Process Controls Engineer
Minor Hotels Europe and Americas
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Dayton • Ohio • United States
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About the role
- Develop, improve, and maintain the automation systems at the Dayton site
- Ensure automation systems are functioning properly to keep daily production runs on schedule
- Maintain measurement and control equipment
- Improve HMIs/user interfaces and PLC/DCS systems
- Support with the digitalization of currently manual processes
- Monitor and improve the plant PLC/DCS systems
- Creation of sequences/sequential function charts for reactors and batch recipes
- Ensure Process Automation is effectively utilized to optimize plant performance
- Support in troubleshooting production issues
- Provide training as needed to the chemical line operators
- Calibration and tuning of measurement systems and control loops
- Optimize production processes by supporting the process engineering team
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting expertise to the Operational team
- Develop, teach, and improve operators’ ability to technically troubleshoot the various plant operations
- Coordinate, complete, and document Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR), Management of Change (MOC), and process safety revalidations
- Handle confidential information with care
- Provide input to department annual budgeting where applicable
- Adherence to Code of Conduct as applicable to job function
- Implements the requirements of the Heraeus HPS EHS Development Path and GBU EHS requirements
- Establishes EHS goals and targets as part of the continuous improvement process
Requirements
- A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or equivalent)
- 7-10 years of controls experience in an automated manufacturing environment are required
- Experience in a chemical manufacturing environment is preferred
- Interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate in a professional manner are required
- Organizational skills, teamwork skills, the ability to multi-task, and the ability to solve problems are required
- Computer proficiency in a MRP system as well as MS Office is required
- Experience with Rockwell/Allen Bradley PLCs and HMIs and RSLogix Suite is preferred
- Experience with OSISoft PI System is preferred
- Ladder logic and code writing experience is preferred
- 4-20 mA and/or HART protocol is preferred
- PID loop tuning experience is preferred
- Instrument scaling and calibration experience is preferred
- Modbus is preferred
- Building automation systems, such as JACE, etc. is preferred.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
automation systemsPLCDCSHMILadder logicPID loop tuninginstrument scalingcalibrationRockwell/Allen Bradley PLCsRSLogix Suite
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscommunicationorganizational skillsteamworkmulti-taskingproblem-solvingtrainingtechnical troubleshooting
Certifications
bachelor’s degree in engineering