DCS Engineer

Evonik; Alabama; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik in Alabama is seeking an experienced automation engineer to support the process network in manufacturing plants. You will program, configure and troubleshoot the entire control system, lead resolution of issues, and contribute to safety and quality.

The role collaborates with maintenance and project teams, writing documentation, updating interlock lists, and driving improvements in alarm management and system integrity across on-site facilities.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in process control, programming or related field with relevant experience.
• Leadership and teambuilding capability with ability to manage multiple assignments.
• Experience in an industrial environment is beneficial; Six Sigma knowledge is advantageous.
• Proficiency with multiple programming platforms listed in the job description.

Responsibilities

• Maintain plant control system components and generate monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Support automation configuration for Capital Projects, coordinating with third parties as needed.
• Assist in scope definition and ensure FDS are in place for all processes at the site.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Plant personnel to provide control system support.
• Write and update plant control system documentation and ensure project documentation is filed.

Skills

Leadership

Teambuilding

Multitasking

Adaptability

Communication

Education

Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in process control, programming or related field

Tools

Control Logix

SLC-5

PLC 2

Modicon

MOD-300

SAP

Excel

Job description

What we offer

At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed.

Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special!

Find out more about the many benefits we offer:

https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html

Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik:

https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

Provides technical and engineering support to the process network in the manufacturing plants. This includes programming, configuring and troubleshooting the entire process control network. Responsible for the troubleshooting and configuration of the systems in all plants on site. Supports the configuration work associated with W&E for the site. Drives the standards for the site for the DCS system. Leads the mechanical integrity of the system to ensure safety and quality aspects of manufacturing.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain plant control system components. Ensure plant productivity needs are met as related to the control systems. Run monthly, quarterly and annual reports and backups as needed and work with technical team to respond to findings. Determine areas of improvement (i.e. low memory and limited processing capabilities) and drive projects to complete improvements.
• Support the technical team in automation configuration issues related to the Capital Projects. This involves either completing the designs & programming or just coordinating with third party resources to ensure completion of work.
• Assist in the definition of scope to ensure effective implementation. Ensure FDS are in place for all processes in the site
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Plant personnel and provide control system support for plant troubleshooting. Lead the alarm management improvement activities.
• Write and update plant control system documentation including logic diagrams, interlock lists, sequence flow charts, database documentation, control system layout drawings, etc. This includes the confirmation of all documentation from project implementation is received and filed appropriately.
• Work alongside the technical team to ensure that all plant standards related to the Site’s control systems are met.
• Responsible for the mechanical integrity of the automation systems. Leads the checkout operations of new systems and the mechanical integrity process of existing with the assistance of the site.
• Implement a standard framework for all programming logic for all new and modifications to automation in the plant.

REQUIREMENTS

• Associates or Bachelor’s Degree in process control, programming or related field experience, with minimum 5 years of relevant experience with increasing responsibility, or 10 years of relevant experience with demonstrated technical achievements and increasing levels of responsibility.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments concurrently
• Demonstrated leadership skills and teambuilding capability
• Experience in an industrial environment is not required, but is recommended
• Experience with six sigma and total productivity management are benefits for this position
• Proficiency with multiple programming platforms included Control Logix, SLC-5, PLC 2, Modicon,MOD-300
• Proficiency in computer use and business software applications (e.g. SAP, Powerpoint, Excel, Word)

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.