Job Description

Job Category: Manufacturing
Degree Level: High School Graduate or equivalent
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Engineering Specialist - Controls
Responsibilities:
Position Responsibilities:

• Use Factory Information Systems (FIS) plant monitoring software to review cycle times of automation, review and follow up automation projects and installations.
• Troubleshoot PLC, robot, and other automation problems.
• Update program backups for automation.
• Program new installations of machining, gantry and conveyor systems.
• Reprogram automation for engineering changes and improvements.
• Co-ordinate automation campaigns.

Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:

• College/ Technical Diploma
• 2+ years of experience with Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) systems.
• Ability to read blueprints, AutoCAD, interpret and modify electrical schematics.
• Substantial ABB robot experience.
• Familiarity with VFD's, encoders, network/Ethernet controls, Profinet.
• Proficient understanding of Cognex vision systems.

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering. (Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required)
• Ability to independently troubleshoot all body equipment and continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery.
• Substantial understanding of conveyors system programming and gantry systems, in addition to networking understanding, Ethernet, Profibus, Profinet.
• Proven problem-solving skills, including 8Ds, FMEAs, DMAICs,TIA Portal, Step 7, Rexroth, Schneider Unity, 840D.
• Experienced in laser burning.
• Simulation modeling exposure.
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience.
• Lean Tools - 5S, Kanban, Poka-yoke, and Value Stream Mapping.
• DMAIC and DMADV (DFSS) Project Methodology experience.
• TQM and Kaizen Methods.
• Visual Factory Management.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/ or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.
Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada
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