Senior Controls Engineer

Avery Dennison is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to join our team at our site in Painesville, Ohio.  In this position, you will collaborate with the Engineering and Maintenance Teams to provide improvement and troubleshooting of all electrical/electronic systems, such as programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and other drives/controls fixing to support the manufacturing site. You will be responsible for providing manufacturing support to resolve production and quality issues that arise on a day-to-day basis by performing effective root cause problem solving to solve process issues associated with equipment and/or machine performance. The role will report directly to the Maintenance Manager. 

Your primary responsibilities and essential functions include:

Control system design, programing, testing and commissioning

PLC (programmable logic control) programming and troubleshooting

Perform effective root cause problem solving to solve process issues associated with equipment and/or machine performance.

Drive and support productivity and operator experience improvement with changes to programming, equipment, and or HMI screens.

Assist in development of capital plans to support the divisional drives and controls strategy.

Develop and maintain drive, controls and SCADA system best practices through collaboration with other process technology teams.

Perform a wide variety of functions such as installation, maintenance, and repair of equipment for generating, distributing, and utilizing electrical energy. Uses instruments to test circuits and replaces or installs new power, light, electronic and control circuits.

Troubleshoot electrical malfunctions, inspects circuits and wiring for shielding and grounding, and tests electrical equipment for safety and efficiency.

Work from schematics, drawings, layouts, or other specifications to locate and diagnose trouble in the electrical system or equipment.

Create and update electrical schematics and drawings.

Drive standardization of drive and controls systems and SCADA systems throughout the division; assess gaps against best practices and develop plans to close gaps.

Interact with Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering teams to ensure equipment reliability.

Identify safety issues, support safety initiatives, and recommend and implement effective solutions.

Recommends and provides support for technology upgrade projects to improve product quality and manufacturing effectiveness.

Conduct training of employees for proper machine adjustments and operations

Be willing to have a flexible schedule to support a 24/7 operation as required