Barrywehmiller

Barrywehmiller

Controls Engineer

Mediapolis, IA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
Customer SupportAutoCADPLCControlsCommunication

About the role

  • The Controls Engineer will be responsible for designing and maintaining control system programs for our Equipment and Automation (E&A) machinery, ensuring all developments are fully documented and in a standard format.
  • This position will require frequent interaction with our customers and service technicians.
  • The Controls Engineer will be involved in the servicing of existing machinery both remotely via telephone and onsite at our Customers facilities, including troubleshooting hydraulic and electrical control systems.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop and implement control systems for our new equipment and upgrades to installed equipment.
  • Build and maintain a technical knowledge base by creating, maintaining and updating technical documents/procedures.
  • Collaborate with other departments to resolve technical/logistical issues. Gather relevant information to ensure smooth transitions to other departments.

Requirements

  • 4-year engineering degree or 2-year technical degree in a related field.
  • Training and/or experience in using Eplan, AutoCAD or similar software.
  • Experience in creating and designing automation controls systems.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • The employee must be able to correctly wear and use any Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required by the employer when in manufacturing areas.
  • Proficient in Electrical systems, including motors, AC drives and control circuits.
  • Understanding of electrical and hydraulic schematics.
  • Understanding of ladder logic programming.
  • Experience in Developing and coding programs for PLCs.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively, partnering across multiple departments, with a capacity for listening and absorbing different points of view.
  • Detail oriented.
  • Use judgement to make complex decisions to solve difficult and complex problems.

Nice to have

  • 2+ years of applicable experience with PLC's and associated components, ideally within manufacturing/ plant industries.

Skills

  • Excellent verbal communication skills and passion for connecting with others.

Company info

  • Afinitas, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a global leader in equipment, forming systems, and essential accessory products that support transportation, water, and utility precast concrete infrastructure worldwide. We provide industry-leading production equipment
  • highly engineered formwork
  • and a broad portfolio of precast concrete, electrical, and construction accessories, along with structural products and systems designed for bridge, highway, and heavy construction applications. Afinitas is part of BW Forsyth Partners, LLC, the investment group of global manufacturing and engineering consulting firm Barry-Wehmiller, a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members, united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
  • Job Description:
  • Afinitas, headquartered in St.
  • Louis, Missouri, is a global leader in equipment, forming systems, and essential accessory products that support transportation, water, and utility precast concrete infrastructure worldwide.
  • We provide industry-leading production equipment; highly engineered formwork; and a broad portfolio of precast concrete, electrical, and construction accessories, along with structural products and systems designed for bridge, highway, and heavy construction applications.
  • Afinitas is part of BW Forsyth Partners, LLC, the investment group of global manufacturing and engineering consulting firm Barry-Wehmiller, a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members, united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
  • Troubleshoot and debug new and existing software to ensure optimal performance and improve efficiency or quality of operations.
  • Use engineering skills and knowledge to assist customer with control systems problems for both remote and on-site technical support to customer and service technicians.

Equal opportunity

  • Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer.
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