Controls Tech Engineer

Tata Consumer Products – North America; Landover (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

401k Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability Insurance

Training & Development

Job summary

Tata Consumer Products Ltd is seeking a highly skilled Controls Engineer to support the maintenance engineering group on controls and instrumentation. The role focuses on implementing and upgrading automation projects aligned with the plant growth vision and regulatory requirements.

You will own electrical distribution, troubleshooting, and documentation while driving continuous improvement and providing hands-on training to technicians across the site.

Qualifications

• Engineering graduate in Controls/Instrumentation/Electrical discipline.
• Experience with plant controls engineering in manufacturing.
• Proficient with PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and electrical distribution.
• Ability to develop and maintain engineering drawings and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Set up controls and instrumentation for bulk material transfer, processing, and packaging areas.
• Establish PLC, network, and programming standards for the plant.
• Own day-to-day controls engineering issues, including PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, sensors, motor controls, and networks.
• Own I/O instrumentation and oversee obsolescence, redundancy, and upgrades.
• Manage electrical distribution within the plant, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
• Lead automation initiatives and drive the site automation agenda.
• Provide technical support and training to technicians.

Skills

Bulk material handling

Electrical panel design

PLC programming

HMI screen development

Industrial networking

Troubleshooting VFDs

Documentation

Education

Engineering degree in Controls/Instrumentation/Electrical

Tools

RSLogix 5000

Wonderware

AutoCAD

P&ID

Job description

At Tata Consumer Products Ltd, we stand #Forbetter - Planet, Sourcing, Nutrition, Communities. And #ForBetter Opportunities .... Here's an exciting one!

How does this Job align to our Strategy?

At the core of Tata Consumer Products' business approach lie six strategic pillars that serve as the foundation for its growth and success: Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business, Driving Digital and Innovation, Unlocking Synergies, Creating a Future-Ready Organization, Exploring New Opportunities and Embedding Sustainability. Tata is driving an aggressive modernization and upgradation program, which includes already initiated controls and electrical distribution upgrade project, and several automation projects in the coming years. This role of Controls Engineer would provide controls and instrumentation capability to the maintenance engineering group, as well as be at the forefront in developing and executing automation projects in line with the Plants growth vision.

Requirements

What are the Key Deliverables in this role?

• Controls and Instrumentation setup for the bulk material transfer, processing and packaging areas
• Set PLC, network and programming standard for the plant
• Accountable for owning and troubleshooting all day to day controls engineering issues in the plant, including PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, sensors, motor controls, and communication networks
• Ownership of all I/O instrumentation in the plant and systematically evaluating for obsolescence, redundancy and conduct upgrades
• Ownership of electrical distribution in the plant, and ensuring all regulatory, safety and insurance requirements are met
• Actively driving the automation agenda for the site
• Provide technical support and training to technicians

What are the Critical success factors for the Role?

• Engineering graduate in Controls/Instrumentation/Electrical discipline
• Experience with RSLogix 5000 software and Wonderware
• Experienced in Bulk material handling processes, electrical control panel design, as well as MCC/MCP
• Experience troubleshooting VFDs and motor control circuits
• Experienced in development of controls/electrical technical documentation
• Adept in PLC programming, HMI screen development, Industrial networking, field instruments installation
• Experienced in creating controls engineering bill of materials (PLCs, HMI, I/O instruments)
• Experience in preparing engineering drawings (AutoCAD), P&ID, alarms, and work with engineering partners and contractors
• Proven "hands-on" work experience in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to work with 24VDC control systems and 120V/240V/480V electrical systems.
• Be able to manage themselves and others across geographic, language and cultural differences
• Managing and developing remote relationships internally and externally
• Be commercially astute and strategically aware of business drivers in our industry sectors
• Continuous improvement mindset

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role ?

• Strong drive for results
• Attention to detail
• Continuous Improvement mentality
• Innovative approach to cost reduction and efficiency improvements
• Setting high standards of performance

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development