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Automation Project Engineer
Position Overview
Shaw Industries is looking for an Automation Project Engineer to strategically drive solutions for new automation systems at Plant 78, as well as automating existing processes. They will handle all aspects of project management, from assessing project scopes, working with contractors, maintaining cost within budget, overseeing the implementation timeline, and maintaining changes once the project concludes.
Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, and is a global leader in delivering carpet, hardwood, tile & stone, laminate, synthetic turf, and other specialty products to residential and commercial markets worldwide. We are committed to creating a better future for our customers, our people, our company, and our communities.
Responsibilities:
Required Competencies:
Qualifications:
Shaw benefits include:
Expansion
Shaw's facility in Aiken, SC is currently undergoing a $400 million expansion effort which will create more than 300 new jobs in the region, and will support increased production output of both polymer and fiber for Shaw Industries. The facility currently employs over 600 in the greater Augusta region.
Work Shift
8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM
Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
Automation Project Engineer
Position Overview
Shaw Industries is looking for an Automation Project Engineer to strategically drive solutions for new automation systems at Plant 78, as well as automating existing processes. They will handle all aspects of project management, from assessing project scopes, working with contractors, maintaining cost within budget, overseeing the implementation timeline, and maintaining changes once the project concludes.
Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, and is a global leader in delivering carpet, hardwood, tile & stone, laminate, synthetic turf, and other specialty products to residential and commercial markets worldwide. We are committed to creating a better future for our customers, our people, our company, and our communities.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for ensuring seamless integration between material flow systems throughout the site using modeling and simulation trials as well as utilizing lean principles by performing value-stream simulations and analysis.
- Assist with analysis of financial and productivity impact of any proposed changes involving equipment changes/reliability, route changes, process changes/interruptions, and product volume or mix changes to automated material flow process by evaluating change impact with existing simulation models prior to execution.
- Responsible for checking integration of scheduling, production, and automation systems to ensure all systems are working together in the automated material flow process.
- Manage standards tables and other automation process inputs.
- Collaborate and mitigate risk with a team by developing protocol and standard work to ensure continuity of all automation systems with material flow.
- Recommend improvements to internal processes and systems for continuous improvement of material flow.
- Evaluate equipment needs during the scale up of manufacturing and automation processes to ensure a seamless flow.
- Assist with set up of modernization data analytics - process performance, condition monitoring, etc - for the new plant.
- Responsible for failure analysis and diagnostic execution to facilitate corrective action and restoration of automation systems and/or procedures.
Required Competencies:
- Execute Action Plan
- Initiate Action
- Adapt and Change
- Learn Continuously
- Demonstrate Inclusive leadership
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Control Systems, Mechatronics or 4 years' experience in systems integration with automated equipment/systems.
- Strong technical background, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- (Data Analytics (Splunk, Tableau, PowerBI, R, Python, etc.)
- Industrial Automation (PLCs, HMIs, Drives, Sensors, etc.)
- Application Development (Any language)
- Application Project Management (Organizing work across multiple groups)
- Database Integration (SQL, Hadoop, NoSQL, etc.)
- Must have good interpersonal skills.
- Must be able to communicate ideas both verbally and in writing.
- Must be available to solve issues and restore activity as problems arise.
Shaw benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Health savings account
- Paid Time Off
- Parental Leave
- 401K and Retirement Plans
- Product discounts for employees
- Adoption assistance
- Shaw Family Health Center (Dalton, GA, and Cartersville, GA, locations)
- And much more.
Expansion
Shaw's facility in Aiken, SC is currently undergoing a $400 million expansion effort which will create more than 300 new jobs in the region, and will support increased production output of both polymer and fiber for Shaw Industries. The facility currently employs over 600 in the greater Augusta region.
Work Shift
8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM
Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
