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Ronin Staffing, LLC Plant Controls Engineer in Glendale, Michigan
HERE'S THE JOB DESCRIPTION:
Position Title: Manufacturing Engineer Controls
Rate: $44.72/hr.- 49/hr Location: Dearborn, MI 48124 - HYBRID Duration: 1 year contract + possible extension and / or hire
Position Description:
- Ensure compliance to the GVOSS (Global Vehicle Operations Structured Standards)
- Review supplier tooling and conveyor designs for compliance to the Ford VOSS, for both hardware and programming. GVOSS contains all the standards for tooling and conveyors for Ford North America.
- Approve/reject GVOSS deviations as required. Determine if a deviation is necessary.
- Develop and propose GVOSS enhancements for cost, quality and performance.
- Review new controls concepts and designs.
- Develop and implement improvements to control systems and equipment using Factory Information Systems (FIS) data.
- Lead capital project teams, develop capitol appropriations requests and manage the projects from concept through commissioning.
- Lead costing for controls related to tooling and conveyors find acceptable cost reduction opportunities. Including writing scopes of work for controls in tooling and conveyors.
- Lead risk assessment for controls programming and controls hardware changes.
- Write functional descriptions; develop tooling and conveyor scopes of work, assist in writing scopes of work.
- Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling and conveyor performance issues.
- Lead trouble shooting; coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes, manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated. Determine proper validation methods.
- Assist in the training of manufacturing personnel and plant electricians.
- Assist in integration of controls into IT systems like Factory Information Systems (FIS), Error Proofing, and Next Generation Automated Vehicle Scheduling.
Skills Required:
- Supplier project management skills preferred
- CPARS/MEARS experience preferred
- FIS reports (running and analyzing) preferred
- Competency in MTTR/MTBF and the FRED process preferred
- Backgrounds in Controls Design and PLC programming preferred
- Automotive manufacturing experience preferred
- Rockwell PLC (Control Logix) and other Rockwell components required
- VFD experience required
- RSLogix 5, 500, 5000; RSView and Factory Talk knowledge preferred
- Robots (Fanuc)
- Ethernet IP for controls required
- Vision systems preferred
Experience Required:
- Problem solving skills using statistics (6 Sigma Black Belt preferred)
- Ability to lead 8D
- MS Office Application competency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Project Management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Systems Engineering (Electrical and Mechanical) skills
Education Required:
BS in Electrical Engineering or 5 years minimum controls experience + engineering degree