Automation Engineer

Optimus Steel - Vidor, TX

Full-time

Vidor, TX

Primary Metal Manufacturing

About the position

This position will assist the department process engineers and supervisors, and plant management in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of all improvement aspects within the electrical and process automation systems. The major role of this job is to focus on continuous improvement and integration of improvement principles, technical and engineering principles, identifying best practices, and act as a change agent to help achieve a higher level of results within the assigned location by maximizing existing technologies and implementing new solutions to processes. This position serves in a material manufacturing automated processes advisory capacity with no direct reports. Serves as a coach to all production and maintenance employees, and plant management. Primary responsibility and accountability rests with higher levels of supervision. The major role of this job is to identify opportunities for improvement in processes, products, and production within the electrical and process automation systems. These duties will include the development and implementation of new as well as adjusting existing standards, structures, systems, and equipment. This position is responsible to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of all improvement aspects within their area of responsibility. The incumbent will be responsible for reaching improvement through the application of the available methods and tools in conjunction with the use of technical and engineering principles. Responsible for coordinating improvement activities directly with the appropriate Superintendent, Supervisors, and staff within the steelmaking process area.

Responsibilities

• Assist department process engineers and supervisors in improving electrical and process automation systems.
• Focus on continuous improvement and integration of improvement principles.
• Identify best practices and act as a change agent for higher results.
• Maximize existing technologies and implement new solutions to processes.
• Serve in an advisory capacity for material manufacturing automated processes.
• Coach production and maintenance employees, as well as plant management.
• Coordinate improvement activities with Superintendents, Supervisors, and staff in the steelmaking process area.
• Oversee and support automation technologies training and development activities for employees.

Requirements

• Four year college degree in Engineering (Electrical or Electronic preferably).
• 5 or more years of experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• High level exposure to advanced process and factory automation technologies.
• Extensive knowledge of steel manufacturing methods, techniques, and technologies.
• Experience with heavy mill machinery and related equipment.
• Qualifying experience in scrap processing, melting, casting, rolling, maintenance, finishing, and shipping/warehouse operations.
• Ability to train people and serve as a coach to employees.
• Solid presentation abilities combined with good interpersonal and organizational skills.