Controls Engineer

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Job Title: Controls Engineer Department: Controls Engineering Reports To: Controls and Electrical Engineering Manager Position Objective:

• Through the practice of servant leadership; enhance our team member's lives, develop and implement best methods, and be engaged in a culture of continuous improvement to safely deliver quality, best value products and services, on time to internal and external customers.


Primary Responsibilities:


• Write code to control machine motion per requirements
• Problem solving and solution recommendation

• Provide engineering support to customers
• Support the testing and installation of equipment

• Provide training for internal and external customers
• Provide feedback and support on Aagard's process and standards for continuous improvement
• Provide support to the manufacturing floor and Customer Technical Service department

• Assist in the development and maintenance of Aagard's standards
• Follow safe work practices

• Recommend and implement best practices to increase efficiency and reduce costs
• Communicate openly, share knowledge, build positive collaboration between departments and team members

• Support and contribute to department and company metrics
• Be actively engaged in continuous improvement projects and culture


General Responsibilities:


• Adhere to, support and promote the Aagard vision and culture statements

• Demonstrate professional, respectful interaction with other team members
• Accurately and professionally represent Aagard to customers and vendors

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics or related field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience

• Knowledge of programming practices
• Knowledge of motion and timing

• Mechanical, controls, and electrical system knowledge
• Knowledge of electrical and electronic components

• Experience or training with PC's servos, and PLC's
• Previous experience with Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley products preferred

• Experience with Microsoft Office products
• Ability to visualize concepts
• Ability to accept assignment broad in nature

• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Strong time management and organizational skills

• Ability to communicate with a variety of people both verbally and in writing, including presentation skills
• Self-starter, creative and problem solver

• Ability to apply statistical tools to get to the root cause
• Passion for excellence
• Value and build a culture of measurement

• Ability to work independently and execute a plan
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time