What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Engineer position at TVS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS NORTH AMERICA, INC?
Summary
This position is responsible for assisting in the design and execution of projects, using technical skills to support process changes, building layouts, implementing layout designs, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role will report to the VP of Information Technology, with a dotted-line reporting structure through plant leadership.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Review initial electrical schematics and update electrical schematics for as-built changes
- Perform I/O Check (Input/Output) for equipment
- Perform limited electrical, pneumatic, and mechanical changes to equipment
- Maintain and write PLC logic and programming
- Use and program HMI software (Human-machine Interface)
- Management of automated machine projects
- Participate in startup and commissioning of machinery
- Programming of industrial robots, servo drives, and vision systems
- Ability to design and program custom industrial automated equipment
- Knowledge in AutoCAD
- Ability to read and understand electrical ladder diagrams
- Handle and navigate challenging situations
- Support the Sales team when needed with technical questions and costs
- Participate in all TVS SCS quality and excellence initiatives
Competencies
- Technical Capacity
- Analytical Skills
- Communication Proficiency
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Adaptability
- Safety Conscious
- Teamwork Orientation
- Mechanical Aptitude
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The associate may occasionally be required to lift 51 pounds, anything greater than 51 pounds requires assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
This job is performed in a warehouse environment and is subject to seasonal temperatures and regular exposure to forklift traffic. Depending on daily tasks, it consists of 80% office and 20% warehouse environments.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
Full Time, Exempt. Schedule flexibility for extended or unplanned work hours is required.
Travel
Travel between locations will be required – expected travel 20%
Education and Experience
- High School diploma or GED is required, a bachelor's degree in a related engineering field preferred.
- 3 years of engineering experience.
- Must be willing to be certified to operate warehouse equipment, including forklifts, skyjacks, and other industrial equipment that may be required.
- Knowledge of warehouse safety requirements and operations.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, Outlook, JDA, CAD, Visio, and controls software as applied.
- Knowledge in these technologies is preferred: Allen Bradley, Inductive Automation, Cognex, Keyence, and/or Fanuc Robotics and Machine Vision
Other Duties
Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.
TVS SCS NA is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture as an EEO employer. The TVS SCS NA team does not discriminate against candidates and employees because of their disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under the law within any employment practices. We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants; please contact [Hope Molyneaux, JMolyneaux@tvsscs.com] to request a reasonable accommodation. The employee selected for this role must be able to perform the position's essential functions satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodation will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.
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