What are the responsibilities and job description for the Automation Engineer position at Allied Reliability, Inc.?
About Us
At Allied Reliability, Inc., we are committed to delivering exceptional reliability and efficiency in manufacturing operations. Our team of experts works collaboratively to drive innovation and excellence in every aspect of our business.
Job Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Automation Engineer to join our team as a Controls Technician. In this role, you will be responsible for providing production reliability improvement efforts and equipment troubleshooting support to our production, maintenance, and engineering teams.
Main Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate production reliability improvement efforts and equipment troubleshooting support as needed with the production, maintenance, and engineering teams.
- Cordinate facility, trade and OEM-service contractors, certifying that work requested is performed as expected while conforming to PAD safety standards.
- Maintain all PLC/HMI programs for compounding, packaging and building systems, edit and write PLC programs, create/modify HMI screens, and perform basic electrical troubleshooting and functional modifications.
- Collaborate on team projects to problem-solve and improve processes and procedures that improve OEE, safety, quality and work environment.
Requirements
- Ability to create, modify and troubleshoot complex PLC programs and HMI programs and read electrical schematics.
- Proven, working knowledge of Rockwell Automation PLC and HMI programming software.
- Working knowledge of high-speed packaging equipment and have some experience with mechanical / pneumatical functions and operations.
- Demonstrated competence handling and troubleshooting basic mechanical related issues at times.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong coaching, training and teamwork skills, organization and experience working with diverse teams.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work within tight timeframes and deadlines.
- Capable of handling stressful situations and being able to adapt to urgent production focused needs if they arise.
Benefits
- Support TPM & S5 Initiatives.
- EDUCATION: High School Diploma or GED equivalency.
