Controls Engineer III

Position Title: Controls Engineer III
Location: Vineland, NJ
Duration: 06+ months with possible extension
Shift: M-F 08:00 AM – 05:00 PM.
Pay Range: $53.00/- Hr - $57.00/- Hr (W2)
 
Job 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 the 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 requirement and implement safe practices.

• Minimal travel time required ?5%

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

• 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.

• 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.