Industrial Controls Specialist Job

Overview

Upgrade and maintain PLC, HMI, SCADA, and automation systems in a manufacturing plant.

Key Responsibilities

• control upgrades
• control design
• safety systems
• instrumentation support
• system training
• capital projects

Tasks

-Proactively identifies and resolves common cause and special cause issues that impact plant reliability and performance. -Executes capital projects, ensuring cost, schedule, and performance goals are met or exceeded. This may vary from owning portions of a project to sole ownership of a project. -Investigates manufacturing problems and recommends corrective actions. This includes consulting with production personnel, analyzing the supporting data, recommending corrective actions, and following through on recommendations to evaluate their effectiveness. -Mixing and Batching operations -Software programming and hardware upgrades to all site control systems including PLC, instrumentation, drives, Scada & HMI systems to replace obsolete equipment, improve performance and drive down total cost of ownership. -Develops detailed designs, specifications, and budgetary capital estimates for control system projects. Participate in any acceptance testing and commissioning activities. -Provides leadership and technical support regarding machinery safety systems, in particular the safety related parts of the control system. (Design, Verification, Modification, Fault fining on Interlocked guarding, safe torque off, safe speed etc.) -Lead cutting-edge PLC, HMI, and SCADA upgrades to modernize plant control systems. -Proactively provides control & instrumentation assistance to the manufacturing team in terms of equipment, maintenance, and production processes and systems. -Responsible for ensuring local craftsmen are trained on new and existing control systems throughout the plant by either delivering training personally or coordinating the requirements. -Participates in Lean efforts, such as kaizen events, where an emphasis is placed on creativity before capital investment. -Transforming buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet;

Requirements

• wonderware
• rockwell
• plc
• hmi
• degree
• project management

What You Bring

-Minimum of 5 - 10 years controls experience in a manufacturing environment. -Experience with Wonderware application programming and support. -Motor control including variable speed drives and soft starts -Networked system design and configuration -Degree in Controls related field (Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics etc.) or relevant experience -PLC and HMI programming experience with Rockwell suite of products. -Rockwell RSLogix 5, 500, 5000 Logix designer PLC software -AB PLC 5, Micrologix, Compactlogix and ControlLogix PLCs -Demonstrated Project Management skills. -Panelview and Panelview Plus series HMI's -Rockwell FactoryTalk Studio software -Vision Systems -Database systems, i.e. SQL Server 2012 -Servo Drives -Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation) -4160V motors and controls -Wonderware suite of programs (Data Historian, InTouch, Archestra, system platform) -DH+, DeviceNet, and Ethernet communications -Own full-cycle automation projects with the ability to directly impact manufacturing efficiency and reliability.

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About Armstrong World Industries

-The company designs, engineers and produces ceiling and wall solutions—from mineral fiber panels to glass‑fiber‑reinforced gypsum—for a range of environments. -Its work spans commercial offices, schools, healthcare, and residential renovation projects, often enhancing acoustics, aesthetics and functional design. -Products are grouped across Mineral Fiber and Architectural Specialties segments, highlighting its technical depth in both core and high‑design solutions. -Headquartered in Lancaster, PA, Armstrong also maintains a research lab and a joint venture (WAVE) focused on suspension system innovation. -An intriguing legacy detail: during WWII the company even produced cork sound insulation for submarines and airplane parts, showcasing its diverse manufacturing roots.

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