Controls Engineer

Mountaintop Beverage; Morgantown (WV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountaintop Beverage is seeking a Controls Engineer to analyze manufacturing processes, optimize production, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. You will develop control architectures, troubleshoot and upgrade electrical systems, and support a variety of equipment including PLCs, HMI, and motion control within an aseptic filling environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field and 2-5 years of controls experience in manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Process, Controls, Automation, or Electrical Engineering required.
• 2-5 years of controls/electrical engineering experience in manufacturing/industrial setting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; experience with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing control architecture to collect data for reliability.
• Standardize electrical components and designs to simplify operation.
• Design and develop control systems for varying complexity.
• Interpret vendor specs and align with Mountaintop standards.
• Maintain and upgrade electrical/control systems to support production.
• Lead lifecycle and projects for controls software/hardware.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Root cause analysis

Electrical troubleshooting

Automation systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Process, Controls, Automation, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen Bradley

Siemens

B&R control platforms

VFDs

servo drives

PLC programming

Job description

The Controls Engineer will be critical in analyzing manufacturing processes to provide controls and support production; creating opportunities to optimize production efficiencies, while evaluating performance, and proposing and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.

In this role, the Controls Engineer will serve as a resource for development and troubleshooting of production equipment; providing machine support including but not limited to safety controllers, PLC's, PAC’s, IPC’s, HMI's, , motion control, measurement systems, instrumentation, material handling systems, industrial networks, and data collection systems.

Role Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of the control architecture to ensure that the facility is collecting the data and information to increase plant and package line reliability.
• Create standardization of electrical components and designs where possible to simply the operation.
• Provide application/control systems design and development for systems of varying complexity.
• Interpret electrical/control design from vendors/customers' specifications and align with Mountaintop's standards/specs
• Support production continuity by maintaining existing and implementing new electrical control systems.
• Assist in the development of and perform work utilizing plant electrical controls standards
• Support the maintenance team as needed for electrical/control system preventative maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Work with the Change Management Process for the overall implementation, performance, and continuous improvement of company initiatives.
• Schedule and manage electrical and/or control system upgrades within the plant. Coordinate with electricians and contractors to meet project completion dates and budgets.
• This is under supervisory responsibilities.
• Design, build, program, test, and debug aseptic filling and processing lines and material handling systems within the facility.
• Responsible for supporting and upgrading the facility and manufacturing equipment with a focus on safety and quality.
• Development of Functional and Design Specifications
• Support equipment programming for manufacturing, troubleshoot software and hardware issues.
• Troubleshoot and upgrade existing equipment to new equipment design and implementation.
• Own the controls software/hardware product lifecycle and lead instrumentation and control systems engineering projects.
• Travel to vendor/OEM sites for training/ witnessing tests
• Follow Food Safety Requirement/Standards as needed

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Support knowledge transfer and training to team members.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Process, Controls, Automation, or Electrical Engineering required.
• Relevant experience may be considered.

Experience & Skills

• 2-5 years of controls/electrical engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in a variety of technical or operational assignments is required to demonstrate the desired industry experience.
• Strong cause-and-effect analytical abilities to solve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to work with operations and technical teams to define project objectives and then deploy those findings to optimize performance of the process
• Proficient in problem-solving methodologies and root cause analysis
• Proficient skills in troubleshooting electrical, process, and automation-related issues
• Aseptic manufacturing and packaging experience preferred
• Experience with specific equipment required. Allen Bradley, Siemens , B&R control platforms,, VFD’s, servo drives,
• Strong experience in PLC programming and computer programming.
• Extensive knowledge reading and understanding electrical schematics
• Extensive knowledge of engineering principles and procedures.
• Excellent analytical and management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Physical Requirements

• Periodic intervals of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Prolonged periods of standing, going up steps, and working in uncontrolled temperature environments
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.
• Must be able to work with equipment that contains electrical magnetic components.