Contec Co., Ltd. - Spartanburg, SC
posted 6 months ago
About the position
The Associate Automation Control Engineer at Contec, Inc. plays a crucial role in providing electrical, automation, and controls support to the production team and the broader engineering department. This position is essential for maintaining and enhancing Contec's manufacturing processes, ensuring that they are efficient, reliable, and compliant with industry standards. The engineer will apply standard engineering techniques to design, develop, and maintain instrumentation, equipment, and facility control systems. This includes automating manufacturing process equipment through both internal development and oversight of external vendors. In this role, the engineer will implement methods for error prevention, such as Poke Yoke and Autonomation/Jidoka, to enhance the reliability of manufacturing processes. They will be responsible for developing new PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) or HMI (Human-Machine Interface) applications, as well as modifying existing applications and interfaces. The engineer will also participate in the specification, design review, testing, and commissioning of new production and facility equipment, ensuring that all systems meet the required standards. Troubleshooting and resolving equipment or control system malfunctions will be a key responsibility, along with making recommendations to improve reliability and prevent recurring issues. The engineer will document and maintain all PLC programs, HMI screen files, and other parameter files for all manufacturing and facility equipment. Compliance with national and international safety regulations, quality standards, and customer requirements is paramount, and the engineer will assist various functional areas, including Production, Process Engineering, Facilities, Quality, and Maintenance, with their technical expertise. Participation in ISO 9001 quality standards is also expected, aligning with Contec's quality goals.
Responsibilities
- Provide electrical, automation, and controls support to Production and the engineering team.
- Maintain and improve Contec's manufacturing processes.
- Design, develop, and maintain instrumentation, equipment, and facility control systems.
- Automate manufacturing process equipment using controls systems through internal development or vendor oversight.
- Implement methods for error prevention such as Poke Yoke and Autonomation/Jidoka.
- Develop new and modify existing PLC or HMI applications, interfaces, or embedded controls.
- Participate in the specification, design review, testing, and commissioning of new production and facility equipment.
- Assist in troubleshooting and resolving equipment or control system malfunctions.
- Document and maintain all PLC programs, HMI screen files, and other parameter files for manufacturing and facility equipment.
- Ensure compliance with national and international safety regulations and quality standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with PLC programming and HMI development.
- Knowledge of automation and control systems.
- Familiarity with national and international safety regulations (NEC, CE, OSHA, NFPA).
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues effectively.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with ISO 9001 quality standards.
- Familiarity with manufacturing processes and equipment.
- Knowledge of error prevention techniques.
