ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Control systems and PLC systems improvement and development for plant-wide quality production and productivity.
• Control systems technical resource for the group in process optimization and new process development.
• Technical lead for various projects in controls.
• Act as a lead technical interface to work with plant operations and plant control system engineers to define and implement Control Systems requirements.  
• Work with Engineering Service Providers, Consultants, and Suppliers as the lead technical interface between those organizations and plant operations and plant control system engineers.  
• Review work products, deliverables, and vendor data produced by Engineering Services Providers, Consultants and Suppliers for compliance with established Control Systems technical criteria and requirements.  
• Develop control system standards for PLC's.
• Design, Review, Approve and Implement regulatory and discrete control system strategies on DCS and PLC systems.
• Design, Review, Approve and Implement DCS / PLC Human Machine Interfaces.  
• Plan upgrades or modifications to existing control system installations and interfaces to Information Systems.  
• Design and Implement Control System installations that include: TCP/IP and Control Networks, DCS / PLC System and Instrumentation.
• Specify and select control system and instrumentation equipment.  
• Provide technical review and support for Control System implementation and installations in the plants.  Review drawings and plans and changes in Smelter Documents.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICIATIONS: 

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 7 years experience including 4 years with PLC control systems and High Voltage. (HV)
• Ability to configure PLC Systems. (Allen Bradley)
• Ability to engineer and support TCP/IP, Ethernet and Control Networks.
• Ability to configure and support Process Control Historians. (PI from OSI software is preferred)
• Requires good verbal, written, and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Requires good planning, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Project management/Six Sigma experience prefered.