Controls Technician

Forvia-1; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvia is seeking a Controls Technician to provide controls and electrical engineering support across the UAP cell and maintenance teams in our Indiana facility. You will become the expert on controls engineering, troubleshoot to minimize downtime, and modify programs to meet plant objectives.

The role requires experience or a degree in engineering/technical discipline, plus hands-on work with automotive manufacturing processes, AutoCAD electrical, and Allen-Bradley systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or technical discipline or 5 years of relevant experience.
• Automotive manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience with PLCs and electrical control systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide controls engineering support plant-wide.
• Troubleshoot PLC programs and reduce downtime.
• Maintain PFMEA and related documentation.
• Assist in continuous improvement and audits as needed.

Skills

PLC programming

Troubleshooting

Allen-Bradley

AutoCAD electrical

Electrical systems

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing processes

Team communication

Continuous Improvement

Open communication

Education

Engineering degree or technical discipline

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Allen-Bradley tooling

Job description

Overall responsibilities and duties:

The Controls Technician will provide controls and electrical engineering support to assigned UAP cell and maintenance efforts. They will become the Controls Engineer expert and assist maintenance in supporting the plant UAP through troubleshooting/problem solving methodologies to eliminate down time and decrease quality defects to the customer. They will be responsible to write, create, and modify programs to meet plant objectives.

The main missions of the role are:

• Provide Controls engineering support plant wide and controls/manufacturing engineering support to the assigned production area
• Provide support to the Quality Department and Quality Engineer as required
• Provide support to the maintenance department in troubleshooting to reduce and eliminate downtime
• Review processes and procedures on an on-going basis for safety, quality, and production efficiency
• Participate in Hoshin and Continuous Improvement events as assigned
• Participate as TS16949 and/or ISO Internal Audits as assigned
• Coordinate with maintenance to minimize down-time
• Maintain PFMEA and all downstream documents for minor changes
• Provide input into PFMEA generation for new programs
• Provide justification of major purchases for Core Group to manager
• Stay informed of environmental aspects, follow procedures and work to eliminate or reduce the PFMEA ratings as relates to position and/or department
• Stay informed of quality issues and opportunities as relates to position and/or department.
• Follow procedures and corrective action assignments as required to eliminate or reduce PPM’s
• Complete all other duties and tasks as assigned by management

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have/be:

A degreein Engineering or Technical discipline OR 5 years of experience

Experience:

• Automotive manufacturing experience
• Autocad – electrical and mechanical; Allen Bradley software/programming

Skills and competencies:

• Ability to troubleshoot PLC programs
• Ability to identify root causes of line stoppages related to PLC topics
• Experience leading and managing automation of a manufacturing process
• Ability to communicate with operators on the shop floor, as well as professional managers within the organization
• Cultivates Innovation
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Collaborates well with others
• Open-mindedness, Drive, Accountability
• Excellent communications skills

This is a non-management position

This is a full time position