Manufacturing Controls Engineering Lead

Job Description

Job Description

In this role you will lead a team of Controls Engineers for the development implementation troubleshooting and continuous improvement of industrial controls systems supporting GM Bedfords casting operations. You will partner with manufacturing engineering maintenance operations quality IT suppliers and plant leadership to improve safety quality delivery cost throughput and equipment reliability.

You will lead a team to solve diverse non-standard problems; develop practical solutions with limited precedent; and influence decisions across the plant through technical expertise data and collaboration.

• Provide technical support and direction for controls automation IT maintenance and skilled-trades partners.

• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for PLC HMI drive network safety and equipment-control issues; follow actions through closure.

• Lead controls planning and execution for die-casting machining melting material handling and plant improvement projects.

• Review and guide hardware designs software changes controls architecture testing commissioning buyoff and documentation.

• Coordinate with area manufacturing engineers on process changes equipment planning model change throughput sourcing and project timing.

• Develop project scopes schedules cost estimates investment forecasts business cases appropriation requests and execution plans.

• Support Device Level Analytics and related plant digital initiatives through PLC configuration device onboarding data validation health checks and training.

• Apply GM controls electrical safety lockout ESWP and equipment buyoff standards; ensure safe work practices are the highest priority.

• Use data and statistical problem-solving methods to improve equipment availability cycle time quality capacity and cost.

• Maintain effective working relationships with plant leadership hourly employees union partners suppliers contractors and technical organizations.

• Lead a team of controls engineers and share lessons learned standards and best practices across the Bedford controls team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Engineering Robotics or a related technical field or equivalent hands-on technical experience.

• 5 years of experience in controls engineering automation engineering robotics engineering or manufacturing systems integration.

• Strong knowledge of industrial control systems and the ability to apply that knowledge in a manufacturing or production environment.

• Experience with PLC and HMI programming industrial networking and controls system troubleshooting.

• Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical leadership experience integrating or supporting robotics automated equipment or advanced manufacturing systems.

• Experience supporting equipment buyoff installation launch commissioning and production startup.

• Experience with Allen-Bradley Siemens industrial Ethernet and related plant-floor communication interfaces.

• Experience with machine vision vision-guided robotics automated inspection or error-proofing systems.

• Experience influencing technical decisions leading others and driving improvements beyond an immediate assignment area.

• Familiarity with manufacturing safety systems and safe automation design practices.

• Experience working directly with suppliers system integrators and cross-functional plant teams.

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