Full Description

Join Reynolds Consumer Products …and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and high-performance organization. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you! We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Automation Engineer to join our team located in Louisville, KY.

Responsibilities

Your Role

As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will be an innovator for manufacturing process control and automation for the plant. You will have the opportunity to develop process control schemes and PLC logic, design Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and specify data acquisition systems (DAQs) and instrumentation that provide the required functionality for process control of aluminum cold rolling processes and ancillary equipment operation. This position reports directly to the Electrical Engineering Manager.

You will have the opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

Design control systems that utilize good engineering practices and follow all applicable regulatory and safety requirements. Develop process functional specifications, control sequence of operations and narratives. Create function block diagrams and ladder logic for rolling mill control systems. Develop process control schemes, create programmable controller logic and design Human Machine Interface (HMI) graphics. Determine layouts of control cabinets for PLCs and touchscreen interfaces and generate electrical wiring schematics. Specify and implement data acquisition systems (DAQs) and process instrumentation. Setup and troubleshoot integration and networking of PCs, HMIs, PLCs, and third-party devices. Perform I/O check out, IP addressing, start-up, and commissioning of automation equipment and controls. Support troubleshooting of rolling process control equipment on-site and/or remotely. Participate in process area team FMEAs and root cause analysis. Lead, coach, and influence the development of fellow technical resources. Create and/or assist in the development of technical documents to assist engineering, maintenance, and operations. Support process control and automation related design, scope, coordination and execution of projects. Manage capital projects utilizing project management life cycle. Create capital acquisition requests, project scopes of work, RFQs, project and life cycle cost estimates, project justifications, and manage purchase order requisitions. Communicate effectively in writing, including formulation and review/approval of official and technical correspondence, reports and presentations. Contribute to maintainability and design reviews, FAT’s/SAT’s and turnover package development. Drive projects to completion while maintaining timeline, budget, and meeting project objectives.

You will love it here if…

You put safety first, always. You listen, learn, and evolve. You are passionate about collaboration, teamwork, and achieving shared goals. You treat all people with respect, operating ethically, and embrace inclusivity. You are committed to improving our impact on local communities.

Qualifications

We need you to have

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, controls, or automation engineering (ABET accredited); computer science or related field 7+ years of plant engineering experience with 3 years of project engineering experience in a manufacturing environment. Demonstrated high level competencies of engineering concepts, process control and instrumentation and good engineering practices. Ability to understand, interpret and troubleshoot complex process control schemes and electrical equipment. Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to translate technical information to non-technical audience. MS Office, AutoCAD, process data acquisition software (iBA PDA, Wonderware Historian (AVEVA), etc.) experience. Allen Bradley/Rockwell, ABB and Siemens software and hardware experience. Wonderware InTouch HMI programming experience. Programming, installation and troubleshooting of AC and DC drives experience. Integrating and networking PC's and PLC's (TCP/IP, Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Modbus, etc.) experience. Knowledge and application of NFPA/NEC, ANSI machine safety and/or other RAGAGEP codes or standards

Icing On The Cake

Master’s degree Experience with manufacturing processes related to rolling mills, processing or slitting of coiled or non-coiled metal, sheet/strip handling equipment, and/or winder and unwinder controls. MS.NET, and SQL experience. ABB DCS experience.

If you answer yes to the following…we want to meet you!

Intellectual Curiosity: Do you have an inquisitive nature?

Problem Solving: Do you have a knack for tackling issues head-on?

Entrepreneurship: Do you enjoy taking ownership of your work?

Customer Centricity: Do you always act in the best interests of the customer, putting their needs first?

Growth Mindset: Do you focus on progress rather than perfection?

Continuous Improvement: Are you never satisfied with the status quo?

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Join Reynolds Consumer Products and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities!

For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us at Recruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com .

No recruiter calls or emails please.

RCP affords equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability status, sex, marital status, protected veteran status, pregnancy, national origin, genetics, genetic information, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. RCP conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.