James Hardie Industries plc

Controls Engineer

James Hardie Industries plc • $92K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • 2 or more years in a 24/7 manufacturing environment
  • Familiarity with CMMS programs like MP2
  • Experience with PLC systems, including Allen Bradley
  • Proficiency in safety and control communication systems

Responsibilities

  • Prioritize and promote safety in all activities
  • Assist maintenance with troubleshooting and equipment upkeep
  • Implement control system changes based on departmental feedback
  • Manage capital projects, including contractor coordination and equipment procurement
  • Maintain and revise electrical drawings and standards
  • Conduct data collection and reporting using SQL server
  • Support local engineers and IT with technical issues

Benefits

  • Day-one health insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision, life)
  • Paid time off for vacation and company holidays
  • 401(k) with a 6% match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESP)
  • Parental leave and wellness programs
  • Focus on sustainability initiatives
Full Job Description
Summary

The Electrical Controls Engineer provides direction, coordination, and support for the daily execution of the electrical crew's operating plan. Working with the Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Engineer, Planner, Maintenance Technicians, Operations, and Safety, the Electrical Supervisor drives department productivity and quality of workmanship for the purpose of increasing overall availability and reliability of equipment.

What You'll Do:

A day in the life of a JH Plant Electrical Engineer may include at least one or more of the following:
  • Safety comes first for yourself and for all activities
  • Supporting our maintenance department in troubleshooting, installing, and maintaining plant equipment
  • Making or managing control/electrical system changes as requested by Safety, production, R&D, Environmental, or other departments and engineers, for process modifications, improvements, production trials, etc., may include programming and/or hardware changes
  • Supporting capital and plant projects for new or existing equipment including getting bids, hiring and managing contractor personnel and engineering firms, quoting, selecting, and purchasing electrical and process equipment and controls, programing for new systems, equipment commissioning and start up, projects may include some travel for new equipment purchases and acceptance testing, seeing equipment in other JH plants, etc.
  • Maintaining and updating electrical drawings and standards
  • Historian and SQL server work for data collection, monitoring, and reporting
  • Supporting off-site engineers and IT with local technical issues or new upgrades
  • Developing plans for plant outages and other projects
  • Overseeing electrical requirements for insurance policy compliance, electrical testing and contingency plans

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

What You'll Bring:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred) or equivalent combination of experience and education.
  • 2 or more years of experience in a continuous operating (24/7) manufacturing environment.
  • CMMS skills with MP2 or other type of program.
  • Significant experience with PLC's, Wonderware, RSview, AB Drives, and Device net.


Skills include design, configuration, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of at least the following:
  • PLCs with local and remote I/O, Allen Bradley (AB) Controllogix, but also other AB product groups.
  • Safety systems for plant equipment, safety PLCs, class 3 and other E-stops, light curtains
  • Control communication networks including Devicenet, Controlnet, and Ethernet
  • AB and Siemens AC and DC drives, also some Square D and others
  • Electrical control systems Including low voltage and medium voltage starters and soft start
  • Ancillary equipment including lighting, air compressors, boilers, ovens, and others
  • Servo drives, Allen Bradley Kinetix platforms.
  • HMIs, including Wonderware Intouch and Historian, Allen Bradley Panelview, and other standalone HMIs
  • Plant power distribution systems, Square D switch gear, transformers, and relays
  • Process control systems, including a wide variety of instrumentation and control valves
  • Pneumatic and Hydraulic control systems
  • Microsoft servers and SQL
  • Fiber and Ethernet networks, some other IT functions
  • AutoCAD and other software


What You'll Receive:

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this position is $92,000 to $115,000. Placement in the range depends on several factors such as experience, skills, geography and internal equity and may change over time. This position qualifies for benefits and you will be eligible to participate in a bonus plan.

At James Hardie, we recognize that our success depends on our people. We've worked hard to build a generous and competitive benefits program that demonstrates our commitment to our employees.
  • Compensation: competitive salary and bonus eligibility
  • Insurance: day-one health coverage medical, dental, vision, life insurance
  • Paid Time Off: vacation and company holiday
  • Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match
  • Investments: Employee Stock Purchase plan (ESP)
  • Work-Life Balance: parental leave, wellness programs
  • Purpose. Impact. Community: Sustainability Initiatives | James Hardie

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

About James Hardie Industries plc

James Hardie Industries plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells fiber cement siding and backer board products. It operates through North America Fiber Cement, International Fiber Cement, Other Businesses, and Research and Development segments. The company offers fiber cement interior linings, exterior siding products, and related accessories; fiber cement building materials for a range of applications, including external siding, internal walls, floors, ceilings, soffits, trim, fencing, decking, and facades; floor underlayments; planks, which are used in external siding; flat panels and squares for internal and external wall linings; gypsum fiber boards; and cement-bonded boards. It also provides various products, such as HardieTrim, a decorative trim; and HardieBacker, a tile backer board. The company markets its products and systems under the HardiePlank, HardiePanel, HardieTrim, HardieBacker, James Hardie, Artisan, Reveal, Cemplank, Scyon, Ritek, and Fermacell brands. James Hardie Industries plc was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Learn more about James Hardie Industries plc
Size
5,196 employees
Market Cap
$7.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$148.1 million
5 Year Trend
+13.5%
Revenue
$2.6 billion
NASDAQ

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at James Hardie Industries plc

More Manufacturing & Automotive Jobs

Find similar Controls Engineer jobs: