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Minutemen, Inc.
Plant Controls Engineer
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What they do
A Manufacturing Automation Engineer designs, programs and improves automated machinery and processes within a manufacturing environment. Are responsible for the design specifications, documentation and troubleshooting of the equipment. Often work within vehicle manufacturing and food processing plants, where robots or machines are used to perform specific functions.
$99,639 / year median in Kentucky
+11% projected growth
Job Description
Minutemen is recruiting for a Plant Controls Engineer for a large automotive supplier in Louisville, KY. Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM. Pay is up to $100K range BOE. The Plant Controls Engineer role is an engineering position focused on automation, robotics, and controls systems.
Responsibilities:
- Support new and current automation projects.
- Work on shop floor for programs supporting Mechanical tooling, Robotics programming, Electrical troubleshooting, Cycle time improvements, and Machine debugging.
- Work with the Maintenance department to develop Preventive Maintenance for automation cells, and lead techs to perform these tasks.
- Lead minor automation upgrades to serial programs with focus on reducing non-ergo friendly operations, reducing MOD, etc.
- Interface with the Automation team in FIS, BG, sharing best practices, aligning deployments of new systems.
- Autonomously carry out the follow up of the technical files, design studies, startup testing, and maintenance readiness of the automatic functions integrated by the suppliers in the production equipment.
- Pro-active behavior for the acquisition, the development, and the sharing of technical competencies.
- Coach and develop technician knowledge of electrical troubleshooting and controls diagnosis.
- Maintain backup program archive to recover from breakdowns.
- Minimize equipment downtime and perform continuous improvement actions to improve TRS on overall production system.
- Support commitments established in the
ISO 14001
Environmental Policy.- Conform to requirements established in t
ISO 14001
Environmental Management System (EMS) procedure and work instructions.- Ensure members in assigned area(s) of responsibility conform to relevant EMS requirements.
- Support environmental programs to achieve objectives and targets.
- Follow values established with an entrepreneurial mindset as well as with autonomy and accountability.