Controls Engineer

Job Description

Our client is a global leader in the high‑performance battery separators and we’re seeking an Electrical Controls and Instrumentation Engineer.

The role covers all equipment, parts, manufacturing and maintenance processes on the plant site. You will support measuring, tracking and reporting on manufacturing process critical equipment performance indicators such as uptime, MTBF and preventive maintenance schedules. The Engineer assists and advises manufacturing on troubleshooting and resolving issues where electrical controls are mission‑critical (e.g., E‑Beam / LFE systems, tension control systems, winder/re‑winder, mixing/weighing systems, etc.).

• Elaborate plans for maintaining manufacturing process critical equipment up to date with the latest available technologies from the manufacturer and/or competitive sources.
• Elaborate and propose plans for CI continuous improvement of the manufacturing process critical equipment with a specific aim at improving uptime, MTBF and overall reliability.
• Elaborate and propose plans for annual CAPEX projects.
• Assist and advise manufacturing in troubleshooting and resolving manufacturing problems where electrical controls are mission critical (coating, slurry mixing, E‑Beam / LFE systems, tension control systems, winder/re‑winder, mixing/weighing systems).
• Assist, coach manufacturing and maintenance supervisors and maintenance technicians with prioritizing maintenance daily work schedule and PM/TPM activities and troubleshooting.
• Assist and coach the spare parts management system coordinator.
• Write and document preventive maintenance procedures, calibration procedures and trainings especially during commissioning of new or upgraded equipment.
• Liaison between IT and plant for manufacturing network issues and troubleshooting.
• Provide flexible work schedule that includes some weekend activity and on‑call support for off‑hours.

• BS Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering; proficiency in AutoCAD and MS Office.
• Experience with instrumentation and maintenance in industrial automation in a high‑volume fast‑paced environment.
• Experience with lean techniques and structured quality systems.
• Working knowledge of Siemens PLC programs – installing, troubleshooting, programming and tuning AC/DC/VFD servo motor drives, single/multi‑loop Siemens controllers and PLCs.
• Use ladder logic, P& automation including extruder motors, melt, liquid pumps, load cells, temperature/pressure level controllers, tension winding unwinding controllers.
• Experience in extrusion or injection molding production and/or web handling/transport, linear tension control systems, load cells, general instrumentation calibrations environment.
• Reading/editing and understanding documents associated with electrical, instrumentation and automation systems (including process loop drawings, P&IDs, schematics, wiring diagrams, installation details, logic diagrams, mechanical prints and specification sheets).
• HMI software programming skills:
  WinCC, Wonderware—similar historians and loggers.
• PLC programming skills: SIEMENS (required), Automation DIRECT, AB, Mitsubishi PLCs.
• Industrial networking skills (Profi Net, Ethernet/IP, Device Net, TCP/IP).
• Assist maintenance supervisor with prioritizing maintenance technicians’ daily work schedule.
• Write inventive maintenance and calibration procedures.
• Identify, source, and control stock for key spare parts.
• Ability to be on call for emergencies.

This Controls Engineer will work on the startup of a mega plant.

Annual Salary: $100,000 – $130,000 USD.