Location: Thomaston, CT
a group of plant controls specialists who are SMEs for technical direction. Support and coordination with the manufacturing team to improve overall equipment operating efficiencies. Supports efforts for continuous improvements of safety, quality, and cost.
Essential Functions Focus on production equipment: identify critical issues on equipment that are negatively affecting performance, formulate corrective actions to these issues, and implement these actions in a timely manner. Follow all relevant safety, quality, and technical procedures in the process. Act as a controls resource for manufacturing projects, or assist the controls specialist in project support. Proficiency in electrical
design, machine controls, programming, and troubleshooting highly desired, with knowledge of established safety standards. Technical Capability in Electrical Troubleshooting: respond to calls from the production floor to diagnose and fix electrical issues with machinery.
Flexibility for shift coverage required, as needed for business requirements and requested by the supervisor. Communicate with production leadership in terms of priority and status. Document work performed in a timely and detailed manner in work logs. Professional Support Attitude: work closely with production operators and technicians to resolve issues in a timely manner. Availability to respond to occasional calls on
nights and weekends. Additional Responsibilities An active member of the manufacturing team to drive performance.
Critical member of a multi-functional teams focused on new process and new equipment design, build, and installation. Performs other duties as required. Job Qualifications Education: H. S. Diploma/G. E. D. or Vocational/Technical School Diploma (Curriculum: Electrical Fundamentals, Electrical Troubleshooting)Preferred: Associate's Degree in Electronics / Electrical related field. Required: Certification (Any schooling for electrical fundamentals, troubleshooting)Experience: Minimum of 2 years Electrical Troubleshooting such as reading machine schematics, investigating wiring and component issues, PLC and ladder logic solving or Robotic systems and Vision systems.
Knowledge: Controls- Understanding and experience with Allen-Bradley PLC programming a plus. Experience working with electrical drives and robotics a plus. General PC skills required. Machinery- A background in electro-mechanical systems and troubleshooting them, especially in a manufacturing environment, is a plus. Documentation- Must be diligent in daily use of machine logs to record the work performed. Reliability- Electronic technician coverage is vital to plant operations, must be very reliable.
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standards are adhered to. Verifying the accuracy of all cost information - including confirmation that costs have been properly coded and allocated to the project budget. Producing required accounting and project cost reports. Producing reports on deviations, under-runs and over-runs.
Preparing forecasts and cost trend reports. Reviewing and evaluating trends and their impact on project costs. Monitoring project costs and commitment to budget and forecast. Maintaining change control and the change order register. backssing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting. Responsible for EVM during all project stages. Develop an Integrated Master Schedule
of the project according to Customer standards and approved scheduling tool. Develop and evaluate the activities in the Integrated Project Schedule that affect the project and be able to capture work that can be completed in six (6) month Look-Ahead increments including work on critical path, work with less than 2 weeks float, work that can be consolidated, and work required to support that which is compatible with other projects.
Develop Project Sequence/Logic - preparation of project schedules that accurately identify the interrelationship of activities to be performed by the various disciplines and Third-Party involvement in the project. Perform Current Schedule and Cost (EV, AC) vs.
Performance Measurement Baseline, compare and highlight major activity deviations between the original baseline and the current plan based on monthly updates.
Perform Critical Path Analysis, identify and analyze critical paths/activities to ascertain project completion in time and in budget, including forecasting delays and evaluation of alternative scenarios. Overall responsibility for providing guidance to other project personnel on good scheduling practices and techniques. Qualifications & Requirements: Minimum 3 years of experience in Project Controlling and 4 years of experience in Construction Project Scheduling required. CAPM or PMI-SP Certificate or equivalent SAP experience required.
Primavera and MS Project experience required. Experience in the functional area under which it will be contracted: Substations, T&D, Gas-Hydro, and OSG.
