Location: Frederick,MD, USA
This well compensated salary position is part of the Engineering Department. The incumbent will work the day shift, Monday-Friday; however, additional extended hours may occasionally required.
Summary of essential job functions
A successful candidate must have the motivation to excel in each essential function described herein. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform these essential functions.
* Troubleshoot PLC and HMI programs, instrumentation, and drives on the production lines with an analytical systems-based approach.
* Analyzes data to identify where quantifiable improvements will have the most impact in a rapidly changing manufacturing environment and manage those identified improvements at a multi production line, high speed asphalt roofing manufacturing facility.
* Identifies gaps in automation deployment and works with TAMKO's Plant Systems team to implement improvements in PLC programs to drive results; report results up the chain of command.
* Facilitates change management and sustainment documentation such as engineering drawings, manuals, process flow diagrams, and spare parts lists.
* Performs electrical and controls layouts, updates and creates electrical drawings in CAD or other electrical drawing software.
* Works cooperatively with a cross functional team of Engineers, Operations, and Maintenance personnel, understanding the needs of each department's primary focus.
* Analyzes operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
* Improve current manufacturing systems and reliability of electrical, controls systems on machinery which is exposed to abrasive materials.
* Flexible and adaptive, able to thrive in a fast-changing environment, implementing solutions rapidly without cutting corners.
* Assume role as project manager for installation of improvement projects.
* Write project specifications for vendor bids, including project scope development
* Provide appropriate project justification and cost-benefit analysis as necessary for project proposals.
* Coordinate with cross functional teams in the design, planning, installation and commissioning phases
Requirements
* Minimum of a bachelor's degree in an engineering field from an accredited university (Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, or Controls Engineering Preferred) AND 3 years professional experience.
* Extensive background in PLC code development
* Experience with motion control systems using VFDs and Servos (Siemens preferred)
* Electrical distribution troubleshooting and design experience, understanding NEC
* HMI programming experience (Aveva preferred)
* Knowledgeable user of AutoCAD Electrical and Microsoft Office.
* Ability to effectively present and communicate work to plant management, peers, and maintenance/operations personnel.
* Apply principles of mathematics, statistics, and engineering to resolve recurring process issues.
* Empowered, self-directed individual who is capable of prioritizing workload and resources to provide the most benefit to the production process.
Preferred Experience - Not required for application but will benefit consideration:
* Field service engineering or technician background preferred
* System integration of third-party equipment and programming
* Archestra System Platform
* Experience with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning applications in a manufacturing environment
* Experience with process control and PID tuning
* HMI programming experience (Wonderware preferred)
* Experience in roofing manufacturing or web process handling
* Machine Vision or Vision Inspection Systems installation and programming experience
* Experience with IIOT Devices
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Work duties will be divided between an office environment and the production floor. Employee will be required to wear all plant-mandatory PPE when on production floor, including: hard hat, safety glasses, steel toe boots, ear protection, and face covering as per CDC and State guidelines.
* Safety is a Top Priority - Employee is responsible not only for his/her safety but also for the safety of peers.
* Production facility is a 24/7 operation, and as such, the role may require occasional extended-hour days to aide in troubleshooting, project implementation and/or training. Plant management works with employees to ensure adequate comp time is provided when the situation arises.
* Production facility is prone to temperature fluctuations according to ambient seasonal changes.
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to position himself/herself to operate, inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and/or or maintain heavy plant equipment. This may require climbing stairs/ladders, bending, kneeling, crawling, and/or stooping. The employee must be able to inspect equipment and detect equipment malfunctions, as well as utilize tools to repair and maintain equipment.
* The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
* This job is subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes, odors or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, extreme heat, vibration and confined spaces. The employee is occasionally exposed to acidic or caustic chemicals. A respirator may be required at times. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud, with hearing protection provided.
In addition to an attractive wage, this position offers a competitive benefits package including Group Health and Life Insurance, Vision and Dental Insurance, a Flexible Benefits Plan, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match, a Profit Sharing Retirement Plan and other benefits.