TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide.
Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.
Position: Controls Engineer
Location: Georgetown, KY 40324
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Job Description:
Who we're looking for:
- Client's Engineering Excellence & Strategy Assembly Planning Department is looking for a passionate and highly-motivated Assembly Technician/ Controls Engineer.
- The primary responsibility of this role is to provide technical/skilled support to EES Assembly Planning Engineering team.
- This includes design/drawing review, buyoff support, install/commissioning, and equipment start up support.
- Reporting to the Advanced Equipment & Equipment Standards Manager (AES), the person in this role will support the EES Assembly Planning department's objective to provide high quality, low cost and reliable plant Equipment and control systems
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What you'll be doing:
- Review equipment specifications and design, identify improvements, conduct vendor buyoffs to confirm equipment functions,
- Install equipment, verify safety, quality, and productivity of equipment.
- Investigate to determine modification requirements. Implement modifications. Trial and adjust.
- Lower cost and decrease project time by overseeing installation by vendor and facilitating kanban process.
- Improve equipment quality and productivity by implementing adjustments, as identified during online vehicle trials.
- Install, set-up, and troubleshoot ToyoPuc and Allen-Bradley, etc. program controllers
- Provide training to Maintenance members on newly implemented equipment
- Share Subject Matter Expert knowledge to local NAMC Maintenance and Production Members
- Travel up to 20% at times. Engage in travel to U.S., Canada and/or Mexico NAMCs and suppliers, as well as foreign travel including Japan, Canada, Mexico. Commonly work overtime, including weekends and holidays
Requirements:
- Strong PLC programming/troubleshooting (ToyoPuc, Siemens, Omron, Mitsubishi, or Allen Bradley) + 4 years
- Comprehensive knowledge of PLC's +6 years
- Comprehensive knowledge of Electrical circuits and Industrial controls + 4 years
- 2-year technical degree or completion of trade school program (EET or Industrial Maintenance Technology) and/or equivalent work experience.
- Ability to read mechanical/electrical drawings
- Ability to travel up to 20% at times. (Including International travel)
- Ability to work up to 20% overtime when required.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 40lbs on occasion
- Ability to frequent standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and crouching on varying surfaces.
- Manual dexterity to operate hand tools, power tools, and machinery.
- Good vision and hand-eye coordination for detailed repairs.
- Proficiency with MS Office Excel, PowerPoint, Word, TEAMs
What you may bring (Nice to Have):
- 4+ years Industrial maintenance experience
- Knowledge of Industrial Robot programming and teaching
- Knowledge of AGVs/AMRs programming and set up
- Knowledge of safety scanners and programming.
- Knowledge of various industrial controls networking, EthernetIP, FLNet, ProfiNet ect.
- Automotive manufacturing experience.
- Knowledge in client Machinery Standards (NA-AMS, G-AMS, Machinery Risk Assessment, etc)
- OSHA 10 certification
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.