Controls Engineer

Are you an experienced Controls Engineer looking for a new rewarding role? At Doncasters we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Controls Engineer with a continuous improvement mindset to join our experienced team.

Did you know that every time you take a flight, drive somewhere or every time you have electricity at the touch of a button, there's a chance that Doncaster's played a part in making that happen?

Doncasters is a leading international manufacturer of specialist superalloys and high - precision alloy components made for the most demanding conditions with manufacturing facilities in Europe, USA Mexico, China, and India. Our site Superalloys of Long beach, based in California specializes in the production of high-performance vacuum refined superalloys serving the aerospace, Industrial Gas Turbine, and automotive market.

Long beach employes around 110 employees and is always growing! Long Beach is situated in sunny California, close to the beautiful beaches and national parks in LA!

What we can offer you:

• An environment where you can learn and grow through constant development opportunities.
• An interesting and varied field to work in.
• PTO
• Competitive 401K
• Competitive medical insurance

The Senior Controls Engineer role is vital to ensuring that furnaces and supporting production equipment run efficiently with minimal downtime. In this role you will work closely with both Maintenance, Production, and Project teams to troubleshoot issues, create implementation plans, and ensure successful implementation of instrument and control solutions.

• Develop standards and specific control type and configuration for new equipment and instrumentation used in the manufacturing process.
• Oversee installation of control systems and instrumentation on new and/or existing equipment.
• Develop and maintain required documentation to support controls applications used in the manufacturing process, including operation and maintenance.
• Make programming changes that are required to maintain and improve the manufacturing processes.
• Analyze and recommend improvements to manufacturing processes, which will benefit from automation techniques.
• Train production and maintenance personnel in control operations, maintenance and programming functions.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, quality standards, safety standards and OSHA compliance.
• Must be willing to travel up to 10% based on business need

Interested? If you have the following skills we would like to hear from you

• BA/BS in Math, Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving Electrical and Controls issues in plant setting
• Ability to work alone or as a team, and able to multitask.
• A passion for training and mentoring maintenance and production staff

Salary range based on experience: $110k - $130k

Why Doncasters?

Doncasters Superalloys of Long Beach is a growing Superalloys business that balances the demands of the business with the needs of personal life. We are looking for self- motivated individuals who share the vision of becoming a global leader and ready to put your career in motion.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful manufacturing facility within globally recognize leading group.

Doncasters values:

We foster a winning mindset that enables everyone to be both safe and able to fulfil their potential. We strive for excellence, commitment, integrity and team work in the pursuit of our goals.

Equal opportunities

Doncasters is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, gender, disability- physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, or religious belief. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage all applicants to reach out if they require any support or assistance to enable them to thrive throughout our recruitment process.

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• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience leading Continuous Improvement programs and projects
• Six Sigma Green Belt preferred
• Technical skills in Lean Manufacturing tools
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must be self-motivated with good organizational skills requiring little supervision
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and PC applications (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Access)
• Proficient in Solidworks or AutoCAD