ADM is a global leader in human and animal nutrition, committed to sustainability and innovation in the agricultural sector. They are seeking a Process Automation Engineer to support and enhance industrial control systems at their Columbus campus, focusing on process automation, efficiency improvement, and safety initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Understand and is accountable for full compliance with safety and other EHS requirements
- Develop and maintain knowledge of production processes, equipment and operations in the interest of developing, improving and maintaining process controls and safety interlocks
- Develop or modify controls programming and configurations to achieve desired automation solutions, and troubleshoot systems to identify and resolve hardware or software deficiencies
- Develop and maintain documentation of industrial automation and controls hardware and software related to process automation control systems
- Pursue and maintain industry specific training and certifications relative to this position and for career advancement
- Possess ability to skillfully manage multiple projects simultaneously and succeed in an environment of competing priorities
- Maintain awareness of and adhere to cybersecurity fundamentals
- Work with third-party suppliers / contractors (where applicable)
- Ability to effectively coach and develop other colleagues
- Possess strong documentation and organizational skills
- Possess strong communication skills
- Ability to work well within groups and with minimal supervision to meet team and project goals
- Act as a highly-motivated, self-starter
- Capable of working in extreme temperatures, including the ability to climb stairs, lift and move a minimum of 40 pounds, and sit and stand for long periods of time; should be able to work in confined spaces and at heights
- Available for on-call rotation for off-hours, holiday and weekend coverage
- Occasional company travel may be required
Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience with process control in an industrial environment
- Experience with or desire to learn industrial controls programming for multiple systems
- Ability to troubleshoot and repair issues with process control systems and work safely with and around AC & DC voltages up to 120V
- Knowledge of industrial process control systems including controllers, instrumentation, AC/DC electrical systems, Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams
- Understands and is accountable for full compliance with safety and other EHS requirements
- Develop and maintain knowledge of production processes, equipment and operations in the interest of developing, improving and maintaining process controls and safety interlocks
- Develop or modify controls programming and configurations to achieve desired automation solutions, and troubleshoot systems to identify and resolve hardware or software deficiencies
- Develop and maintain documentation of industrial automation and controls hardware and software related to process automation control systems
- Pursue and maintain industry specific training and certifications relative to this position and for career advancement
- Possess ability to skillfully manage multiple projects simultaneously and succeed in an environment of competing priorities
- Maintain awareness of and adhere to cybersecurity fundamentals
- Work with third-party suppliers / contractors (where applicable)
- Ability to effectively coach and develop other colleagues
- Possess strong documentation and organizational skills
- Possess strong communication skills
- Ability to work well within groups and with minimal supervision to meet team and project goals
- Act as a highly-motivated, self-starter
- Capable of working in extreme temperatures, including the ability to climb stairs, lift and move a minimum of 40 pounds, and sit and stand for long periods of time; should be able to work in confined spaces and at heights
- Available for on-call rotation for off-hours, holiday and weekend coverage
- Occasional company travel may be required
- An Associates degree in a technical area; a Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Electrical, Computer, or Automation Engineering is preferred
- Experience with distributed control systems; Emerson DeltaV, Valmet (Novatech) D/3 systems, AVEVA Wonderware, Honeywell Experion, Honeywell TPS, Allen Bradley ControlLogix, or Rockwell Automation PlantPAx preferred
- Experience with industrial controls platforms, Allen Bradley PLCs, Honeywell Experion Station, or Emerson DeltaV platforms preferred
- Familiarity with data historians such as Aveva PI
- Familiarity with Industrial Networks (ie. TCP/IP, ControlNet®, DH+, Modbus, etc.)