Manufacturing Controls Engineer

Adient plc; Clanton (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Adient plc is seeking a Manufacturing Controls Engineer to design, develop and supervise electrical control systems for the Clanton plant in Alabama. The role covers installation, technical support of PLC hardware and software, and Siemens PLC programming to ensure efficient production.

The engineer will assist with needs assessment for computer and software requirements, provide PLC/PC training as needed, and design/test/debug simple programs while maintaining documented code and routines.

Qualifications

• Designs, codes, tests and debugs simple programs.
• Maintains and documents programs.
• Responds to disruptions of production systems in a timely and appropriate manner.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and supervise electrical control systems, equipment and machinery.
• Installation and technical support of PLC hardware and software.
• Programmable knowledge in PLC (Siemens preferred).
• Assist with needs assessment for computer and software requirements in all areas of the facility.
• Assist with PLC and PC training as required.
• Designs, codes, tests and debugs simple programs.
• Maintains and documents programs.
• Assists higher level programmer/analyst/engineer with design work.
• Follows established methods and procedures.
• Responds to disruptions of production systems in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Helps provide solutions in making technical logic meet the needs of the users.

Skills

Electrical control systems

PLC programming

Siemens PLC

Troubleshooting

Tools

Siemens PLC

Industrial PLC hardware

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Purpose This standard defines the Manufacturing Controls Engineer Job Description. Scope This standard applies to the Clanton plant of Adient.

Responsibilities and duties

• Design, develop, and supervise electrical control systems, equipment and machinery.
• Installation and technical support of PLC hardware and software.
• Programmable knowledge in PLC (Siemens preferred).
• Assist with needs assessment for computer and software requirements in all areas of the facility.
• Assist with PLC and PC training as required.
• Designs, codes, tests and debugs simple programs.
• Maintains and documents programs.
• Assists higher level programmer/analyst/engineer with design work.
• Follows established methods and procedures.
• Responds to disruptions of production systems in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Helps provide solutions in making technical logic meet the needs of the users.

Authority

Portions of the job may not be standardized or completely described in the job description and may require some independent action and thinking by the employee.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Clanton

Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With more than 65,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.