Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Manage capital projects, drive TPM initiatives and cost improvements
• Investigate off-quality situations
• Monitor and analyze departmental performance through reports, feedback and observations
• Utilize Lean/Six Sigma tools to improve production processes
• Contributes to process improvement efforts by carrying out medium to large tasks under limited supervision
• Study processing parameters to improve process performance
• Monitor and debug new methods and procedures to ensure system efficiencies
• Communicate with downstream processing departments about any processing problems encountered
• Investigate process issues using problem-solving techniques to get at the root cause on challenging and complex issues both internally and externally
• Initiate and execute actions that ensure departmental Safety, Quality, Productivity, Waste & Cost objectives are achieved and maintained
• Provide technical assistance to the Department Manager, Team Managers, Reliability Technicians, Associates, and Internal Customers
• Lead and manage Intern(s), OMT(s), and Process Technician(s) as needed
• Understand and Support all SAFE, SMS, TPM, Lean Six Sigma & Environmental Efforts within the department
• Assist in developing and implementing plans to improve these areas where performance is under goal

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree. (Engineering degree preferred)
• Must possess good interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Flex into overtime, weekend, and holiday work
• Preferred: Minimum six-plus months in a manufacturing environment
• Familiar with Tableau or similar tools such as Qlikview, PowerBI
• Familiar with SCADA systems such as WinCC, Ignition