Electrical Engineer – Automated Manufacturing & PLC Systems
silgancontainers
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Silgan Containers is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support our manufacturing operations by developing, debugging, and optimizing automated production equipment and industrial control systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to improve equipment performance, product quality, safety, and throughput.
The role requires PLC programming expertise, experience with Allen-Bradley and Siemens platforms, and strong skills in AutoCAD and MS Office. Travel up to 25-30% may be required.
Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering; will consider experience in place of a degree
- 3+ years of electrical experience in a manufacturing environment
- 2+ years of PLC based controls experience programming Allen-Bradley / Siemens PLC's, HMI's, Servo & Inverter drives
- Experience troubleshooting and debugging electrical controls, servos, inverter drives, and PLC platforms, including but not limited to Allen Bradley
Responsibilities
- Mentor, train, and assist plant electricians, line mechanics, and plant leadership by educating on how to rapidly debug and diagnose problems with can-making equipment to avoid negative impacts on product quality and throughput
- Develop and debug new products, production equipment, and manufacturing lines
- Assist plants and OEM suppliers/vendors in the identification and debugging of mechanical production problems to improve line efficiencies, increase product quality, increase production capacity, and eliminate repetitive work-related injuries
- Interface with Plant Management, Project Engineering, Equipment Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering groups to accomplish tasks.
- Travel on a regular basis to and from various production facilities and equipment vendors as required
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Silgan Containers is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support our manufacturing operations by developing, debugging, and optimizing automated production equipment and industrial control systems. You will work with cross-functional teams to improve equipment performance, product quality, safety, and throughput.
The role requires PLC programming expertise, experience with Allen-Bradley and Siemens platforms, and strong skills in AutoCAD and MS Office. Travel up to 25-30% may be required.
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