What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Controls Engineer position at TAMKO?
TAMKO Building Products LLC is seeking a senior Controls Engineer to support our company strategic mission and initiatives by developing, deploying, and supporting control system software for equipment in a continuous manufacturing process, including migration of existing systems to newer hardware and software platforms. The position location is flexible; however, TAMKO prefers the incumbent to live within 50 miles of a TAMKO facility.
Summary of Essential Job Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may also be assigned.
- Conduct business with honesty and integrity.
- Develop PLC programs for large manufacturing process control systems, utilizing an object-oriented library while following company and industry standards.
- Migrate existing system control logic from various platforms to Siemens TIA Portal with as-is functionality preserved.
- Act as the technical representative for TAMKO on industrial control systems for external systems integrators and contractors on control conversions and migrations.
- Act as the technical representative for TAMKO corporate on industrial control systems including advising, mentoring, and training personnel internal as needed.
- Generate control system documentation during project execution to aid in system design and assist in creating process and engineering drawings for projects.
- Generate documentation concerning the migration process.
- Generate documentation, when possible, on existing processes.
- Create and publish companywide control system migration standards.
- Maintain and update current migration standards and existing migration documentation.
- Act as a change leader for the company supporting our strategic initiatives.
- Assist manufacturing personnel in troubleshooting operational technology control systems across the company.
- Collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams often over electronic communication methods.
- Engage in training for professional development and be willing to learn new things.
- Actively participate in team and cultural health development.
- Engage in intentional culture creation.
- Travel to TAMKO manufacturing facilities and corporate offices up to 15%.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline, Computer Science, or equivalent education and experience.
- 10 years of experience in PLC program development; control theory; control algorithms; and electrical systems.
- 5 years of experience with Siemens TIA Portal; process control; motion control; instrumentation; PID control loops; and mechanical systems.
Other Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with object-oriented programming methods; software engineering; or programming best practices.
- Experience with Siemens Simatic Manager.
- Experience with 505 Workshop
- Experience with RSLogix 500
- Experience with RSLogix 5000
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee will regularly remain in a stationary position for long periods. The employee will also be required to traverse the office and plant production floors.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work around moving mechanical parts, at elevated heights, where dusts and fumes could be present in the air, with or in proximity to chemicals, in hot environments, around electrical equipment, and in a loud environment. The employee must have the ability to understand and mitigate these and other risks, including by following all prescribed safety rules, and must have the ability to wear appropriate personal protective equipment, if necessary.
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.
This job description is subject to change at any time.
