Manufacturing Automation & Controls Engineer

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This role is part of Alcon's Engineering function in Fort Worth, TX, a team focused on improving quality, processes, products, packaging and materials across our business to help deliver brilliant outcomes.

Associate
- General Engineering (Professional Path) is primarily responsible for handling complex tasks and contributing to advanced projects by analyzing technology trends, designing processes, and resolving engineering issues.

Purpose:

To support manufacturing performance through continuous improvement, automation optimization, reliability initiatives, and project execution.

This role identifies opportunities to improve equipment uptime, quality, safety, and productivity through automation enhancements, root cause analysis, process optimization, and implementation of engineering solutions.

The position serves as a technical resource between operations, maintenance, and engineering teams while providing support for automated manufacturing systems and capital improvement projects.

Impact on Organization:
High business impact through execution of continuous improvement projects, automation optimization, equipment reliability initiatives, and manufacturing support. This role contributes directly to reducing downtime, improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), increasing production capacity, and supporting quality and compliance objectives.

Lead and support Continuous Improvement (CIP) initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing principles. Analyze equipment performance data and identify opportunities to improve uptime, throughput, and product quality. Conduct root cause investigations into recurring equipment failures and production losses. Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions that improve reliability and reduce downtime. Monitor production metrics including OEE, downtime losses, cycle time, and reliability trends.

Support value stream improvements and waste reduction initiatives. Drive standardization of equipment, controls, operating practices, and maintenance strategies.

Troubleshoot PLC, HMI, VFD, vision, and industrial networking systems. Support Allen-Bradley controls systems and plant automation infrastructure. Assist with programming modifications, testing, validation, and startup activities. Support upgrades and modernization projects for existing manufacturing equipment. Partner with plant engineering and manufacturing teams to optimize machine performance. Maintain control system documentation and backups. Assist in development and implementation of automation standards. Participate in capital improvement projects from concept through implementation.

Assist with equipment design reviews, installations, commissioning, and startup activities. Develop technical documentation, project plans, and engineering reports. Assist with vendor coordination and contractor management. Support FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, and validation activities where required. Execute small to medium-sized automation and process improvement projects.

• OEE Improvement
• Unplanned Downtime Reduction
• Continuous Improvement Project Completion
• Equipment Reliability Metrics
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
• Preventive Maintenance Compliance
• CAPA Completion Effectiveness
• Safety…