Retrofit Technician

Fives DyAG Corp.; Hebron Estates (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Holidays

Personal Time Off

401K & IRA

Job summary

Fives Group is seeking a Retrofit Technician to join our engineering team as the primary liaison across Controls, Mechanical, Electrical, and Process disciplines for retrofit projects. You will support proposals through installation, specifying Siemens and FANUC components, and developing electrical schematics in AutoCAD.

With 5+ years in a high-technology capital goods environment, you will lead design reviews, set CNC/PMC parameters, and contribute to project cost control and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline or 4–10 years related experience.
• 5+ years in a high technology capital goods manufacturing environment.
• Ability to communicate across all levels of management.
• Experience specifying Siemens and/or FANUC controls and CNC components.
• Proficient in AutoCAD for electrical schematics.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams through proposals, development, and customer acceptance.
• Coordinate technical teams to minimize project cost and risk.
• Plan and manage engineering deliverables and resources.
• Lead design reviews and hazard analyses for safety and FMEA.
• Provide technical guidance to peers and junior staff.
• Support projects from order entry through installation.

Skills

CNC integration

Siemens components

FANUC components

Electrical schematics

Ladder logic

AutoCAD

CNC parameter setup

Machine debugging

3D modeling

SAP

MS Project

Budgeting

Project scheduling

ISO standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SAP

MS Project

Job description

Fives Group is seeking a Retrofit Technician

About Fives Group

Fives Group, headquartered in Paris, France, is an industrial engineering group founded in 1812 that designs and supplies machines, process equipment and production lines for the world's largest industrial groups including the aluminum, steel, tube and pipe, glass, automotive, aerospace, logistics, cement and energy sectors. In 2018, Fives achieved sales of $2 billion with a team of close to 8,500 employees and a network of over 100 operational units in over 25 countries.

Accountability

Act as engineering point-of-contact to cross functional project teams and customers. Facilitate cross coordination between engineering disciplines (Controls, Mechanical, Electrical, Process and Software). Manage engineering deliverables required for proposals, development, and sold projects. Individual will have design control, guidance, & release responsibilities.

Scope And Responsibilities

Essential duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Proactively attains a safe and healthy work environment for all employees.
• Plan, develop and manage engineering deliverables and resources.
• Function both as a design contributor and team leader.
• Participate in all phases of a project from proposal through final customer acceptance.
• Coordinate technical teams to achieve goals while minimizing project cost and risk.
• Identify project risks and opportunities.
• Monitor engineering budget and schedule for multiple projects.
• Working knowledge of engineering-related processes from order entry to installation.
• Lead design reviews, including hazard analysis for assessing safety of designs as well as FMEA.
• Review, collect, and implement lessons learned.
• Provide technical guidance to peers and assigned team members.
• Address projects, assignments and ideas with the "big picture" approach, seeking the best solution.
• Works in conjunction with Fives MSI Technology leadership.

Education/Certification

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in an Engineering discipline; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

• 5+ years' experience in a high technology capital goods manufacturing environment, preferably machine tools

Skills

• Ability to communicate across all areas of the organization including peers and all levels of management.
• Ability to specify all Siemens and/or FANUC control components including servo motors, spindle motors, and drives associated with a CNC integration.
• Ability to specify all electrical components associated with a CNC integration.
• Ability to design electrical schematics using AutoCad.
• Ability to develop ladder logic including easy screens.
• Ability to develop and set all related CNC and PMC parameters.
• Ability to write custom macro programs related to tool changes, pallet changers, etc.
• Ability to power up and debug a machine from start to finish of a CNC integration.
• Ability to load all machine parameters and ladder logic into a Siemens and/or FANUC control.
• Ability to setup and test special machine functions as related to customer's needs.
• Strong understanding of various engineering disciplines including: mechanical, electrical and controls.
• Proficient with 3D parametric modeling and MS Office software.
• Working knowledge of SAP and MS Project.
• Strive to continuously build knowledge and skills; share expertise with others.
• Understand business implications of decisions; display orientation to profitability.
• Demonstrate knowledge of machine tool end-user processes.
• Ability to schedule project tasks and control costs.
• Working knowledge of ISO standards.

Benefits

Hired employees will receive great benefits along with an extremely competitive compensation package. Benefits include Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Holidays, Personal Time Off and 401K & IRA and more.