Live Oak - Digital_Controls Engineer

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader whose focus on materials science delivers tomorrow’s breakthroughs today. From industry-leading molecules to sustainable innovations, Milliken creates products that enhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. Drawing on thousands of patents and a portfolio with applications across the textile, flooring, chemical and healthcare businesses, the company harnesses a shared sense of integrity and excellence to positively impact the world for generations. Discover more about Milliken’s curious minds and inspired solutions at Milliken.com and on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Digital_Controls Engineer Key Responsibilities:   

• Understand and effectively contribute to the plant safety process, including both controls & robotics safety standard (ISA, OSHA, A3) 
• Existing Hardware and software optimizations.  Must strive for continuous improvement in the digitalization and controls ecosystem.  Help with troubleshooting and training on existing systems.  Provide risk assessments regarding our vulnerability to security and obsolescent equipment.
• Partner with plant technicians, engineers, and equipment vendors to deliver control systems upgrades that provide optimal equipment operation to produce quality products at the lowest cost while maintaining the safety of people who interact with equipment. Own the project from concept all the way through technician training, documentation, and startup. 
• Help implement and maintain a world-class documentation system and training processes.
• Implement/support various automated controls technologies including PLC systems, control and communication networks, SCADA (server and standalone) systems, PC based Integration software systems, VFD and servo drives, Robotics, vision systems, program and parameter-based instrumentation and other advanced sensor technologies.
• Data:
  • Utilize relational databases such as MS SQL Server or Oracle
  • Develop, publish, and manage interactive Power BI Semantic models, reports and dashboards that provide valuable insights to the Process Improvement, QA, Engineering Services, Production, EH&S, and Supply Chain teams.
  • Develop and coordinate Data architecture execution at a plant level between on-premises Historians and cloud connectors.
  • Monitor data refresh schedules and troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues.

Qualifications - Preferred: 

•  BS degree in Electrical Engineering, IS, or Chemical Engineering

•  5+ years of industrial process control experience 

•  Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint 

The successful candidates will demonstrate strengths in the following: 

•  Initiative and ability to take ownership of projects  

•  Self-management skills 

•  Problem-solving capability 

Milliken is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.