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Owens Corning · 10 hours ago

Regional Controls Engineer

Conway, AR

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Owens Corning is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. The Regional Controls Engineer will provide controls technical expertise to enhance operational stability, quality improvements, and productivity in manufacturing processes.

Building MaterialConstructionManufacturing

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead Safety for an injury free work environment

Educates team members on safe maintenance work processes and procedures

Adheres to, and continuously improves, all Plant and position-specific safety policies, procedures, and standards

Ensures a safe, clean, and environmentally compliant work environment and builds a culture where safety is the first priority

Effectively communicates Owens Corning’s stand of safety with external parties and ensures that they work according to our safety standards

Leads full Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Risk Analysis as part of Management of Change (MOC) for all proposed controls, process or equipment modifications

Good knowledge of NEC NFPA 70 and 70E, including Arc Flash Safety

Develops and executes training plans for plant controls and maintenance personnel and creates a continuous learning environment for employees

Co-leads and coaches plant maintenance and engineering workforce and drives their engagement

Promotes a work environment characterized by mutual trust and respect, open and honest communications, teamwork and a passion for winning

Serves as a technical expert and invests in the growth and development of others

Works closely with the Operation and Technical Departments in a team-based environment that is designed to manage in a manner that will ensure continuously improving machine performance and employee efficiency

Involvement in regional TPM pillars

Provide electrical and controls support to controls projects

Leads projects focused on reducing chronic network losses related to controls and electrical failures in the plants following TPM methodology

Support Plant Maintenance and Operations Teams in system and equipment troubleshooting and technology transfer

Support plant teams in escalation avoidance related to controls and electrical failures

Train maintenance and engineering staff on new technology to allow proper maintenance and troubleshooting

Develop and train teams on standards on the proper routine electrical maintenance of Plant equipment

Promotes the service and quality culture in the region to meet/exceed established goals

Support the plant teams in the development and execution of preventive and predictive Maintenance programs

Improves the reliability of the plant power systems through preventative and predictive maintenance and capital improvements

Actively pursues continuous improvement to programming, logical flows, and automation systems to improve plant productivity, quality, and safety

Responsible for maintaining an up-to-date and complete set of as-built electrical and controls documentation following Owens Corning standards; including automation device data base (HMI’s, VFD’s, PLC’s, IP addresses)

Establish Lifecycle Management process to ensure Manufacturing Controls & OT Systems remain current, supported, and benefit from new functionality with accountability to make key platform decisions that align with Business priority and GIS/Digital Manufacturing standards

Provides instrumentation, PLC, HMI, VFD’s, AspenTech, and hardware support for the Plant Maintenance and Operations Staff

Support NA NW Digital Roadmap by ensuring accurate and complete data availability in all plants

Partner with corporate IT, GIS, Capital Delivery and enterprise Automation to deploy data infrastructure projects in the region

Point of contact with IT for data infrastructure for all digital tools in region (AWAQS, Braincube, Waites, SAP PM, etc.)

Provide controls and electrical engineering support for regional digitalization/automation projects

Supports data visualization projects to bring real time data monitoring to the plant floors

Provides support to regional teams on developing and managing automated reporting

Stayed informed of latest technology standards for sensors, imaging tools, controls, monitoring systems and data integration to shop floor to improve reliability and troubleshooting of production lines

Qualification

PLC based controlsHMI applicationsAutomationControl engineeringTPM experienceSiemens PLCData visualizationProject managementSafety awarenessTroubleshooting skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Preferred; Or equivalent training, knowledge, and experience

Five years of automation and control engineering experience in Plant, corporate engineering or related experience in manufacturing environment

Strong safety awareness, commitment and safety leadership

Experience working with 480 V

Experience leading projects (Capital, Focused Improvement)

Strong knowledge of PLC based controls and HMI applications (Ignition, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, etc.)

Willingness to work nights, weekends, or holidays when operating situations require

Project management with cross functional teams

Expected travel 40-50%

Preferred

Experience working with Siemens PLC strongly preferred (VFDS)

TPM experience preferred

Understanding of Profi-Net and Ethernet Communication and Network Technology

Understanding of Coordinated Multi Drive System

Experience in 24/7 manufacturing preferred

Experience utilizing SAP or other preventative maintenance computer programs and Microsoft Office products

Benefits

Health and Wellness Opportunities

Adoption and Family Assistance- OC is committed to helping employees in their endeavor to build a family, including financial assistance for adoption and surrogacy

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) provides U.S. employees the opportunity to purchase Owens Corning stock at a 15 percent discount every six month

Parental leave- Four weeks of paid time off for all new parents; this includes both mothers and fathers at the time of birth or the adoption of a child

A rebate program that allows employees to receive a rebate of up to $2,000 every four years for purchases of OC’s wide range of products for new construction or home improvement

Company

Owens Corning

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Owens Corning maintains an unconditional commitment to safety. In its quest for an injury-free workplace.

Founded in 1938

Toledo, Ohio, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.owenscorning.com/

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