Controls Lead, Automation Integration

Duties And Responsibilities

• Attends Project Managers kick off meetings to ensure a SOW is provided to shop planning, controls manufacturing, identifying total content for the integration pre commissioning tasks and execution.
• Reviews PM project timelines and provides shop feedback on capability, internal capacity to meet the schedule and milestone deadlines.
• Reviews controls integration statement of work based on strategic sourcing, what will be released as a “turnkey build” and what will be manufactured internally (or locally outsourced).
• Provide that scheduling information to the BPM processing release and final assembly teams.
• Makes sure controls purchased parts are ordered and delivered on time, identifies specifics for material timing miss-alignment, creating shortage list for Project Manager.
• Consistently communicates with electricians, assists in scheduling in-house or contingent resources needed to perform the integration and pre commissioning objectives on a project-by-project basis.
• Ensures adherence to customer specifications and established supporting specific procedures.
• Attends Manufacturing Kickoff, weekly Build Status meetings, gathers information relevant to integration planning and pre commissioning.
• Maintains job status updates, manpower requirements to Manager’s and ensures the integration team is appropriately staffed to meet both immediate and future demands.
• Conducts a shop floor Integration status meeting to ensure that work assignments are understood, tracked, and the commissioning statuses are clearly communicated and documented.
• Identifies changes both internally and externally. Communicates change requests and NCRs to the Manager’s. Communicates back with Engineering issues and lessons learned, implements corrective actions as necessary.
• Assists in maintaining departmental standards, forms, work instructions, CI and procedures.
• Provides recommendations to investigate and implement any new technologies, suggests new and innovative ways to apply it.

Education And Work Experience

• Five years of Controls technical experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements

This position may require a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Experienced in automation, electrical application concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to read and understand electrical and pneumatic schematics.
• Background in PLC. HMI, and motion control programming.
• Relies on personal experience to understand and plan work to accomplish goals.
• Motivated with strong interpersonal skills, a proactive work ethic, excellent oral/written communication.
• Effectively present information, written or otherwise, to leadership.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Can multitask and manage multiple large and small projects in a cross functional environment.
• Give specific, actionable expectations to staff and provides feedback and advice to ensure continuous improvement and development of individuals.

Work Conditions

• Environment Type: Indoor. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled.
• Exposure Types: Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil.
• Noisy environment.
• Work Hours: Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.
• Travel Requirements: This position may involve travel up to 10% of the time.
• Physical Demands: Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling. Repetitive motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers. Prolonged periods working on feet, using tools, and performing repetitive actions that entail frequent bending and stooping.

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