Controls Engineer

The Controls Engineer position will oversee documenting and evaluating existing electrical controls and manufacturing processes. Specify new electrical controls and manufacturing processes while suggesting improvements to the operation and investigating new technologies. The Controls Engineer will also be responsible for troubleshooting existing production equipment and teaching Operations and Maintenance personnel on the proper use of equipment.

Essential Functions:

• Develop electrical and controls standards for all new equipment purchases moving forward. Assist in specifying new equipment with Engineering as per the needs of the Operations Team. Become the Subject-Matter-Expert (SME) on all tasks electrically related.
• Direct Maintenance Techs to aid in troubleshooting plant equipment to improve reliability and uptime. Educate the maintenance team to increase their controls aptitude and troubleshooting skills. Be directly responsible to troubleshoot equipment when it is above the ability of Maintenance Techs.
• Extract procedural knowledge from existing employees and document to support future manufacturing operations. This is a necessary task as potentially lost information is detrimental to the organization as attrition occurs.
• Promote a safe working environment specifically with Electrical Safety in mind.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar level technical degree.
• 5-10 years minimum related experience.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Prior experience with project and plant engineering, electrical troubleshooting, controls installation, and PLC programming.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills specific to data driven decisions
• Proficiency in Windows, Outlook, and AutoCAD.
• Strong written, communication and presentation skills especially in group or high-level settings.

Preferred Requirements:

• Prior Chemical manufacturing experience
• Prior experience with project and plant engineering, electrical troubleshooting, controls installation, and PLC programming. Excellent communication skills both written and oral.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 and 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• This position requires consistent wearing of safety glasses, gloves, long pants, and closed-toe shoes; with additional specific PPE depending on the chemicals or materials handled, which could include respirators, hearing protection, or specialized gloves for hazardous substances.

Benefits and Compensation

The pay range for applicants in this position generally ranges between $90,000 and $100,000. The range is an estimate based on potential employee qualification operations, needs, and other considerations permitted by law.

In addition to career advancement and growth, continuous training, and mentoring opportunities, Stonhard offers an excellent comprehensive health plan and financial benefits program including but not limited to, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, Company Pension Plan and Stock Purchase Plans.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.