Controls and Instrumentation Engineer
Location: Wallingford CT, United States (US)
Job Function: Production
Career Level: Professionals
Company: Roehm America LLC
WHO WE ARE
We are a leading supplier of methacrylate chemistry. As a global company with around 2,800 employees, we are represented on three continents. We serve a global market with our MERACRYL® methacrylates and PMMA molding compounds under the PLEXIGLAS® brand (in the Americas registered under the trademark ACRYLITE®), which we manufacture in our worldwide production network. Our products supply growth markets including the automotive, construction, and medical technology industries.
Röhm is committed to operating with social responsibility, and sustainability forms an integral part of our business strategy. We view our employees as our strength, and we value diversity and inclusion. If you thrive in an environment where individual contributions are both visible and recognized, Röhm may be right for you.
WHAT THE ROLE DELIVERS
Lead continuous improvement efforts in process automation and controls to optimize productivity. Must be receptive to change and integrate new processes, technology, and work methods into plant operations. Benchmark industry trends to identify and develop best practices to apply within Wallingford operations
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Provides engineering support to Maintenance and Production to safely and cost effectively coordinate ongoing maintenance of current process automation systems, control systems, and instrumentation.
- Drive continuous improvement efforts that maximize automation and control through the use of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and the site Distributed Control System (DCS).
- Responsible for maintaining and improving process instrumentation
- Installing upgrades or improvements in adherence to safety and environmental standards along with the sites management of change process.
- Develop and maintain process related documentation, P&ID’s, Loop Diagrams, Wiring
- Diagrams, Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Procedures and others as needed.
- Responsible for all aspects of process automation and control engineering as a support function to production for the safe and efficient operation of the process
- Develop and implement concepts and plans for equipment improvements that optimize processes to meet customer and internal requirements.
- Develop, manage, and implement Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) that maintain or improve plant operations.
- Supervise and prepare estimates for maintenance work and capital projects'
- Coordinate, supervise, and guide technicians, contractors, and sub-contractors, including the monitoring of man-hours, invoices, and general costs.
- Troubleshoot process issues across reactors, blend tanks, extruders, pumps, and conveying systems as it pertains to controls and instrumentation
- Seek out and initiate process changes to improve the safety, environmental security, industrial hygiene, loss prevention, product quality, efficiency, or cost of the department.
- Train operations personnel on process safety, control systems, and instrumentation operation.
- Develop a subject matter expert status for process controls and instrumentation.
WHAT WE ARE SEEKING
- BS/MS degree in Electrical or Controls Engineering or related field.
- 5 to 10 years experience in process controls and automation.
- Experience working with plant DCS (Distributed Control System) or PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) required
- Proficiency with Siemens DCS or Emerson/GE PLC’s a plus