Control Systems Engineer- Hillsboro, ND
- Employer
- American Crystal Sugar Company
- Location
- Hillsboro, ND
- Salary
- Join our team!
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- Industry
- Engineering and Architecture
- Role
- Engineer
- Job Type
- Long-Term
Job Details
American Crystal Sugar Companyis seeking a motivated individual with strong instrumentation and controls experience to join our team as a Control Systems Engineer in Hillsboro, ND.
The purpose of this position is to identify, recommend,and implement control and instrumentation changes to increase factory throughput and sugar recovery in addition to reducing processing costs. Optimize current automation of factory operations and assist in needs assessment, analysis, recommendation, development, and installation of future factory automation capital projects.
The principal accountabilities of these positions include, but are not limited to:
- Design instrumentation and control systems; develops the electrical design for batch and continuous process controls, specifications for process instrumentation, VFD and control valves. Develop documentation, diagrams, specifications, manuals, programs, and other related needs. Work with OPC communication between factory and business systems and industrial device networks.
- Research and recommend methods to enhance the utilization of automation and computer control systems. Consult with the factory staff on capital process improvements and makes appropriate recommendations and program changes. Also consult with the factory staff regarding the maintenance of control systems to achieve optimum processing efficiency.
- Oversee the optimization of current controls systems and ensures systems are finely tuned and working at optimum levels. Participate in the needs assessment analysis, recommendation, development and installation of future factory automation capital projects.
- Oversee the support of PLC and process control systems.
- Work with the factory maintenance and other engineers to analyze, recommend equipment specifications and selection, install new equipment, recommend process improvements, and debug processes. Evaluate projects and equipment to determine life cycle benefits and return-on-investment.
- Provide general control systems and instrumentation training for factory employees to effectively prepare factory personnel to successfully operate electrical, instrumentation and control equipment.
- Assist with the startup of the factories and often haveinvolvement in numerous projects with multiple contractors and factory labor which finish just before factory startup. Operate within budget and schedule; completing capital jobs on schedule to allow for factory start-up.
Minimum Requirements
- Qualified applicants will have knowledge of instrumentation and electronic controls.
- Typically this is gained through working experience and/or the completion of a Bachelor's degree in electrical or controls engineering or computer science.
- Knowledge of, and prior industrial experience in Delta V, industrial networking and device networks, AutoCAD and other computer drafting and design software, computer programming, process modeling and control systems programming is desirable.
- Requires strong project management skills and excellent communication skills.
- Must be able to prioritize and organize work to control his/her schedule to facilitate the startup of factories on-time, within his/her reasonable ability to control events.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Company
OUR WORKPLACE:
American Crystal Sugar Company’s goal is to have the best workforce in the sugar industry. We believe in working hard, taking pride in our accomplishments, and celebrating our successes. And our employees are our number one asset. That’s why American Crystal Sugar Company jobs are available for people of all backgrounds and skill sets, and why we offer competitive compensation, benefit packages, and more.
We’re also champions of safety and customer satisfaction, and strive to be a progressive leader within the sugar industry. Our commitment is to be fair to all individuals while providing a safe and productive work environment that encourages the best in everyone.
Year round positions offer Medical, Dental, Vacation, Holiday, Sick, Pension, 401k, and more!
American Crystal Sugar Company is a drug free workplace and conducts
pre-employment drug tests and criminal background checks. Equal Opportunity Employer
- Website
- https://www.crystalsugar.com/
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