What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Automation Specialist position at ALTO?
Job Description
Job Description
Job Title : Process Automation Specialist
Reports to : Technical Manager
Department : Maintenance
Location : Pekin, IL
Supervises : Contractors
Classification : Exempt
Build your career with Alto Ingredients! Earn a competitive salary, eligibility for annual cash incentive and stock-based incentive, benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and 401k with a company dollar-for-dollar match up to 6%, a stipend for fitness center expenses, a generous paid time off (PTO) program, and service awards for career longevity. Alto Ingredients values the communities where we work and live, and offers an extra 8 hours of paid leave for employees who volunteer their time and talents in their community.
Environment : Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO), is a leading producer of renewable fuel and essential ingredients and the largest producer of specialty alcohols. The company is focused on products for five key markets : Health, Home & Beauty; Food & Beverage; Industry & Agriculture; Essential Ingredients; and Renewable Fuels. The company’s customers include major food and beverage companies and consumer products companies. For more information, please visit www.altoingredients.com.
Our Pekin campus produces products destined for Health, Home& Beauty; Food and Beverage; Industry & Agriculture; Essential Ingredients; and Renewable Fuels markets. All personnel are responsible for the safety of these products, which includes participation in training, following cGMP and feed / food safety requirements in the facility, and following procedures per instruction of management.
Job Purpose : This position is responsible for maintaining the existing automation, instrumentation, and underlying infrastructure for the facility and to assist in the directing, planning, scheduling, and safe execution of the automation portion of plant and process projects related to Capital and non-Capital activities. This position creates value by ensuring reliability of equipment and controls to meet and exceed the facility’s goals for Compliance (Safety, Quality, and Environmental) and Production by troubleshooting and diagnosing electrical or control issues on all manufacturing equipment in accordance with plant policies and procedures.
The following is a list of major duties and responsibilities for this position along with certain supportive duties. It is not all-inclusive. Other duties and responsibilities may be added as needed and in addition management may modify this job description as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Support the overall Campus Safety, Environment, and Quality programs (hereafter known as “Compliance”) through excellence in planning, scheduling, and problem identification and resolution. Ensure the proper design of Automation processes and infrastructure to support the identification and execution of Compliance issues and Work Orders. Ensure Compliance is engineered into every job and issues identified are addressed ASAP.
- Monitor, maintain, and address any issues with existing automation, instrumentation, and underlying infrastructure systems for the facility.
- Maintain and repair plant DCS Hardware and Software Systems to ensure overall reliability for operations
- Minor / Low-level configuration changes to programming and operator HMI / interfaces for DeltaV DCS, PLCs, and PanelViews.
- Assist with design, integration, programming, final connections, startup, commissioning, warranty and repair of process automation controls system comprised of but not limited to Allen Bradley and Delta V.
- Build data points as needed for integration into enterprise level historian (OSIsoftPI) and develop / modify PI Vision dashboards as needed across the plant.
- Visit job sites to monitor process control system performance quality and to ensure designated field personnel are following proper procedures.
- Support I / E techs with trouble calls and emergencies and respond to emergencies during and outside of normal work hours if needed.
- Assist in training Operations personnel in proper use of new and existing functions of the DCS system.
- Calibrate instrumentation devices using specialized test equipment and software.
- Coordinate review of all assigned jobs with proper personnel and ensure all specifications, drawings, submittals, purchase orders, process images correspond to PI&D’s, etc.
- Coordinate required subcontractors as needed for assigned projects and scheduled preventative maintenance
- Assist in the interview and hiring of Specialty Technicians as required.
- Provide technical backstop support for any instrumentation issues to ensure the overall goals of the plant are achieved.
- Develop and maintain PM, calibration, testing schedules and procedures for all areas regarding instrumentation and automation.
- Coordinate control system spare parts for improved reliability.
- When needed, oversee daily activities of Specialty Technicians.
- Participate in continuing education / training classes associated with process control and the associated systems as necessary.
Position Requirements :
Minimum Education / Experience
Desired Education / Experience
Desired Skills / Abilities
Preferred Skills / Abilities
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Physical Requirements :
Alto Ingredients participates in E-Verify; Criminal background check and drug screen required.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
