Controls Manager

00002 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Martin Marietta is looking for a Controls Manager in the Central Division based out of Kansas City, Missouri. You will lead PLC controls troubleshooting and maintenance across PLC-controlled plants, coordinate electrical repairs and upgrades related to plant controls, and drive improvements in capacity, consistency and reporting.

You will supervise automation staff and contractors, partner with engineering and vendors, and provide 24/7 on-call support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years electrical troubleshooting experience.
• 2 years PLC Control Work.
• Experience with 3Ph/480 electrical troubleshooting.
• Experience troubleshooting 4-20mA I/O, full voltage starters, VFDs and soft starts.
• Experience OT networking including TCP/IP and industrial protocols (PROFINET/Ethernet IP/Modbus TCP).
• Willingness to travel overnight 20-30% of the time; flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety and MSHA compliance across plant automation.
• Oversee skilled-trade staff and contractors for automation needs.
• Coordinate in-house automation repairs and upgrades for plant controls.
• Research upgrades and optimizations to improve safety, efficiency, capacity, consistency and reporting.
• Collaborate with engineering and vendors to meet deadlines and capital projects.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, and OITs; provide startup support for new projects.
• Support on-call rotation and assist local electricians.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC control

Industrial networking

VFDs and soft starts

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Wonderware software

Job description

Job Overview

Martin Marietta is currently looking for a Controls Manager in the Central Division based out of Kansas City Missouri. The primary duties of this role include troubleshooting and maintaining the PLC controls for all PLC-controlled plants in the region and assisting plants in coordinating contract or in-house electrical repairs and upgrades related to the plant controls. The Controls Manager will also actively research potential upgrades and fine-tuning to the existing plant controls to find more efficient means of operating the plant to gain capacity, consistency, availability, improve reporting, etc.

Typical Day

• Leading by example on all Martin Marietta safety rules/procedures and MSHA compliance standards and ensure that all employees are following established safety policies and procedures.
• Leading skilled-trade support staff and contractors to meet daily plant Automation needs.
• Coordinating all in-house Automation repairs and upgrades, including those related to plant controls for mining operations.
• Actively researching potential upgrades in automation and fine-tune existing plant to improve safety, efficiencies, plant capacities, consistency, availability and reporting.
• Working closely with engineering group and outside contracted vendors to meet deadlines and complete capital improvement projects.
• Troubleshooting and supporting existing automated systems including but not limited to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interface (HMI), and Operator Interface Terminals (OIT).
• Providing troubleshooting and startup assistance for new projects.
• Using and maintaining standards developed by Automation Engineering.
• Supporting existing systems via a 24/7 on-call rotation with other automation support personnel.
• Supporting local electricians.

Requirements

• Adherence to Martin Marietta, OSHA, and MSHA rules and regulations at all times.
• Highly skilled at troubleshooting 120V AC and 24V DC control systems.
• Have 3Ph/480 electrical troubleshooting experience.
• Have experience working on and troubleshooting 4-20ma or I/O ling, full voltage starters, VFDs, and soft starts.
• Have experience troubleshooting O/T networking including TCP/IP (layer 1 issues, pings and network scans) and using industrial protocols such as PROFINET, Ethernet IP, and Modbus TCP.
• 8+ years electrical troubleshooting experience required.
• 2 years PLC Control Work.
• Ability to travel overnight 20-30% of the time with flexible work hours as needed.
• Experience working on level detection sensors, scales, VFDs, and soft starts.
• The ability to work in a variety of environments.
• General understanding of the plants and how they operate or motivation to gain that knowledge.
• Must be a person with the ability to work with people at different levels and train people.
• A valid US driver’s license.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Experience

• Troubleshooting of O/T networking including TCP/IP, PROFINET, Ethernet IP, and Modbus TCP.
• Programming and troubleshooting Wonderware software.
• Troubleshooting of Modbus UA and Device net networks.
• Aggregate or Mining experience is preferred.
• Experience leading a team is preferred.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

About the Company

Every member of our ONE Martin Marietta team is driven by our shared values of safety, integrity, excellence, community and stewardship. We are a member of the S&P 500 Index and a leading supplier of aggregates and heavy building materials. Through a network of operations spanning 29 states, Canada and the Bahamas, our teammates supply the foundational resources on which our communities thrive and grow. Our Specialties business provides high-purity magnesia and dolomitic lime products used worldwide in environmental, industrial, agricultural and specialty applications. In a world that's focused on the power of many, we believe in the power of ONE – the magic of bringing together our unique perspectives, experiences and talents to evolve a shared vision and future. Our backgrounds may vary, but our voices come together in support of the same goals. We want to build legacies for ourselves and our loved ones, strengthen our communities and safely and responsibly engage in work we know will make a difference.