Automation Engineer Position Available In St. Clair, Alabama

it’s what’s inside that counts
_______________________________ There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering: Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
$500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Training and Advancement Opportunities Why This Job CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.
What You’ll Do Design, size and safely implement low and medium voltage power systems.”
Ensure that installations and applications are in line with governing codes including NEC and NFPA.
Responsible for the design, construction, commissioning, and startup activities of capital projects
Responsible for system upgrades in electrical power generation, distribution systems, low voltage, and electrical machinery
Interact with technical engineers and non-technical operations personnel to integrate new technologies and update existing systems
Assist in maintaining Variable Frequency Drives, Programmable Logic Controllers, Instrumentation, Process computers and related equipment
Maintain and revise instruction manuals, drawings, schematics, maintenance logs, and other documentation, as required
Provides technical assistance to maintenance and production personnel as needed
Create and maintain electrical drawings and schematics
Manage large scale capital projects including working with outside vendors
What You’ll Need Basic knowledge of computers and MS Office programs – Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Proficiency with AutoCAD 2016 or later
Must be able to learn quickly, multitask and utilize time wisely
Have a strong background with technical writing to be able to write documents for operations and maintenance, explaining new or modified equipment
Experienced with field work and understanding the customer’s needs
Ability to work within project scope and budget
Experience in the industrial manufacturing and/or process industry preferred
Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced environment, with a strong work ethic and attention to detail to find root cause for equipment failures
Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles and practices.
Previous experience upgrading Siemens S7-300 PLCs to S7-1500
Siemens PLC Programming including Simatic Manager and TIA Portal V15.1 thru V18
The preferred candidate will also have some mechanical background and knowledge
Your Education Bachelor’s Degree required, BSEE or BSME
We are CMC, a Fortune 500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started. If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let’s build a better world! CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.