The Controls Engineer manages maintenance databases, oversees predictive maintenance, trouble-shoots PLCs, and ensures compliance with safety and quality standards.
What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected.
Job Responsibilities:
Position Title: Electrical Controls Engineer FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Engineering Manager Department: Engineering
Division: Techcraft Seating Systems
SUPERVISES: N/A
Back up for Primary Tasks: Engineering Manager
JOB FUNCTIONS:
Primary Tasks
Additional Tasks:
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Qualifications:
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Seating
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected.
Job Responsibilities:
Position Title: Electrical Controls Engineer FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports To: Engineering Manager Department: Engineering
Division: Techcraft Seating Systems
SUPERVISES: N/A
Back up for Primary Tasks: Engineering Manager
JOB FUNCTIONS:
Primary Tasks
- Maintaining a maintenance database for generating work orders and PM's
- Maintain a Predictive Maintenance program
- Maintain a spare parts inventory for department to keep production machines running
- Maintain various building equipment ex: Boilers, Generator, Switch gear, Rest rooms, Compressors, and associated lines or wires, and control load balancing
- Maintain automated stations from robotics, Electronics, pneumatics, and hydraulics
- Oversee all aspects of the Continuous Improvement / Grow Committee
- Program, maintain, and troubleshoot all plant PLC's
Additional Tasks:
- Keep records of all PM's and other documents for auditing purposes
- Assist Engineering Manager in the generation of ISO, and IATF documentation for quality reviews
- Maintain a performance metrics for the maintenance department
- Provide assistance when needed to Production and Quality departments regarding quality and performance issues
- Acquire information needed for various building projects, complete in house or contract source
- Work with and monitor any needed contractors various projects
- Be a contributing part of various teams, such as Ergo, Safety, Health
- Assist in determining tooling, fixturing, and equipment requirements
- Monitor training requirements and status, perform in-house training of personnel
- Responsible for environmental wastes, materials, and recycling
- Responsible for maintaining equipment downtime or uptime KPI's
- Assist Engineering Manager with supervision of Maintenance Technicians as needed
- Use appropriate PPE when necessary and ensure employees are wearing appropriate PPE when necessary
- Cooperate with outside inspectors and auditors (IATF/ISO, OSHA, Magna, etc.) when necessary
- Knowledgeable of safety and shop rules and enforce fairly
- Advise employees of the existence of known potential or actual danger to the health or safety of the employee
- Understand your responsibility for health and safety in the workplace, including responsibility for visitors and general public in the workplace
- Complete all accident reports and investigations in timely manner
- Correct unsafe acts and work conditions in timely manner
- Oversee NFPA 70 compliance
- All duties as assigned by the Engineering Manager
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Qualifications:
- A four (4) year degree in Engineering, and 5 years of maintenance experience
- Proficient in the Windows software suite, and various maintenance software
- Have knowledge of various electronics, ex: PLC's VFD's
- Superior level of analytical ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and develop resolutions
- High level of interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and present information to suppliers, management, employees, and corporate personnel
Awareness, Unity, Empowerment:
At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. That's why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law.
Worker Type:
Regular / Permanent
Group:
Magna Seating
Top Skills
Electronics
Hydraulics
Maintenance Software
Plc
Pneumatics
Robotics
Vfd
Windows Software Suite
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