Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer

Location : Greencastle, IN, US, 46135

Company Description :

Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world's largest lift truck manufacturers, offers local support on a global scale with more than 15 manufacturing facilities worldwide and more than 500 retail locations in over 80 countries. Our global sales and service network provides our customers with a local resource for a wide variety of quality material handling equipment, fleet management solutions, warehouse products and support services to meet their needs anytime, anywhere.

Primary Responsibilities

Responsible for installation, technical support and broad debug of PLC, HMI, safety, servo, robot, CNC and / or vision-based hardware and software; including, but not limited to : RSLogix 500 / 5000, FT View Studio, C-More HMI, SICK FlexiSoft Designer, AB Kinetix Servo System, Fanuc / Motoman robots and Cognex Insight Explorer.

Solve daily problems that may arise due to manufacturing technologies applied in a variety of systems.

Accurately identify root cause and countermeasures for manufacturing problems.

Flex to properly manage, prioritize and align work to meet manufacturing or department needs.

Provide sound technical knowledge and consultation in areas of manufacturing automation and system controls integration.

Facilitate meetings with proper cross functional members, while ensuring documentation and follow-through of action items.

Measure and accurately judge the readiness of new manufacturing systems as part of the development cycle.

Analyze and quantify improvement opportunities resulting from implementation of manufacturing technologies.

Provide input and support for development of requirements for integrated manufacturing systems.

Support in establishing, documenting and evaluating run-off plans; defining control points; summarizing results.

Ensure all documentation, configurations and software is maintained and organized as part of equipment readiness and commissioning.

Create clear / concise presentations for communication of key decisions, activity and plans being considered.

Complete situation analysis and decision analysis as part of selling manufacturing improvements.

Clearly communicate any concerns related to manufacturing systems.

Maintain and promote organized work areas and equipment at desk and lab.

Facilitate proper review and training of manufacturing systems with other technicians, maintenance, operators and personnel.

Continuously improve on performance results of manufacturing systems and document gaps or weaknesses as way to identify future opportunities.

Responsible for the integration of the machines and the systems to minimize downtime.

Help establish new standards and maintain existing standards while having experience with industry electrical codes, safety standards, ethernet protocols, etc.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, or equivalent, with five (5) to ten (10) years in a manufacturing environment.

Electric, pneumatic and hydraulic circuit design, and troubleshooting capabilities.

Knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures for manufacturing equipment and automation.

Must demonstrate willingness to learn new technologies.

Excellent leadership, coaching and communication skills to facilitate discussions with a wide variety of personnel.

Demonstrated analytical and decision-making skills.

Ability to support multiple projects at once.

Travel 10%

Work Authorization

Crown will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

No agency calls please.

Compensation and Benefits

Crown offers an excellent wage and benefits package for full-time employees including Health / Dental / Vision / Prescription Drug Plan, Flexible Benefits Plan, 401K Retirement Savings Plan, Life and Disability Benefits, Paid Parental Leave, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement, and much more.

EOE Veterans / Disabilities