Controls Engineer

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Full Time Decatur, AR, US

Salary Range: $90,000.00 To $ Annually

Job Title:Controls Engineer

Location: Decatur, AR

Department:Maintenance

Job Type: Exempt

About United Petfood:

United Petfood is a private label producer of high-quality dry & wet pet food, biscuits and snacks. We are a Belgian family business with 25 high-tech pet kitchens in Europe and the US.

Joining us, means joining an international, passionate and driven team with one common goal: a healthy planet filled with healthy pets! But it doesn’t stop there: we truly care about building encouraging, supportive, long-lasting partnerships, both inside as well as outside of our fast-growing family company. By only working with the very best ingredients and most innovative technology available, we ensure a spot in which you can grow, bloom and make thousands of pets happy worldwide!

Position Summary:Our Mishawaka team at United Petfood is made up of professionals who understand the difference our products make in the lives of pets. We are currently seeking a Controls Engineer to join our team. This position is based in our Mishawaka office. Reporting to the Maintenance and Engineering Manager, the Controls Engineer is primarily responsible for the programming, documentation, training and knowledge of plant-wide instrumentation, controls and other strategic systems as well as the computer integration of the manufacturing process and equipment.

They will be responsible for projects and facility support as assigned or identified. Additionally, the Controls Engineer will work closely with all manufacturing employees and management.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support Strategic Software Initiatives and plant and corporate rollouts relative to plant projects.
• Design and engineer controls and instrumentation.
• Design and engineer electrical systems in support of the process and utility system.
• Design and engineer the selection, procurement and installation of instruments and controls system.
• Assist plant or technical services personnel in troubleshooting operational problems from a controls engineering perspective.
• Assist in training of plant personnel on new and upgraded systems.
• Customize software solutions based on requirements.
• Perform all programming of the control system as required.
• Interface with vendors, construction administrators, and project team.
• Perform and document technical design reviews with other disciplines on the project team to produce the highest level of quality.
• Participate in contract administration.
• Manage and perform projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Time manage and prioritize tasks to achieve results within cost and schedule constraints.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Workplace Safety:

• Completes safety system documentation and verifies compliance to program standards.
• Reports deviations to Supervisor.
• Participates in mandatory safety trainings and adheres to all safety policies
• Required to report all safety issues, near misses, and injuries

Quality & Food Safety:

• Completes quality & food safety system documentation and verifies compliance to program standards. Reports deviations to Supervisor.
• Participates in mandatory food safety and quality training program requirements
• Preserves the integrity of the BRC system through adherence to the policies and procedures outlined. Takes actions necessary to resolve food safety and quality system deficiencies
• Required to report food safety and quality system failures and take actions necessary to preserve the BRC system.

Technical Requirements:

Technical Knowledge Levels:

Level I – Demonstrates a general competence level of knowledge and skill

Level II – Demonstrates complete competence in knowledge and skill

Level III – Demonstrates expert-level knowledge and skills

• Controllogix processors
• Rslogix 5000 software
• AOI blocks programming
• Object-oriented programming
• Factory Talk SE
• VBA scripting
• Dream Reports programming

Electrical

• Electrical control
• Instrumentation
• Allen Bradley VFD's preferably 525 series
• Ethernet/IP background
• Stratix managed switches
• Auto Cad
• Electrical Circuiting
• Communication/Documentation
• Process Controls
• Manage projects & construction of instrumentation and control systems
• I/O loop testing & wire tracing
• SQL platform
• Mechanical Problem Solving/Troubleshooting
• Electrical Problem Solving/Troubleshooting
• Electrical Power systems
• Time Management
• Training Staff
• Process…