Controls Engineer

Job Title: Controls Engineer
Location: Carrizo Springs TX
Duration: Full Time Permanent
Shift: 8 Hours a day 40 hours a week

Client Name Signal Peak Silica LLC
Citizenship Only Green card holder or USC

About the Role:

We are currently seeking a Controls Engineer for our facility in Carrizo Springs TX. This is a fulltime exempt position that reports directly to the Vice President of Electrical Engineering & Automation and Plant Manager. This position has no supervisory responsibility.

Essential Responsibilities

• Installation modification and repair of automated industrial control equipment
• Strong understanding of software utilized within programmable logic control (PLC) systems
• Design plan install and maintain industrial control equipment and instrumentation such as loop controls variable frequency drives control panels and load balancing
• Thorough understanding of mechanical hydraulic pneumatic and electrical systems
• Must be available to work off shifts weekends and holidays as needed
• Work closely with the maintenance team and ist in routine planned maintenance and emergency repairs of plant equipment including conveyors bucket elevators and washing/drying equipment
• Trouble mechanical equipment PLCs and ladder diagrams AC and DC circuits electrical sensors and switches motor controls and servo controllers safety circuits
• Install trouble and repair electric motors and equipment (120 240 and 480V)
• Knowledge of basic hand tools and machine shop equipment the proper use of all test equipment used to perform repairs of production equipment (Dryers Baghouses/Dust Collectors etc.)
• Complete preventive maintenance tasks as scheduled and doent finished work
• Contact vendors of replacement parts on hand for all equipment
• May drive a pickup truck or maintenance vehicle in the plant and/or to pickup parts from local vendors.

Education and WORK Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• ociates degree preferred
• Four years combined schooling and industrial experience required
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Knowledge Ss and Abilities (MUST HAVE)

• Strong machine electrical background. Hardwired controls digital and og I/O knowledge and the ability to read electrical schematics and P&IDs
• Proven PLC Programming experience Allen Bradley RSLogix and Studio 5000 a must with networking (Ethernet ControlNet DeviceNet etc.) experience desired. PLC background requires writing debugging developing and troubleing PLCs.
• Proven HMI Programming experience Wonderware InTouch and Historian a must with System Platform experience desired. HMI background requires developing debugging and troubleing HMIs
• Computer ss Windows and server environment load and configure various software on servers and PCs
• Must be able to work in adverse working conditions such as heat wet cold noise etc.
• Ability to trouble electrical and mechanical problems.
• Ability to read prints including mechanical and electrical schematics
• Possess excellent ytical ss data interpretation
• Knowledge of safety practices such as lockout/tagout MSHA NFPA 70E and proper use of PPE
• Strong communication ss