Sr. Controls Engineer

About the role

Pregis is in the packaging business to protect what matters. We are committed to providing our customers and employees sustainable growth through purpose-driven innovation and customer-centric packaging solutions. If you are looking for a company that is thriving across various high growth industries and is innovative, customer focused, high integrity, and believes in strong teamwork and collaboration, Pregis is the company for you.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose equipment issues.
• Build maintenance protocol for W&H lines – PdM and general care.
• Integrate packaging and networking controls systems with IoT and peripheral systems.
• Engage in programming to support legacy equipment and new designs – PLC, HMI, PCB, VFD, Servo, PID.
• Drive technical advancements in conceptualization, layout, design, prototyping, in-house testing, field-qualification, and documentation.
• Lay out vision for automated extrusion factories.
• Support supply chain for component and sub-system obsolescence and technology upgrades.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable design and safety standards such as NEC and NFPA79 and CE or UL utilizing third-party consultant support.
• Support manufacturing relating to customer orders, inventory, parts, and documentation.
• Assist Client Services with field troubleshooting, including root cause analysis and closed loop corrective actions.
• Create continuous improvement culture through the development and implementation of process improvements and impactful metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• 5+ years of Industrial Controls experience with exposure to PLC industrial controls software products, schematic electrical packages, and servo motion design and programming.
• Occasional travel to sister facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan to support as needed.