Controls Engineer

Title: Controls Engineer

Pay Rate: $51.00/hour

Employment Type: 6-month Contract

Schedule: Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Location: Vineland, NJ 100% on-site

Job Code: CRNGJP00028061

Tekberry is looking for a Controls Engineer III to work on-site with our client, a leading global manufacturing company. As controls engineer you will program the controllers on the factory floor, debug and solve equipment issues and minimize downtime by identifying root causes and implementing robust engineering solutions. You will develop a deep understanding of the controls systems and how they work with other plant systems. As a W2 employee , you will have access to health benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve controls systems (PLCs, HMIs, etc.) on the production floor to ensure optimal equipment operation and improve uptime and product quality metrics.
• Identify the underlying reason behind controls systems issues and solve to root cause.
• Support new equipment installation and commissioning.
• Plan electrical machine improvement, resolve electrical problems, and execute electrical upgrade plans.
• Collaborate with other engineering groups to align with plant priorities.
• Provide technical guidance to develop training documentation, operating procedures, troubleshooting documents, and work instructions.
• Provide controls expertise to multi-functional teams when needed.
• Update engineering documents and drawings as changes are made to the systems.
• Identify and lead improvements to existing controls systems.
• Align new systems to plant and corporate standards.
• Follow electrical safety requirements and implement safe practices.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of controls experience.
• Ladder logic programming expertise with Allen Bradley PLCs. Must have hands-on experience. Limited knowledge is not sufficient.
• Experience in implementing control strategies.
• Well-developed problem-solving skills.
• Ability to find the underlying reason for issues.

Soft Skills:

• You will need strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Desire to continuously learn and develop new skills.
• Technical curiosity, desire to identify underlying mechanisms and root causes.
• Performs well in team-based setting and handle multiple tasks and priorities.
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude.
• Customer focused, result oriented.
• Ability to work with different functional groups such as Quality, Engineering, Operations, etc.

Preferred:

• Exposure working in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of measurements and optics
• Experience with HMIs and SCADA systems.
• Project management experience.
• Programming, networking understanding, and the ability to understand structured code (VB .NET, C#, Java, Python) Experience with cognex cameras.

Education:

• BS/MS in Engineering or related field. Bachelor's is a minimum requirement.

We need hard-working, reliable employees. Tekberry offers a $100 payment for referrals!

Tekberry Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.

Tekberry, Inc is a Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).

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