Manufacturing Automation Engineer - Fort Worth, United States - Saviance

Description

Safety/Housekeeping Keep shop and production areas clean and free of hazards or dangerous conditions Follow all safety regulations, and promote positive safety behaviors Facilitate safety training for contractors Monitor contractor safety practices Planning - Coordinate equipment availability with production to ensure engineering activities have minimized impact to production Plan and execute engineering project work with minimal supervision Partner with production to identify windows for corrective/preventive action implementation and project work Effective communication of equipment operational status Able to estimate time required for engineering activities Ability to be flexible in work assignments (i.e., tasks, hours, shift, days of week) Technical Equipment / process control system troubleshooting and documentation of corrections and change control activities Provide engineering and technical support for projects.

Provide technical support for safety and quality improvement initiatives. Program PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, and inspection systems. Manage small capital projects. Manage the budget for small capital projects and proactively identify opportunities to reduce the overall project cost.

Design and implement modifications to the existing manufacturing equipment that will improve the operational efficiencies Design, install, and validate the automated control system for new or upgraded utilities systems, compounding processes, and filling and packaging equipment.

Compose Functional Requirement Specifications, FRSs, for new or upgraded utilities systems, compounding processes, and filling and packaging equipment. Generate and execute Installation and Operational Qualifications, IOQs, and Performance Qualifications, PQs. Generate and revise standard operating procedures. Assist with Manufacturing Non-Conformance investigations and apply good engineering practices to reduce the risk of repeat Non-Conformances. Implement corrective and preventative actions to improve manufacturings operational efficiencies. Team Cooperate and support coworkers to enhance overall capability of the organization.

Transfer knowledge through peer-to-peer and maintenance training Drive for personal and professional growth for self and team Function as a leader and member of a team Ability to be flexible in work assignments (i.e., tasks, hours, shift, days of week) Interfaces Coordinate/support other departments to ensure smooth execution of work.

Provide technical advice to other manufacturing departments Transfer lower level maintenance and equipment knowledge to production operators Capability to interface with the Quality department concerning project work and change control documentation Minimum:

Prioritize and handle multiple tasks and assignments Manage a dynamic workload based upon plant priorities Work varying schedules to ensure project completion / support production (i.e., tasks, hours, shift, days of week) Learn and retain procedures; handle increasingly complex assignments Communicate effectively; speak/write clearly and concisely Good technical writing skills and the ability to communicate technical issues and resolutions to any audience The ability to function in a team environment.

Proficiency in a variety of automation software applications.

Software applications include but are not limited to the Allen-Bradley RSLogix portfolio, Allen-Bradley RSView, Client Proficy SCADA/HMI iFix, and Cognex In-Sight Explorer The ability to manage small to mid-level automation projects and apply good project management techniques while serving on a project team.

The ability to demonstrate creative and innovative thinking while exploring the use of the latest technologies to improve manufacturings operational efficiencies.

Familiar with current Good Manufacturing Practices, cGMP, and FDA regulations applicable to the change control for manufacturing equipment.


Desired:

Detailed knowledge of discrete machine control; PowerFlex Drives, AB Integrated Motion (Kinetics), AB Safety PLCs, Gearboxes, Safety Circuits, Pneumatics, NEC codes, basic electrical wiring, etc.

Detailed knowledge of process control; S88 programing architecture, AB phase manager, Client Prophecy iBatch Experience with SFC, Ladder, FBD, and structured text programing languages Background in Computer Integrated Manufacturing data collection (DDE, OPC, Transaction Mangers) Familiarity with Oracle, SQLServer relational databases Experience using OSI Pi Data Historian