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Insight Global

Controls Engineer

Insight Global, Newton, North Carolina, United States, 28658

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Base pay range $105,070.00/yr - $144,471.00/yr

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Controls Engineer Day to Day:

The Controls Engineer will provide subject matter expertise in engineering that improves product, process and/or equipment performance (cost, quality and service) and/or advances the innovation process to enable the delivery of new products. Provides solutions for increased process selects, increased material utilization, decreased costs, and improvement to product quality by planning, organizing and implementing projects. Is a leader in obtaining fundamental process understanding and meeting the lowest cost producer objectives.

Designs and analyzes first generation / next generation products, processes and/or equipment in support of a new product / technology introduction. Maintains knowledge of the latest developments in their area of expertise in order to identify and document any intellectual property developed as part of a project.

Key Responsibilities

Provides leadership in problem solving, and technical expertise, to ensure timely resolution of short-term process and equipment issues, and higher level troubleshooting

Provides direction to other technicians / engineers, coaches junior engineers, and provides guidance to maintenance personnel

Provides general engineering and manufacturing skills and knowledge (understands theories and fundamentals), and capable of leading projects to get to root cause of issues, and put permanent solutions in place

Provides disciplined project leadership across multiple stages of innovation for new product, process, cost reduction and capacity improvement initiatives

Recommends and implements permanent solutions to long term performance issues, and improves existing and new technologies and processes

Develops and leads some areas of the manufacturing and/or technical roadmap. Documents material, process and/or equipment to protect and contribute to Intellectual Property improvements

Proficient in use of statistical data analysis and DOE in process problem solving and process/product improvement

Identifies, justifies, and implements cost reduction, capacity enhancement, capital equipment and other improvement initiatives

Introduces new products and technologies

Meets all Environmental, Safety and Health requirements

Develops SME knowledge of material, process and/or equipment in focused areas of manufacturing or engineering

Tracks the effectiveness of projects and implemented cost reductions, using up-time, cost, productivity, and other appropriate measures

Is a leader and Subject Matter Expert (SME) in process control/discipline, SPC, SQC, OEE, Designed Experiments, and other Performance Excellence processes (Green and Black-belt skills)

Designs and/or specifies new equipment or modifies existing equipment to continuously improve process performance. Coordinates installation, debugging and initial operation of new equipment and systems

Must Haves:

5+ years of experience as a Controls Engineer with troubleshooting experience in at least one of these: IFix for HMI, Studio 5000 ladder programming, or Allen Bradley PLCs

Lean Manufacturing knowledge

Electrical Safety Standard knowledgeProject leadership (scope to implementation)

Ability to solve problems through manufacturing data

Plusses:

Electrical engineering degree

Black belt (6 Sigma or Innovation) training

Project and/or manufacturing financial management knowledge

Knowledge of Innovation Stage-gate processes

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Product Management

Industries Manufacturing

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Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Disability insurance

Paid maternity leave

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