Sr. Controls Engineer

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science company specializing in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of labeling and functional materials. The company’s products and solutions, which are used in nearly every major industry, include pressure-sensitive materials for labels and graphic applications; tapes and other bonding solutions for industrial, medical, and retail applications; tags, labels and embellishments for apparel; and radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions serving retail apparel and other markets. The company employs approximately 36,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2021 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and Paid holidays

Job Description

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

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Qualifications

Required

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in controls or electrical engineering function in a manufacturing environment
• Expertise in automation, drive and control systems
• PLCs: RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000 Logix designer and HMI software: FactoryTalk View Studio ME, FactoryTalk View Studio SE, Thin client/Thin client manager
• Knowledgeable with National Electric Code
• Experience in troubleshooting equipment and process issues
• Ability to understand and troubleshoot PLC ladder logic and make system edits as needed
• Hands-on ability to work through symptoms and get to root cause
• Ability to execute multiple projects with minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills among all levels of the organization

Preferred 

• Drives: Parker SSD, AB Powerflex, Sie