Controls & Automation Recovery Engineer

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Plats: USA - Rutherfordton, NC

Trelleborg’s Engineered Coated Fabrics operation is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions for almost every industry globally. We are where we are because our talents brought us here. By specializing in the polymer engineering that makes innovation and application possible, Trelleborg works closely with leading industry brands to accelerate their performance, drive their business forward—and along the way, shape the industry and progress that will benefit humankind in the exciting years ahead.

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Reporting to the Plant Engineering Manager, the Controls & Automation Engineer is responsible for recovering and commissioning a retrofitted production line using Rockwell controls and compatible peripherals. The line is in active demolition/retrofit, has known scope gaps, and has immovable timeline constraints. The Controls & Automation Recovery Engineer is responsible for driving execution, verify deliverables, and ensuring the line produces quality sellable product at run-off.

• Restore the line to reliably produce all legacy and new products including safety validated, sequences verified, stable operation, repeatable quality
• Create and maintain a single commissioning responsibility list with clear owners (OEM vs. contractor vs. internal), and close it with daily cadence
• Deliver a controls-proof package including source backups and version control baseline, parameter registry, as-built I/O map, safety validation evidence, alarm strategy, and run-off acceptance results
• Quickly learn the existing Rockwell architecture including PLC, HMI, safety, drives/motion, networks, field devices, I/O
• Establish source control discipline including baseline backups, version history, change log and ensure the facility has usable copies of final programs
• Lead troubleshooting and commissioning using a test-first, evidence-based approach and document what was verified and what remains
• Translate commissioning needs into explicit deliverables for OEM and contractors including logic changes, drawings/redlines, test steps, punch list items
• Run technical coordination with OEM programmers and electrical and controls contractor leads and escalates early with options when blockers occur
• Prevent vendor drift using objective acceptance criteria and verification evidence and maintain a single source of truth for status
• Coordinate with the Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer to ensure field device selection, wiring and instrumentation, and controls integration meet run-off requirements
• Ensure safety, quality, and maintainability are addressed in real time
• Other duties, as assigned.

• Minimum 3-5 years direct experience and responsibility for industrial automation in a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field preferred
• Demonstrated hands‑on capability with Rockwell platforms (Studio 5000 / Logix) required
• Commissioning experience including bringing equipment online in the field under schedule pressure
• Ability to operate as an execution owner including build plans, close responsibility lists and verify results
• Ability to interface with OEMs and contractors and hold them to objective deliverables
• Factory Talk HMI exposure or equivalent Rockwell-compatible HMI platforms
• Safety systems experience including Guard Logix and validation workflows
• Drives and motion exposure including Power Flex, Kinetix or similar
• Experience supporting production line run-off, SAT and quality sign-off
• Ownership with commitments and escalates early, closes loops
• Proven readiness with tests and artifacts
• Absorbs plant context quickly with the ability to adapt
• Ability to deliver improvements within constraints

• Excellent written and verbal skills required.
• Effective & efficient technical and strategic problem solving, and organizational skills required.
• Exposure to Lean Six Sigma methodology acceptable, training and application evidence preferred.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and…