Controls Engineer at Softtek Integration Systems

Softtek Integration Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer at Chicago, IL. This is a Full-time position.

Job Description:

Technical, Business & Role Skills:

• Support production in reducing / eliminating equipment and tooling downtime or scrap, utilizing good analytical methodologies.
• Responsible for controls systems design, specification, programming, simulation and testing, and start-up assistance.
• Support efficiencies via process change, automation, etc.
• Program automated equipment to conform with production requirements.
• Design and quote electronic controls required to aid in the production processes.
• Receive Quotes and recommend sources of controls devices.
• Program automated equipment to conform with production requirements.
• Facilitate/maintain process controls equipment.
• Develop and design plant and process improvements (layout, equipment, process, ergonomics)
• Identify key process controls/systems and provide appropriate resources to maintain
• Compliance with all applicable government safety and environmental standards
• Advise Maintenance Technicians
• Document all activities as required.
• Adhere to all company guidelines for Emergency Evacuation to ensure employee safety.
• Any additional responsibility deemed necessary by management. 
• Nice to have:
• Basic knowledge developing with SSIS ETL.
• Use of Service Now to open/update tickets.

Limits Of Authority:

• Advise Department Manager of those situations that may pose a significant risk to the program, product assurance, facilities, employee safety or customer satisfaction results.
• Initiate actions to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformance relating to product, process & systems.
• Identify and record any problems relating to the product, process or system.
• Initiate, recommend or provide solutions thought the appropriate channels and verify implementation.
• Control further processing and delivery of nonconforming product until the deficiency is corrected.
• Initiate project RFQ's with supporting documentation to be signed
• Quote / negotiate pricing and timing from vendors for equipment and tooling
• Sign off "Approved” layouts for facility if required.

Activities to Perform:

Basic Education, Experience and Skills Required

• Must have proven experience in: PLC logic and programming with any of the following PLCs: Allen Bradley, Modicon, Client Fanuc, Siemens, AutomationDirect, Mitsubishi, Omron, Aromat, Toshiba, HMI or SCADA programming and configuration of any of the following software packages Wonderware, Rockwell, Intellution, Client Cimplicity, Ci-Tech, Iconics, Siemens, US Data, etc.
• 2-year minimum college education and 1 year of related experience in controls and assembly operations or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• PLC understanding and programming
• Good mechanical / electrical skills
• Possess excellent leadership abilities, organizational and communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal communications
• Excellent analytical skills
• Proficient advanced computer skills, knowledge in Microsoft (Word, Excel)
• Panel design and layout, wiring schematic capabilities
• Must have blue-print reading experience
• Conveyor systems
• Bar code readers
• Field commissioning experience
• Control Net and Device Net I/O systems
• RS View
• Industrial Controls (photo electrics, motor control centers, etc)
• Variable Frequency Drives
• Normal amount of sitting and standing, average mobility to move around an office and plant environment, able to conduct normal amount of work on a computer.

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 20% travel required
• Valid driver's license required

Softtek Company Summary:

Founded in 1982, Softtek is a global provider of process-driven IT solutions with 30 offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. With 15 Global Delivery Centers in the U.S., Mexico, China, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Spain, Hungary and India, Softtek helps improve time-to-business-solution, lower costs of existing applications, deliver better engineered and tested applications, and produce predictable outcomes for top-tier corporations in over 20 countries.  Through on-site, on-shore and its trademarked Global Nearshore™ service delivery models, Softtek teams with CIOs to constantly increase the business value of IT. Softtek is the creator and a leader of the nearshore industry.

Vision:

We aspire to transcend as a leading global provider of IT and business process solutions, forging longstanding and mutually beneficial relationships built on a foundation of earned trust. We will build our future by being a well-grounded and socially responsible company, with a profitable track record, delivering innovative high quality services, driven by a passionate, human-centric culture.

Services:

• Application-Related Services
• Business Process Outsourcing
• IT Infrastructure Support
• Software Products and Associated Services

Customers:

• Softtek is a preferred service provider for several Fortune 500 organizations
• Top-tier corporations in the markets where we operate

Awards and Distinctions:

• SEI CMMi Level 5
• Six Sigma Corporate Program
• IAOP Global Outsourcing 100 List®, 2009, 2010, 2011
• 10 SAP Award of Excellence in “Best Regional Partner” category
• Named as a "Strong Performer" for SAP Implementation services by Forrester
• Globalization-2010 Award for Performance, GE GDC Program
• BusinessWeek Emerging Outsourcing Players
• ISO 9001:2008 (for Procurement Services from Aguascalientes, Mexico and for “Design, development, support and IT application improvements” in Argentina)
• ISO 9001:2008 Certification (for Development, Maintenance & Application Support in Brazil)
• Gartner Best Solution Delivery Award 2004
• The Global Services 100 - Top Company to Watch South of the Border 2007 & 2008 and Top Company to Watch in Latin America 2006 by neoIT and Global Services Magazine
• Great Place to Work® Institute’s Best Places to Work For: Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico
• Only Latin-American company in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Offshore Application Services 2006 & 2007

For additional information, visit our website at www.softtek.com

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