Automation Engineer: Steel Plant Control & Efficiency

Rocky Mountain Steel Mills; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages and bonus

Medical, dental and prescription

Retirement plans

Paid vacation

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Rocky Mountain Steel Mills in Pueblo, Colorado is seeking an Industrial Automation Engineer to join our Maintenance team. You will develop new industrial processes and design or modify plant equipment in an automated steel plant.

Responsibilities include supporting rolling mills, designing control systems (hardware and software), improving production efficiency, and maintaining PLC/HMI systems. A Bachelor's degree in engineering, 5+ years’ experience, and hands-on PLC experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLC (or Fanuc, Modicon, Toolbox) and VFDs
• Strong computer skills in MS Excel, Projects and PowerPoint; teamwork and communication
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills
• On-call availability for emergencies and business needs

Responsibilities

• Support rolling mills and steelmaking production and maintenance at an highly automated steel plant
• Design, develop, and implement control systems (hardware & software) to improve production times, steel quality, equipment performance, energy consumption, downtime and automation
• Understand and map company process control systems from scrap melting through refining to finished product
• Recommend developments; analyze, modify and improve PLCs and HMIs
• Design and monitor performance indicators; bridge control site with information systems
• Provide ongoing maintenance support and resolve process control issues to completion
• Write requirements specs and high-level design for control of steel production processes
• Project management responsibilities

Skills

Allen-Bradley PLC

Fanuc

Modicon

VFD

MS Excel/Projects/PowerPoint

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Fanuc

Modicon

Toolbox

Job description

Rocky Mountain Steel Mills in Pueblo, Colorado is seeking an Industrial Automation Engineer to join our Maintenance team. You will develop new industrial processes and design or modify plant equipment in an automated steel plant.

Responsibilities include supporting rolling mills, designing control systems (hardware and software), improving production efficiency, and maintaining PLC/HMI systems. A Bachelor's degree in engineering, 5+ years’ experience, and hands-on PLC experience with