Process Control Engineer

PPG; Norton (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits

401k + retirement savings

Paid Vacation, Holiday pay

Job summary

PPG is seeking a Process Control Engineer to provide technical expertise for designing, maintaining, and modifying the process control and safety systems used in our chemical and specialty material production processes. You will be located at PPG's Barberton, OH plant and report to the Manager, Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities include leading 24/7 operations support for safety and control systems, troubleshooting, identifying improvements, and managing instrumentation projects from

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• 1–3 years of experience in an industrial manufacturing or chemical process environment.
• Experience with variable frequency drives, PLC programming, HMI programming, and process instrumentation.
• Experience reading and interpreting P&IDs and electrical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and support to the site’s 24/7 operations regarding safety and process control systems, process instrumentation, DCS, and PLCs.
• Use technical knowledge and data analysis skills to troubleshoot process control systems.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities on control and electrical systems.
• Support production and maintenance departments in continuous improvement, yield improvement, and efficiency improvements.
• Manage installation and startup of instrumentation and automation projects, including capital projects. Satisfy projects’ functional, budgetary, and timeline requirements.
• Work with other engineering disciplines to provide instrumentation and automation support for broader mechanical and chemical projects.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

PLC programming

HMI programming

VFDs

P&IDs reading

Electrical drawings reading

Job description

As the Process Control Engineer, you will provide technical expertise for designing, maintaining, and modifying the process control and safety systems used by our chemical and specialty material production processes.

You will be located at PPG's Barberton, OH plant and report to the Manager, Electrical Engineering. PPG offers excellent Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits; matching 401k + retirement savings; and Paid Vacation, Holiday pay.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and support to the site’s 24/7 operations regarding safety and process control systems, process instrumentation, DCS, and PLCs.
• Use technical knowledge and data analysis skills to troubleshoot process control systems.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities on control and electrical systems.
• Support production and maintenance departments in continuous improvement, yield improvement, and efficiency improvements.
• Manage installation and startup of instrumentation and automation projects, including capital projects. Satisfy projects’ functional, budgetary, and timeline requirements.
• Work with other engineering disciplines to provide instrumentation and automation support for broader mechanical and chemical projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field.
• 1 to 3 years’ experience working in an industrial manufacturing or chemical process environment.
• Experience with variable frequency drives, PLC programming, and HMI programming.
• Experience with process instrumentation in an industrial environment.
• Experience reading and interpreting P&IDs and electrical drawings.

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

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