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Location: Ballina
Department:
Title: Project Process Engineer, Controls
Hierarchical Level: Professional
Division/Department: Ostomy, Ballina
Reports to: Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor
Number of Direct Reports: None
Travel: 0 to Very Low Expectation (may increase due to project work)
Summary:
The Controls Engineer will provide automation support for new and existing processes/equipment. The role is pivotal in ensuring long term viability of manufacturing at the Ballina site, supporting the development and delivery of controls solutions to reduce manufacturing complexity. The position will liaise with Global Engineering (GE), Research and Development (R&D), and Quality Assurance (QA) in order to effectively carry out its responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
Key responsibilities of the Controls Engineer Role will include:
1. Project Support: Developing, tracking & communicating project plans for all control tasks in assigned projects.
2. Equipment Qualification: Support/lead qualification of new production equipment/processes and ensure compliance to quality standards through execution of protocols.
3. Design & Implementation: Implement testing protocols for new machines, testing that the machine vendors' code and logic perform in line with User Requirement Specifications.
4. Safety/Risk Assessments: Responsible for ensuring safety compliance of control hardware/software, and supporting both conduction and timely closeout of risk assessments.
5. Process Support: Provide specialized technical support in the day-to-day operation of the assigned manufacturing processes, specifically supporting the various control systems.
6. Troubleshooting: Resolve problems encountered in the daily operation of the equipment and implement corrective measures to machine issues. Propose preventative measures to prevent re-occurrence. Ability to explain an issue and communicate the path forward toward resolution to value stream technical support staff. This position may, from time to time, involve out of hours support.
Education Requirements:
Primary degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent.
Experience:
Number of Overall Years’ Experience Necessary: 2-5 years
Specialized Skills/Technical Knowledge:
Candidates should have knowledge and, ideally, some experience in the following areas:
* Industrial control systems
* PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Yaskawa, Schneider, Omron)
* HMI (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Windows-based HMI solutions)
* SCADA
* Process control including temperature and pressure monitoring and control
* Motion control
* Robotics
* Vision systems
* Electrical controls – maintenance & design
* 2D/3D CAD skills – elect drafting/panel design
* Project Management / FMEA
* Vision Systems, Servo Systems, and Robotics
* Industrial Networks (Ethernet, EtherCAT, Profibus, RS485, etc)
* Industrial cyber security
* Experience in clean-room manufacturing
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