What are the responsibilities and job description for the Automation Engineer position at Asbury Carbons?
Company Description
With stewardship in the hands of the fourth generation of the Riddle Family, Asbury Carbons is a strong and growing family of companies and a major supplier of natural and synthetic graphite, cokes, coals, and all carbon products, as well as a variety of raw materials used around the world. It continues to earn its position as the world’s largest independent processor and merchant of graphite for more than a century and remains committed to the thoughtful expansion of product lines to ensure that high-quality raw materials are seamlessly delivered to the world’s cast metals and industrial markets, ensuring customer needs will always be met.
Job Description
The Automation Engineer will provide process controls engineering, automation, and instrumentation support for Asbury globally. The principal accountabilities range from global governance functions and standards development related to automation to designing, building, commissioning, and maintaining systems in close collaboration with process / project engineers and plant management. Works as part of a team and additionally be able to work independently to perform all plant engineering support. Travel to other Asbury plant locations will be required. The ideal candidate will be able to grasp complex technical issues and translate customer (plant) requirements into innovative and robust technical solutions. Additional hours may be required to support the Engineering and Production departments and completion of assigned projects.
Roles & Responsibilities :
- Focus on production process by identifying automation based solutions to help improve efficiency, reduce operating costs, and improve safety.
- Support new business opportunities through the development of front end process designs for novel processes starting with detailed process descriptions as the basis for deriving process flow diagrams, etc. Interface with engineering team and / or contractors to execute projects and with the plant operations team to commission and startup new processes.
- Implement new technology for process improvements– projects such as in line measuring system, PLC control monitoring, automation, and robotics.
- Participate on Maintenance Improvement Committee with the focus developing effective instrumentation and electrical procedures for sustainability of operations.
- Support existing PLC and other controllers – support plant troubleshooting and improvement initiatives.
- Identify and implement solutions to EHS issues with instrumentation and automation, as possible.
- Lead process hazards analysis for existing and new processes as needed.
- Train, educate and support plant personnel in process control and improvement methods, new equipment operation, process changes, Root Cause Analysis & trouble shooting.
- Support EHS efforts company wide by conducting PHA’s and pre-startup safety reviews.
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Additional information
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a complete listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time with or without notice.
Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, 401K, profit sharing, ESOP, pension plan & holiday bonus.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
