Automation Supervisor (Nights)

About the role

The Automation Supervisor position is located on-site at our Boardman, Oregon facility. This role plays a crucial part in ensuring the smooth operation of the plant's industrial controls, automation, and process equipment.

Responsibilities

• Oversees, installs, and programs all aspects of plant PLC/HMI and SCADA systems to maintain and improve machine and equipment control.
• Maintain control system documentation, upgrade and maintain software tools and applications, and maintain hardware revision levels to accommodate software upgrades.
• Implement long-term strategy and plan for control systems as defined by automation manager, and implement standards and guidelines for plant control systems as defined by automation manager.
• Oversee/maintain and modify programming for utilities, process, and CIP systems, collaborate with IT to integrate PLC, WonderWare, and other systems (Ignition).
• Align information in enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with actual process on work floor, oversee and maintain PLC and HMI network systems, and collaborate with IT to manage PLC and HMI communications across company Ethernet/fiber optic network.
• Train select maintenance technicians in plant PLC systems to aid in troubleshooting and maintenance, designs and implements small capital improvements to PLC and HMI systems, assist in planning and implementation of long-range facility/process expansions, oversee and/or setup and install instruments and control system components, and oversee and complete process work orders in a timely fashion.
• Provide technical support to plant manufacturing operations, solve problems in plant control system and plant operations, including upgrading and retrofitting equipment and facilities, assist in installation of new equipment by taking the lead in control system aspects of installation, and train engineering and production employees on existing and new processes.

Requirements

• Associates degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in food or beverage manufacturing environment, including hands-on maintenance experience.
• Experience providing PLC & HMI programming, hardware installation, and software installation.
• Experience performing instrument and control loop tuning and calibration.
• Knowledge of Allen Bradley and Siemens PLC control systems and WonderWare & Ignition SCADA systems.
• Experience with ERP, WMS, CMMS, and calibration management systems strongly desired.

Qualifications

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with employees, supervisors, and the general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Computer literate with basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and SQL.
• Able to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and be flexible in working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent time-management skills with the ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Sound troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to self-teach in areas of deficiency.

Skills

• PLC & HMI programming.
• Hardware installation.
• Software installation.
• Instrument and control loop tuning and calibration.
• Allen Bradley and Siemens PLC control systems.
• WonderWare & Ignition SCADA systems.
• ERP, WMS, CMMS, and calibration management systems.

Benefits

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