Controls Engineer Manager

Controls Manager

The Controls Manager will provide technical leadership, team and project management for all aspects of electrical systems throughout the facility, system integration, and validation for industrial control systems.

• Customer Oriented
• Foster Teamwork
• Managing Change
• Building Collaborative Relationships
• Analytical Thinking
• Technical Expertise
• Fostering Innovation
• Results Oriented
• Personal Credibility
• Stress Management
• Ethics and Integrity
• Decisiveness

• Responsible for the functional management and leadership of the Electrical Controls Engineering department that performs continuation engineering and supports new and old control systems development.
• Integral to these functions is the responsibility for leading a highly capable, motivated engineering team. The manager must optimize and develop expertise, create and maintain focus, enable and foster career development, and maintain alignment of assignments and staff with priorities and business needs.
• Create; oversee others in the designs and details of electrical elementary diagrams, wiring diagrams, layout control panels and systems for machine controls and automation production equipment.
• Create and oversee others in the component selection, controls architecture design, software development, and system integration of all electrical components.
• Supervise, develop, and implement control strategies including programming of PLC's (programmable logic controllers), operator interface design, system implementation, start-up and commissioning of systems
• Drive the development of new controls solutions that improve our competiveness.
• Interpret control requirements from customer specifications, develop technical requirements for controls.
• Supervise and create the development of flow charts, sequence of operations, I/O documents, ladder logic programs for PLC based industrial controllers
• Schedule resources, approve time off, evaluate, review and coach members of the Controls Systems Group.
• Identify skill requirements, technology development opportunities and new product offerings from suppliers. Focus on opportunities and make recommendations for future technical direction.
• Promotes cultural values and behavior in others (respectful, purposeful, integrity, collaborative, adaptable, positive attitude, excellence, effective communication, self-motivated, responsible, recognition & appreciation)
• Perform other assignments, as requested by Plant Manager.
• Supervisory and administrative responsibility over a group of engineers or functions as a technical specialist formulating and developing advanced concepts, techniques, and standards
• Responsibilities include assuring effective utilization of engineering personnel, and technical quality
• The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Environmental Management System (EMS) as stated in EMS policy CEVPL.
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• The incumbent is responsible for the awareness, understanding, specific responsibilities and management of the Quality Management System (QMS) as stated in CQAM.
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Essential Functions

• Direct management of electrical controls engineers, master electrician, and technicians. Provide guidance to staff to achieve goals in accordance with established policies.
• Continuously develop and apply technical domain expertise in Controls Engineering. Maintain a strong, high level of competence in Electrical and/or Computer engineering to promote the incorporation of relevant technology into controls and/or processes; and provide leadership and guidance to technical staff members while managing risk/reward trade-offs.
• Establish and maintain Electrical Control Engineering standards, procedures, performance levels and documentation requirements. Propose and lead process improvement initiatives to drive breakthrough productivity and quality.
• Manage relationships with vendors, consultants, contractors, and professional associations to keep informed with existing and evolving industry standards and technologies.

Requirements

• 10-12 years' experience working with control systems in an automotive facility
• Including a minimum of 3…