Controls Engineer

JFE Shoji Power Canada Inc.; Burlington; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JFE Shoji Power Canada Inc. seeks a skilled Controls Engineer to join their dynamic team in Burlington. This role involves providing technical support for equipment and control systems, troubleshooting and programming PLCs, and leading projects while ensuring your technical expertise contributes to the manufacturing innovations and safety protocols. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement in their field.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in programming and troubleshooting PLCs.
• Capable of reading electrical and mechanical drawings.
• Strong technical background in PLC networking and automation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and guidance for equipment and systems.
• Lead projects and facilitate health and safety reviews.
• Maintain and upgrade PLC software, assist in training.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Programming PLCs

Problem Solving

Communication

Project Management

Education

BA in Engineering Technology

Tools

Siemens TIA & S7

Allen Bradley

Job description

Join Our Team: Controls Engineer Opportunity!

About Us

JFE Shoji Power Canada (JSC) is an electrical steel products manufacturer located in Burlington, Ontario. As the largest producer of transformer cores in North America, JSC specializes in wound, amorphous, and step-lap cores for power generation and distribution equipment. Its electrical steel products and magnetic materials are also used in electric vehicle motors and charging station infrastructure, data centres, audio equipment, and other industrial applications.

Since 1972, JSC (formerly Cogent) has grown from a small niche manufacturer to an integral part of the North American electrical steel supply chain with multiple facilities and over 500 employees. JSC is dedicated to meeting the growing demand for electrical energy by providing strategic, innovative, and sustainable solutions to its clients.

What Sets Us Apart?

At JFE Shoji Power Canada, we are more than just a company—we are a community that embraces safety. We have a proactive safety attitude where every team member is empowered to care for each other and take responsibility for keeping everyone safe. By embodying the ICare principles, we ensure that safety is not just a priority but a core value of our culture. Each employee plays an essential role in shaping a workplace where safety is embedded in every action we take, and where incidents are prevented before they happen.

Position Overview

The Controls Engineer is responsible to provide technical support, instructions, guidance, training and leadership for existing equipment, new equipment, new machine builds, installations and modifications/alterations/maintenance/troubleshooting. This position will be required to work with suppliers, contractors, integrators and all company departments on the development of new products, equipment, processes and tools in-order to meet customer and QS9001/TS 16949/IATF 16949 requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Support, troubleshoot, repair, update, upgrade, address and correct equipment and systems related electrical/controls components, controls and control logic, PLC, Safety PLC, robotic, etc.

• Handles projects, retrofits, adjustments, modifications of equipment from inception to completion; includes developing training plans, recommended and vetted spare parts and programs related to the electrical controls

• Facilitates Pre-Start Health and Safety reviews, corrections, validations, proof of corrections related to Electrical and Electrical Components and Safety portions of equipment.

• Leads testing and validation for existing and new equipment

• Establishes and follows-up full project implementation, including timing, concept, feasibility design, specifications, construction and commissioning, as required

• Provides support in testing, repairing, calibrating electric or electronic components

• Maintains and upgrades PLC software, Safety PLC, electrical and controls components; assist in training Team Members on electronic equipment, as required

• Suggests and implements improvements to internal processes, information and procedures

• Analyzes, records and charts all documentation required for maintenance records and projects

• Prepares and maintains drawings, material specifications to requisitions, as required by vendors or other departments

• Develops controls, drawings and design concepts

• Deals with various vendors; both supplier and equipment suppliers

• Ensures an adequate inventory or replacement materials / parts; completes requisitions and obtains appropriate signatures; and follow-up to ensure delivery

• Participates in ongoing Cross-Training, Multi-Skilling activities within the organization

• Perform assigned tasks in a safe manner and know how to properly lock out all energy sources, including stored energy

• Follow all safety rules, standards and procedures at all times in all areas

• Debug and Test machine to fulfill intended machine function specified by projects

• Troubleshooting and maintenance on currently running machines

• Assist maintenance staff when necessary

• Assist in part sourcing and purchasing when necessary;

• Work effectively with team leaders, lead hands and supervisor

Required Qualifications

• A BAin engineering technology or equivalent experience

• A minimum of 5 years' experience troubleshooting and programming PLC’s, preferably in a manufacturing or related industrial environment

• Capable of reading and editing electrical, mechanical, Ladder Logic, Process and layout drawings

• Able to write full PLC/HMI programs from scratch (motion control, safety programming, state machine and step logic)

• Must have a strong technical background in PLC networking, Siemens TIA & S7, Allen Bradley, HMI and networking (including Ethernet TCP/IP networks)

• Experience in power distribution systems is an asset

• Proven background in successful project management

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, along with a working knowledge of mathematics

• Working knowledge of all safety standards

• Experience in Equipment, Assembly tooling, automation, robots, process controls, data communication

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and problem-solving skills

• Ability to uphold confidentiality

• Ability to be flexible in hours of work in-order to meet internal/external customer requirements

• Continuous Improvement mindset always (i.e. “anything and everything can be improved” attitude)

• Advanced ability to effectively problem-solve, communicate (orally and in writing), lead business discussions and train others.

• Able to travel to vendor locations for FAT, design reviews, run offs, etc.

Working Conditions

• Ability to work in a factory environment, including exposure to machinery and manufacturing processes.