Clow Valve - MCF Automation Engineer

Clow Valve Company; Oskaloosa (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Clow Valve Company in Iowa seeks an Automation Engineer to design, test, and improve automated systems on the production floor, optimizing processes and ensuring a stable production environment.

The role emphasizes strong programming, PLC expertise, and the ability to read electrical/hydraulic/pneumatic drawings, with preferred CAD/CAM and Fanuc robot experience. This full-time position requires an associate degree in automation and several years in advanced manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Required: Strong programming skills, Automation experience, PLC experience, ability to read electrical/hydraulic/pneumatic drawings, standard model interpretation, machine-to-robot integration, strong math skills.
• Preferred: CAD/CAM experience, Fanuc robot experience, metallurgical knowledge.
• Additional notes on education and experience as stated in the job description.

Responsibilities

• Automation (75%): Analyze processes, tooling, and metrics to implement automation improvements for productivity, cost reductions, and quality.
• Training (15%): Administer automation training to machinists and ensure competent robot operation.
• Continuous Education (10%): Stay current with new automation technologies and identify opportunities for improvement.

Skills

Programming skills

Automation experience

PLC experience

Electrical/Hydraulic/Pneumatic blue-?

Machinery-to-robot integration

Mathematical aptitude (trigonometry & 

Robotics integration experience

Education

Associate degree in Automation

4 years advanced manufacturing experience

Four-year Engineering degree (Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical)

Job description

Company Description

The Oskaloosa plants include iron and brass foundries, a machine shop, assembly, finished goods warehousing, shipping and administrative offices. We are proud to continue our history of offering manufactured products that comply with "Made in the USA" requirements.

Job Description

Purpose:

The Automation Engineer provides in-house capability of designing, testing, and improving automated system solutions in various mechanical and digital environments by optimizing processes and creating a stable production environment.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Sustainability: Implement two major or four minor continuous improvements/automation optimizations per year.
• Customer Experience: Provide one automation training per month.
• Leadership: Complete two continuous education activities per year.

Core Functions of Position:

• Automation (75%): Cultivate and foster trusting relationships across the organization to cohesively implement automation improvements. Diligently analyze processes, tooling, and metrics to provide possible solutions to production inefficiencies, tooling cost reductions, and machine usability efficiency. Review, update, and create automation processes for the production floor that ensure maximum productivity and quality products.
• Training (15%): Administer and manage automation training to ensure team members are competent and capable robot operators. Cohesively work with supervisors to provide thorough training to all machinists, providing them with a full understanding of automation and best practice expectations.
• Continuous Education (10%): Consistently seek learning on new automation and robotic technology. Stay abreast of technological advancements and actively seek opportunities for improvement within the organization and professionally by researching new technologies, processes, and tooling.

Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Required: Strong programming skills, Automation experience, PLC experience, Ability to read and decipher electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic blueprints, Standard model interpretation, Machine to Robot Integration experience, Strong mathematical aptitude (Trigonometry and Geometry)
• Preferred: CAD/CAM experience, Fanuc Robot experience, Metallurgical knowledge.

Education & Experience:

• Required: An associate degree in Automation (Programming, Robotics, Machine Technology) and 4 years of advanced manufacturing experience or 6 years of advanced manufacturing experience.
• Preferred: Four-year Engineering degree (Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical) and 2 years advanced manufacturing experience.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices. McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.