Plant Controls Engineer

Requisition
524272
-Posted
- Architectural Products Group

- Oldcastle APG (Fence, Rail, Deck)
- Full Time

- Engineering

- United States

- Utah

Oldcastle, a CRH company, is reinventing what's possible in building solutions. We are the leading provider of innovative outdoor living products and utility infrastructure solutions for the water, energy, and communications markets throughout North America. We're a trusted and strategic partner to engineers, contractors, distributors, specifiers, retailers, and homeowners alike as the manufacturer of precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products.

Our portfolio of brands includes Oldcastle APG, Oldcastle Infrastructure, Belgard hardscape, Echelon Masonry, RDI railing, Catalyst Fence Solutions, Sakrete packaged concrete, Amerimix mortar, Pebble Technology International pool finishes, and Techniseal sands and sealant technologies.

The Controls Engineer will work on projects to improve plant safety, capacity, efficiency, reliability, and work environment for operational employees, and provide Controls System support to operations. The Plant Controls Engineer will work closely with operations, maintenance, and other engineering disciplines at the sites in DE, NJ, NY and possibly others, as well as corporate engineering and management.

This role will provide support for four plants.

This is an onsite role based at our Dover, DE plant.

• Manage Capital Projects.
• Design, develop, improve and maintain control systems that can automate processes, including safety systems.
• Participate in gathering and documenting plant requirements for Controls and Automation systems through interviews, documentation analysis and workflow process mapping.
• Selection and installation of hardware and development of software for control equipment and support of existing controls.
• Create I/O count and assignments, instrument loop diagrams, instrument datasheets and sizing, and instrument uninterruptible power source (UPS) load requirements lists.
• Develop, program and optimize PLC and HMI logic to match all mechanical system features and specifications.
• Ensure the control system process works safely and efficiently in accordance with specifications.
• Perform sizing calculations for inline instruments.
• Prepare electrical and line drawings using CAD software (EPLAN).
• Oversee installation of equipment.
• Troubleshoot problems with processes and hardware.
• Provide technical assistance, testing, maintaining and modifying existing systems as needed by the plant.
• Train and support operational and technical staff and provide documentation.
• Analyze control and electrical data and present findings.
• Ensure compliance with relevant code, regulations and quality standards.
• Assist manufacturing and maintenance in the use and support of electrical, controls and other systems.
• Ensure project completion on-time and within budget by tracking all project activities and providing management reports showing task status on request.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance and engineering teams.

• 3+ years of controls experience.
• Experience with HMI development, OPC, alarms and events, data logging, and historical data.
• Manufacturing Execution System experience.
• Electrical standards and NEC/NFPA knowledge.
• Knowledge of industrial networking:
  Ethernet/IP, Control Net, Device Net.
• Excellent project management and planning skills.
• Occasional after-hours call answering and holiday coverage.
• Travel up to 50% of the time, depending on requirements.
• Experience with B&R PLC and EPLAN is a bonus.

• Highly competitive base pay.
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs.
• Group retirement savings program.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion.

Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

AI tools may be used in certain stages of the employment lifecycle, such as candidate review; however, all final employment decisions will be made by a person.