Plant Controls Engineer

When Alfred Fain founded a small Rhode Island tire store in 1924 at the time no one could have predicted how Teknor Apex would become an international custom compounder sought out by companies around the world. After a nearly hundred-year journey thats carried us through acquisitions and expansion we now have nine U.S. locations as well as operations in Belgium Singapore Germany and China.

Throughout this global expansion Teknor has remained a privately held company and today Fains grandson sits at the helm maintaining the familys tradition of fostering deep employee and customer relationships. These relationships are what allow ustogetherto deliver customized compound solutions and help our customers create better products.

Manufacturing is a team sport and we work together to achieve our goals. Jon Fain

General Function :

Teknor Apex is seeking a highly skilled PLC Controls Engineer with extensive hands-on experience in an industrial manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will combine strong controls and automation expertise with an engineering foundation enabling them to troubleshoot design and optimize complex machinery and automated systems.

This individual will also play a key role in identifying planning and managing new equipment installations plant equipment upgrades and opportunities for improved equipment implementations to enhance safety reliability and efficiency across the Leominster facility.

Additionally the successful candidate will support and expand the use of Inductive Automations Ignition platformTeknor Apexs standard for SCADA data visualization and control integrationwhile collaborating cross-functionally with production maintenance and engineering teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Design program and maintain PLC control systems (Primarily Allen-Bradley) but other control system experience is a plus.
• Develop configure and maintain Ignition SCADA projects for real-time process monitoring control and data collection.
• Integrate Ignition with PLCs HMIs Sensors hardware and plant databases to enable robust production data visualization and reporting.
• Identify manage install new equipment installations system upgrades and automation improvement projects from concept through commissioning.
• Evaluate existing processes and equipment to propose improvements in reliability performance and safety.
• Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to integrate automation into new and existing machinery.
• Troubleshoot and repair control systems and mechanical equipment on the production floor
• Support and lead continuous improvement initiatives for process reliability throughput and quality.
• Create and maintain accurate documentation including electrical schematics ladder logic and P&ID drawings.
• Train maintenance and production personnel on system operation Ignition dashboards and safety procedures.
• Lead root cause analysis for equipment downtime or process inefficiencies.
• Ensure compliance with relevant safety standards (OSHA NFPA 70E ISO etc.) and company policies.
• Will also participate / contribute to any other needs of the plant / organization.
• Actively supports a 24 / 7 operation.

Education and / or Work Experience Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Requirements :

This description is a summary of principal responsibilities and is not intended to include all duties that may be assigned.

Teknor Apex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any protected status under state or federal laws. Must be 18 years of age or older to work at Teknor Apex.

Salary will be determined based on the candidates qualifications and experience in alignment with the companys budgetary parameters.

Key Skills

Robotics,Continuous Improvement,Food Industry,Root cause Analysis,Industrial Engineering,Packaging,Wastewater,CMMS,Maintenance,Project Engineering,Hydraulics,Programmable Logic Controllers

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1