engineers, internal customers, and other personnel regarding existing and potential engineering projects.

• Collect plant location data to determine operating efficiency of mechanical equipment.

• Recommend design modifications to eliminate machine or system malfunctions.

• Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications and necessity of modification.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven experience working as an engineer and similar leadership roles.

• Excellent understanding of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.

• Proven knowledge in working on PLC and PC based control platforms including: ControlLogix, CompactLogix, Kinetix, and PowerFlex.

• Proven knowledge in working with AC/DC circuits for proper design of machine and electrical control systems.

• Competent in Microsoft products (Windows, Office, etc..) as well as MS-DOS.

• Basic understanding of TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, FTP, RDP, VNC protocols.

• Able to read and understand: VBA, C++, C#, RS-Logix.

• Able to use virtual machines such as VMWare, VirtualBox and Hyper-V.

• Basic Knowledge of MS-SQL and databases.

• Experience in working with AutoCAD(2D) and SolidWorks(3D).

• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a positive and approachable attitude.

• Ability to manage demands of the position which Includes weekend work and on call support 24/7.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree: Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering.

OR

• Engineering Technology degree/certification, a strong electrical and mechanical aptitude, and related on the job experience