Controls Engineer

Worthington Industries operates under a long-standing corporate philosophy rooted in the Golden Rule, with earning money for its shareholders as the first corporate goal. As a market leader in metals manufacturing for nearly 60 years, we put people first, whether they’re our employees, shareholders, customers or suppliers. We’re looking for individuals who share our people-first philosophy and can help us continually innovate and grow through their insights, leadership and unique talents.

This position requires a highly creative and self-motivated individual with good communication skills and willingness to work with people with a variety of backgrounds. A hands-on and can-do mindset is essential for this position as you will be directly interacting with personnel on the manufacturing floor.

• Developing, evaluating, improving and documenting automation processes.
• Develop and implement process control techniques & procedures for automation used in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Analyze the automation processes & identify ways of enhancing quality, cost and throughput of those processes.
• Work closely with production & maintenance departments to develop, coordinate & implement technical training for employees.
• Provide automation support to production departments in multiple locations to trouble shoot & resolve technical problems.
• Support company policies, procedures, goals & objectives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or manufacturing Engineering with a minimum of 5 year experience (preferred).
• Associates Degree with extensive experience.
• Hands on experience programming ABB & Fanuc industrial robots in a material handling application.
• Hand on experience programming Allen Bradley SLC 5000 & Control Logics system.
• Proven experience with computer numerical controllers (CNC), Human Machine Interface (HMI).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications and Auto CAD.
• Experience with working directly with welding processes.
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) are required to effectively communicate throughout the organization.
• Solid understanding of Lean Principles (6S, Kaizan, Kanban, SMED)
• Strong analytical ability to analyze and solve problems.
• Strong Interpersonal & Teamwork skills; yet able to perceive needs and work independently.
• Data driven problem solving approach including root cause analysis.

Essential Elements

• Must be physically able to freely access all areas of the plant and grounds.
• Must be willing to travel as needed via most efficient means.