Control Engineering Manager

Austin Allen Company - Professional Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Engineering Controls Manager, responsible for guiding a talented team to enhance reliability and efficiency in plant control systems. This remote role involves overseeing complex projects, ensuring compliance and driving continuous improvements in high-speed manufacturing environments.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Annual Bonus

Qualifications

• 10 years of industrial controls experience in a manufacturing plant.
• Solid understanding of industrial networks (Ethernet/IP).
• Experience with CAPEX projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Engineering Controls Group and manage capital projects.
• Troubleshoot control systems and mentor staff.
• Collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams for process efficiency.

Skills

Electrical schematics interpretation

Lean Manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

Operational Technology (OT) systems

Instrumentation experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering

Tools

Allen Bradley / Rockwell PLC/HMI systems

Process instrumentation

Job description

Austin Allen Company - Professional Recruitment provided pay range

This range is provided by Austin Allen Company - Professional Recruitment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$130,000.00/yr - $140,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus

Direct message the job poster from Austin Allen Company - Professional Recruitment

Executive Recruiter at Austin Allen Company-Professional Recruitment

Salary $130,000 -$140,000 + Great Benefits & is REMOTE

Join our team as an Engineering Controls Manager and take the lead in driving innovation, reliability, and efficiency across our plant control systems. This multi-site role is vital to ensuring smooth operations and continuous improvement in production environments. You'll guide a talented controls engineering team through complex projects and lead capital initiatives that shape the future of our AR BMM and Wheel Rebuild programs.

As the Engineering Controls Manager, your focus will be:

• Lead the Engineering Controls Group, providing expertise in PLCs and HMIs.
• Manage and implement capital and EIC projects from design through startup.
• Troubleshoot control systems and mentor maintenance staff in problem-solving techniques.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to enhance process efficiency.
• Drive improvements in equipment uptime, reliability, and process control.
• Oversee vendors, engineering firms, and construction partners to ensure quality and compliance.
• Support control system upgrades, documentation, and compliance initiatives.
• Be a technical resource for all electrical systems including drives, robotics, instrumentation, and controls.
• Develop and maintain plant standards for controls architecture and safety.

Skills you’ll need to be considered for this position:

• Proficient in interpreting electrical schematics, P&IDs, and wiring diagrams
• Familiarity with Arc Flash compliance, NEC, NFPA, OSHA, and other regulatory standards
• Strong background in Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and 5S Knowledge of Operational Technology (OT) systems
• Hands-on experience with flow, temperature, pressure, and pH instrumentation
• Experience with CAPEX projects of various sizes

Minimum requirements for this Engineering Controls Manager position:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering or very related field
• At least 10 years of industrial controls experience in engineering, operations, or project management in a plastics, packaging or other high speed manufacturing plant
• Strong experience with Allen Bradley / Rockwall PLC/HMI systems
• Uniloy or HDPE experience a must
• Solid understanding of process instrumentation, industrial networks (Ethernet/IP), and power systems

Ready to make a high-impact difference in a forward-thinking company?

Apply now and lead the future of smart manufacturing.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Management, and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Plastics Manufacturing and Plastics and Rubber Product Manufacturing

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