What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Engineer position at Fortune Brands?
Company Description
At Fortune Brands Innovations, we believe that our innovation and success are fueled by the passion of our people and the strength of our teams. Together, we work to fulfill dreams of home by aligning around common goals, being agile in the face of change, holding ourselves accountable, and acting with integrity and transparency. We succeed when everyone belongs and strive to build a Home for All where all associates can be their true, authentic selves at work. Learn more about our culture here.
Job Description
ABOUT THE JOB
In this role you will be responsible for project management, process improvement, machine design/prototyping, and lean manufacturing. The Controls Engineer helps to increase production efficiency, reduce downtime and improve quality.
YOUR ROLE:
- The bullet points below reflect roughly 80% of your job. We are a fast-paced company, you may be pulled in a variety of different directions with tasks added or changed.
- Provide instruction in operation, set-up, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of plant electrical and control systems.
- Identify, plan and implement electrical and control systems process improvement opportunities.
- Optimize new systems and upgrades to existing processes and facilities.
- Serve as primary contact for all electrical and control systems.
- Troubleshoot and program Programmable Logic Controllers (ControlLogix and PLC5).
- Design, maintain, and optimize Human Machine Interfaces.
- Design, maintain, and optimize plant electrical power distribution system (includes, 4160V, 575V, and 480V)
- Design, maintain, and optimize controls networks (DeviceNet, ControlNet, Ethernet, etc.)
- Maintain and update documentation for the plant electrical and control systems.
- Manage control system servers, logic controllers, software and backups.
- System administration of the automation control system hardware, network and software.
Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- B.S. in Engineering
- 5 years Instrumentation, Electrical, and Controls Maintenance experience in a continuous process manufacturing environment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering preferred
Additional Information
BENEFITS
- All the Insurance coverage you’d expect like medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, wellness programs, 401K all effective on your date of hire, and a bonus program
Fortune Brands Outdoors & Security (Master Lock/Therma-Tru Doors/Fiberon) is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, marital/family/caregiver status, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local low. Fortune Brands Doors & Security also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.
Candidates for positions with Fortune Brands Outdoors & Security must be able to present proof of identity and work eligibility post hire. Immigration visa sponsorship is not available for this position and accordingly this position is not appropriate for foreign students who will require sponsorship in the future, including assistance with an Optional Practical Training (OPT) F-1 extension.
To all recruitment agencies: Fortune Brands Outdoors & Security does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, our employees or any other company location. We are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.
