Controls Engineer II – PLC & HMI Expert

Trex; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 82,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Off

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) With Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Training and Education

Stock Purchase Program

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

Trex is seeking a plant Controls Engineer to design and support instrumentation, PLC controls, and variable frequency drives across production lines. You will assist process engineers and maintenance and participate in capital projects and site safety programs.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s in electrical engineering or related field with 2–4 years of controls experience; or an associate degree with 5+ years in manufacturing controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field with 2–4 years of controls design and programming experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Associate degree with at least 5 years of controls design and programming experience in a manufacturing environment will be considered.
• Functional knowledge of PLC and HMI programming and electrical panel design; troubleshooting experience.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes changes to PLC controls with process engineers and maintenance technicians.
• Maintains documentation for electrical panels and PLC controls for each process; updates as needed.
• Supports capital engineering projects for new equipment including panel design, vendor coordination, PLC and HMI programming, and startup.
• Participates in PLC, drive, instrumentation, and electrical installations; assists maintenance with troubleshooting.
• Develops and reviews procedures; provides training for handling routine PLC control or electrical issues after hours.
• Maintains contacts to ensure PLC controls and equipment are current and spare parts available.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Electrical panel design

Troubleshooting equipment

Plastics processing experience

PLC and SCADA programming experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Associate degree + 5+ years controls design experience

Tools

ACAD 2D design software

Job description

Trex is seeking a plant Controls Engineer to design and support instrumentation, PLC controls, and variable frequency drives across production lines. You will assist process engineers and maintenance and participate in capital projects and site safety programs.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s in electrical engineering or related field with 2–4 years of controls experience; or an associate degree with 5+ years in manufacturing controls.