Automation & Controls Engineer II – Project Lead

SONOCO CANADA; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonoco seeks an Electrical Controls Engineer to maintain, upgrade, and optimize automation systems for its Industrial Products Division. The role partners with maintenance, engineering and operations to improve safety, reliability, and productivity, leading or contributing to control system upgrades and installations.

The position requires a BS in electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering and hands-on PLC/HMI experience (Rockwell/Allen-Bradley and Siemens a plus).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, or chemical engineering.
• Experience with PLC programming (ladder logic, function diagrams, structured text).
• Experience with Rockwell/Allen-Bradley and Siemens is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Acting as project lead for automation and control projects.
• Working with engineers, operations management, maintenance personnel, and contractors to develop and meet scope, budget, and schedule requirements on assigned projects.
• Creating documentation packages for bidding, installation, start-up, and maintenance of control system projects.
• (scope of work, conduit layouts, cable schedules, connection drawings, bill of materials, preventative maintenance procedures, and required spares).
• Providing commissioning and startup support for controls projects.
• Developing and maintaining a project funnel for automation and control system upgrades.
• Working with plant process engineers to optimize control system performance.
• Providing direction to the maintenance team on controls related work orders.
• Training the maintenance team on new and existing automation and control systems.
• Troubleshooting alongside the maintenance team during system upsets.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Siemens

ABB

Foxboro

AutoCAD

Job description

Sonoco seeks an Electrical Controls Engineer to maintain, upgrade, and optimize automation systems for its Industrial Products Division. The role partners with maintenance, engineering and operations to improve safety, reliability, and productivity, leading or contributing to control system upgrades and installations.

The position requires a BS in electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering and hands-on PLC/HMI experience (Rockwell/Allen-Bradley and Siemens a plus).