Automation Engineer II - Military Veterans
at Southwire
A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment and hand tools. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement, and unlimited growth opportunities. Our nearly seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the wellbeing of our communities. How will you power what’s possible?
Location: Florence, AL
Southwire Job Description
Job Title: Engineer, Automation II
Reports To: Director, Connected Factory
Career Band: Technical Contributor
FLSA Status: Exempt
Incentive: STI
Job Summary/Objectives: The Automation Engineer will design, budget, and manage installations of engineered control systems for both capital projects and continuous improvement projects associated with the modernization and plant operations. This individual will also provide technical assistance to plant electronic technicians, plant engineers, and modernization engineers in diagnosis of electrical malfunctions, determination of necessary repairs, and engineering elimination of the cause of the malfunctions impacting Connected Enterprise platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Promote safety in the workplace and on all project job sites.
Versatile in ladder logic and various PLC programming languages. Working knowledge and troubleshooting of field control devices (motors, relays, switches, photoeyes, etc.)
Project management which may include budgeting, design, installation management, spare parts procurement, etc.
Develops new and modifies existing PLC, HMI and/or SCADA applications, interfaces, or embedded controls systems to improve and enhance manufacturing processes.
Procures and provides asset and auxiliary values to support site OEE objectives. Review Connected Enterprise platform to identify potential issues with system performance.
Research, evaluate, develop and implement new manufacturing methods and equipment to provide world-class manufacturing capability and competence.
Designs, develops, maintains and modifies instrumentations and control systems.
Proactively strive to maintain, add and improve information sources supporting Connected Enterprise.
Participates in set-up and commissioning of control systems and trains affected team members.
Education, Experience, and Skills
Required:
Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's
Specialized Degree: Electrical Engineering/Electrical Engineering Technology
Years of Experience: 5+
Field of Expertise: Siemens TIA Portal and Rockwell PLC Programming
Travel: Domestic
% of Time: Up to 25%
Workplace Setting: In Office/On Site (4+ days a week)
Competencies
Benefits We Offer:
- 401k with Matching
- Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
- Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
- Long & Short-Term Disability
- Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Programs
- Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
- Parental Leave
- & More
Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Southwire Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status. For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, refer to the EEO is the Law poster. Please refer to the EEO is the Law Supplement Poster and the Pay Transparency Notification. For more information on how we process your information in the job application process, please refer to Candidate Privacy Policy. If a disability prevents you from applying for a job through our website, request assistance here. No other requests will be acknowledged.
Florence, AL
Southwire is one of the world’s leading developers, manufacturers and suppliers of building wire and utility cable, as well as the tools used in their installation. As such, we are continually improving our products, studying how they’re used in the field, and assessing the needs of our customers to find new and better ways to solve the problems facing the industry. We strive to ensure that every product we develop helps increase safety, improve productivity, reduce manpower, save time and save money — both on and off the jobsite. After all, we don’t just want to produce the most wire products. We want to produce the best wire products.