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Senior Power and Controls Engineer
| Company | J.M. Smucker |
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| Location | Longmont, CO, USA |
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| Salary | $91000 – $132000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Associate’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Associates Degree
- 5+ years of relevant controls experience
- Manufacturing experience
- Ability to effectively engage, lead, and build capability on the floor
- Ability to work and manage within a team environment
- Strong knowledge of machine and/or process control hardware, instrumentation and software including Allen Bradley PLC and Rockwell FactoryTalk platforms
- Working knowledge of NFPA and OSHA guidelines related to electrical equipment and practices
- Understanding of technical systems and terminology
- Experience learning and integrating new technologies
- Experience leading the installation of equipment
- Demonstrated results in manufacturing maintenance utilizing maintenance systems
- Experience with plant systems software (Proficy, Project Management, eAM, etc.)
- Some travel may be required for plant support
- Willingness to work off-shifts or weekends as needed
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary administrator and troubleshooter for the plant’s power and control systems and be a key member of the plant technical leadership team.
- Supports electrical reliability across site.
- Build and maintain a system for the Electrical & Instrumentation Technician’s (E&Is) skill development.
- Coach the area E&I Technician’s on skill assessment and development within the plant.
- Work with the Plant Engineering Manager to build and maintain a process/machine controls development system for Process Engineers, Interns and Area Leaders.
- Work with the Plant Engineering Manager to develop power and control standards and ensure the standards applied across the site.
- Know, communicate, and ensure technician compliance to local and national electrical codes (NFPA 70, NFPA 70e, NFPA 79 and OSHA 1910).
- Responsible for validation of the MES data from PLCs.
- Support plant Process Engineers in conditioning PLC data to accommodate effective data analysis including application development.
- Support site’s sustainability metering equipment (power monitors and usage flow meters) and the validity of the data.
- Own using the power monitoring data to establish plans to reduce the overall consumption and costs.
- Provide expertise in the design and implementation of machine control and process automation applications, such as: control strategies, HMI design, MES applications and KPI development.
- Work with Plant Engineering Manager, department management, and technicians to identify losses (safety, quality reliability and cost) and develop plans to eliminate them.
- Owns/Supports parts or whole Key Elements for the power and control systems, such as electrical safety (LOTO, Electrical PPE, Energized work permits, low voltage qualification, etc.) and Quality/CCP compliance (checkweighers, metal detectors, vision systems, ingredient flows, temperatures, etc.).
- Work closely with engineering and operations leaders on the installation and start-up of new equipment.
- Become the technical expert on new equipment and ensures the training of others with regard to power and control systems.
- Serve as project manager for initiatives ranging from E&I focused projects to complete capital projects.
- Provide power and controls engineering support on capital initiatives for the plant.
- Provide support throughout other parts of the plant as needed on a daily basis.
- Learn and apply advance control, simulation, and process modeling technologies to analyze and improve overall process and packaging operations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Mechanical and electrical experience in food manufacturing
- Proficiency in plant Historian
