Shift Controls Engineer; Entry Level

Position: Shift Controls Engineer (Entry Level)
## Shift Controls Engineer (Entry Level)
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US GA Macontime type:
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Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R11447

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations.

Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions. Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities.

At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better. We are seeking a
** Shift Controls Engineer
** for our
** First Quality Baby Products
** site located in
** Macon, GA.
** This position will be responsible for
** specifying, designing, and implementing complex controls systems and software programming on production equipment and associated machinery.  Provides training and assists Controls Technicians in solving complex problems.*
* ** Primary responsibilities include:
*** Observes OSHA and company safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.  Identifies potentially dangerous electrical hazards and takes immediate corrective action.  Demonstrates advanced National Electrical Code understanding by teaching others.
* Leads/supports internal Controls Technicians, Project and Process Engineers, Maintenance & Production personnel, OEMs, vendors, and contractors to design, install, interface, start up new equipment and process controls including: electrical component selection and approval, electrical design approval, software assessments & modifications, machine acceptance testing and problem identification and resolution.
* Will supervise, assign work, provide performance monitoring and reviews, and provide daily priority setting for Controls Technicians.
* Responsible for specifying DCS’s, PLC’s, HMI’s, servo systems, motors, drives, sensors, vision sensors and data collection and analysis software, based on our companies’ controls standards criteria.  Evaluates electrical equipment from multiple sources and recommends best value for use.
* Assesses, identifies, schematically designs, and makes complex program modifications in DCS’s, PLC logic, HMI programs and servo controller logic to improve individual equipment and overall system performance.  Will appropriately delegate tasks and oversee others completing this work.  Provides quality checks to ensure correct software development.
* Performs high level troubleshooting, in-depth critical thinking, and utilizes all internal & external resources to solve any electrical, mechanical or process problem.  Leads & assists others in troubleshooting machinery, equipment, components and programs including PLC’s, HMI’s, Servo systems and Robotics.
* Coordinates machine data collection and archiving as well as assists in the analysis of this data.  This requires interfacing production and lab equipment to the plant network as well as maintaining and improving the data historian system.
* Assists Production, Maintenance, and Engineers to meet daily priorities, coverage, and special projects.  Ability to lead small capital projects.
* Leads Controls support during machine installations and upgrades.  This includes interfacing auxiliary equipment, identifying and correcting errors in programming and wiring and ensuring vendors and contractors are meeting our needs and expectations.
* Expected…