Global Advanced Metals

Controls System Engineering Manager

Boyertown, PA

full_time

About This Job

Global Advanced Metals

is one of the world's leading suppliers of tantalum products. We are committed to the responsible supply of tantalum in all its forms and operate to high standards of sustainable development. We also trade tantalum on international markets and manufacture niobium metal products. We are a world leader in the production, development and sustainable supply of tantalum for a range of industries.

Essential Functions

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As the Controls Systems Engineering Manager, you will perform and/or provide guidance to your direct reports to perform the following:

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Measurement and Control Element Devices, Device Signals and Transmission Media.

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System Design - do the conceptual design of the control and information systems including specifications of the hardware and software to be used in the system (sometimes called "front end engineering" or "basic engineering"); and also do the "detail design" and procurement of the hardware systems including preparation of construction work packages.

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Development - software development and coding, Hardware systems interface design including Control System and Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) System.

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Supports selection, specification, and installation of measurement devices to measure and analyze physical and chemical properties.

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Supports selection, specification, and installation of control element devices to manipulate flows, energy, positions, speeds, and other variables.

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Designs and installs wiring to reliably communicate information between measurement and control element devices and control equipment.

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Calibrates, troubleshoots, tests, repairs, and improves sensing, measurement, and actuation devices.

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Supports safety and/or hazard analyses, security analyses, and regulatory compliance assessments by identifying key issues and risks in order to comply with applicable standards, policies, and regulations.

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Creates detailed equipment specifications and instrument data sheets based on vendor selection criteria, characteristics and conditions of the physical environment, regulations, and performance requirements in order to purchase equipment and support system design and development.

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Develops a functional description of the process control system solution (e.g., control scheme, alarms, HMI, reports) using rules established in the definition stage in order to guide development and programming.

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Designs and conducts the test plan for the process control systems including safety instrumented system (SIS) using chosen methodologies in order to execute appropriate testing relative to functional requirements.

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Supports the detailed design for the project by converting the engineering and system design into purchase requisitions, drawings, panel designs, and installation details consistent with the specification and functional descriptions in order to provide detailed information for development and deployment.

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Develops Human Machine Interface (HMI) in accordance with the design

documents in order to meet the functional requirements.

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Develops control configuration or programming in accordance with the design documents in order to meet the functional requirements.

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Provides support to security methodology implementation (along with Information and Communications Technology group, as needed) in accordance with stakeholder requirements in order to mitigate loss and risk.

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Participates in configuration and programming reviews using defined practices in order to establish compliance with functional requirements.

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Assembles all required documentation and user manuals created during the development process in order to transfer essential knowledge to customers and end users.

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Participates in incident investigations/corrective action requests utilizing a problem solving methodology, e.g. root cause analysis.

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Participates in the Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) program for PSM/RMP related processes.

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Supports Predictive Maintenance Programs to monitor and records the condition of plant and equipment to maximize plant safety and reliability and reduce downtime in accordance with agreed performance targets.

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Provides on call support to plant emergency needs or operations requests. Acts as a backup for Senior Control Systems Engineer on as needed basis.

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Adheres to all intellectual property standards; safety, health and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures and encourages/requires other personnel to do the same as appropriate.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

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Technical knowledge of manufacturing processes, e.g. chemicals and metals processing or equivalent batch/continuous products and knowledge of control systems engineering practices and theories. Knowledge of Electrical/Chemical Engineering, Process Safety management, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Field Instrumentation.

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Knowledge of behavior based safety, environment awareness, and Knowledge of ISO compliance.

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Knowledge of Management of Change process and project implementation.

Additional Requirements/Qualifications:

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Exposure to ERP systems, e.g. Oracle is a plus.

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Working knowledge of ERP and Control System, e.g. Oracle and Wonderware interfaces.

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Design and programming of ERP and Control System interface or willing to learn and support the development of interface.

Non-Negotiable Hiring Criteria:

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BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

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In addition, a minimum of 15+ years of process control systems experience with Wonderware HMI/SCADA systems, Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, PLC5, and SLC500 Series PLCs, Web handling, and Data Historians in an appropriate manufacturing environment.

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5+ year of managing Controls Engineers and Electrical Technicians.

Required Competencies:

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Drives Results

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Action Oriented

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Communicates Effectively

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Technical Savvy

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