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- Are you an engineering professional eager to advance your career? Emerson, a top-tier organization, presents an outstanding opening for a PLC Controls Engineer! This role at Emerson’s Appleton Foundry in South Milwaukee, WI offers a fantastic chance to improve and oversee electrical controls. You'll collaborate with internal teams, corporate IT support, and external contractors, playing a pivotal role in refining and sustaining these systems. Relocation assistance provided for a successful candidate.In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:- Maintain and enforce safety programs to ensure a safe environment for all employees.
- Supervise facility systems utilizing various computer software programs.
- Take ownership and give new insights to electrical control systems including PLC data collection and display.
- Solve multiple manufacturers electrical components and input/output devices.
- Provide electrical planning assistance in multiple capital projects.
- Assist maintenance team in troubleshooting equipment issues.
Who You Are:
You find and champion creative ideas and actively move them into implementation; moving beyond traditional ways of doing things and pushing past the status quo. You seek innovative ways, asking the right questions and acquiring data from multiple sources to accurately analyze problems and identify efficient solutions. You excel at short-term and long-term scope project planning with electrical systems. You rely on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment when making decisions. You relate comfortably with people across levels, functions, and cultures; understanding interpersonal and group dynamics to engage in an effective manner.
For This Role, You Will Need:- 3+ years working in a manufacturing environment with automation control systems.
- Relevant years of proven experience in a manufacturing environment with automation control systems commensurate with the level of this position.
- Strong PLC knowledge with understanding of multiple manufacturing systems
- Ability to connect equipment input/output data into facility computer monitoring system.
- Knowledge of NFPA 70 electrical codes
- Authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now and in the future.
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering or equivalent education years of experience with solid, validated history of electrical controls capabilities
- Ability to develop PLC and HMI software programs.
- Knowledge and experience in statistical process control methodology
- Knowledge and practical experience with lean manufacturing principles
- Ability to optimally train electricians and operators pertaining to control systems.
- Foundry equipment experience a strong plus.
- Knowledge of Wonderware(AVEVA) and/or Movicon is beneficial.
- Designing control systems for monitoring production and manufacturing processes.
Our Culture & Commitment to You:
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our dedication to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.
We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.
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PublicEmerson Electric is a diversified global technology and industrial company providing innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets.
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Work Life Balance
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Below market pay and compensation
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$143,000
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Duration
14-28 weeks
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