Central Engineering - Electrical Control Engineer

at  AstenJohnson Holdings

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Electrical Controls Engineer
Department: Central Engineering
Job Type (Choose one): XFull Time or _Part Time
Job Status(Choose one): XRegular or Temporary
Salaried Exempt _XSalaried Non-Exempt _Hourly
AstenJohnson has more than 200 years of global experience serving the paper industry as a manufacturer of paper machine clothing, specialty fabrics and filaments. We are a preeminent international supplier of reliable, innovative products and technical solutions.

PREFERABLE POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Education/Experience: Bachelor of electrical or automation engineering. Two to five years’ work experience in the field of specialization related to the industry.

SKILLS:

BSC in Electrical Engineering or B.Eng Electrical
Manufacturing design experience preferred.
Technical strength coupled with practical systems and equipment knowledge.
Must have strong PLC and HMI programming skills.
Knowledge of industrial AC drive and motor. Knowledge of ABB drive is an asset.
Knowledge of industrial networking. Knowledge of Profibus, profinet and device net is an asset.
Knowledge of Industrial electrical design (low voltage).
Ability to communicate with vendors, customers, and trades personnel.
Ability to travel in USA, Europe and in Asia (Between 20 to 40% of the time and up to 6 consecutive weeks).
Attention to detailwith excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Results-focused, team player with the ability to work well independently.
Versed in current statutory regulations, industry standards and recommended practices and a practical sense in
applying such references (ie: safety, environmental, quality).
Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Effort & Working Conditions: Normal work environment allows the associate to sit comfortably and move about freely, not confined to a workstation. There may be some need to lift light articles. The physical environment is clean and climate-controlled within a partitioned workstation. There is somewhat frequent involvement in the manufacturing environment. Sensory attention is required to read reports, do keyboarding with additional need to read engineering specifications and operate the CAD system. The associate has frequent customer contact and normal business travel

GENERAL SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

To provide technical expertise and support as part of the CorporateEngineering team. All team members work on every aspect of project. Define scope, program (PLC and HMI), create drawings, safety, budget creation, purchasing, schedule, testing, and the implementation on site. We also have a wide project scope in budget and size. Required technical skills will be challenged and improved within our team.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designs various control systems for production and test equipment.
• Programs PLC (Siemens, Allan-Bradley), variable speed drive (ABB), servo etc.
• Programs human machine interface (Wonderware intouch, Indusoft).
• Assessment, design, and implementation of safety.
• Perform the Industrial electrical design as per the industry standard.
• Troubleshoot existing equipment issues.
• Supervise the electrical installation and execute the commissioning of various control systems.
• Serves as consultant to other team members of the Site, i.e., in advising on material selection, solutions to product quality problems, or in training others new aspect of technology.
• Participates as a member of a task force or team assembled to coordinate the tackling of serious challenges.
• Work with documentation / engineeringchange control processes
• Identify technology improvements that will align with future business goals and requirements.
• Keeps abreast of developments in engineering technology and practice, especially as it relates to his/her field of expertise.
• Operates and performs in a safe manner at all times.
• Other duties as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

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