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Location: Ballina
Department: Operations
Title: Associate Engineer - Controls
Hierarchical Level: Professional
Division/Department: Continence Care, Ballina
Reports to: Neil Corcoran (Senior Engineering Manager)
Number of Direct Reports: None
Travel: 15% (may increase due to project work)
Summary:
The Associate Controls Engineer will serve Manufacturing Operations as primary customer. The position will contribute to the profitability, continuity, and growth of Hollister Incorporated. The position will liaise with Global Engineering (GE), Research and Development (R&D) and Quality Assurance (QA) to effectively carry out its responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
Key responsibilities of the Associate Controls Engineer Role will include:
Process Support: -
1. The position will provide specialized technical support in the day-to-day operation of the assigned manufacturing processes, specifically supporting the various control systems.
2. Troubleshooting problems encountered in the daily operation of the equipment
3. Implementing corrective measures to machine issues and propose preventative measures to prevent re-occurrence.
4. Ability to explain an issue and communicate the path forward toward resolution to value stream technical support staff.
5. This position may, from time to time, involve out of hours support occasionally.
Project Support :
6. Developing, tracking & communicating project plans for all control tasks in assigned projects.
7. Equipment Qualification – support qualification of new production equipment / processes and ensure compliance to quality standards through execution of protocols.
8. Design & Implementation of testing protocols for new machines, testing that the machine vendors code and logic performs in line with User Requirement Specifications
9. Safety/ Risk Assessments: position will be responsible for ensuring safety compliance of control hardware/software, and supporting both conduction and timely closeout of risk assessments
10. At Associate level all above tasks will be overseen, mentored and coached by a more senior member of the controls team.
Education Requirements
Primary degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent is desirable.
Specialized Skills/Technical Knowledge:
Candidates should have knowledge and, ideally, some experience in the following areas:
11. Industrial control systems
12. PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Yaskawa, Schneider, Omron)
13. HMI (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Windows-based HMI solutions
14. SCADA
15. Process control including temperature and pressure monitoring and control
16. Motion control
17. Robotics
18. Vision systems
19. Vision lighting
About Hollister Incorporated
Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops, manufactures and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company spearheads the advancement of innovative products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also creates educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Hollister has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider, Inc., and is guided both by its Mission to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use our products and services, as well as its Vision to grow and prosper as an independent, employee-owned company, and in the process, to become better human beings.
Hollister is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability
Job Req ID: 33277