SR Automation Engineer

SR Automation Engineer 

Location: S 0465 Shreveport 
Division: BENTELER Steel/Tube 
Working Area: Maintenance; Engineering 
Employment Type: Professional 
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time 
Weekly Working Hours: 40.00 
Required Languages: English 
Requisition ID: 43009 

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Core Responsibilities:

• Responsible for optimizing the production system.
• Responsible for troubleshooting, advising, and eliminating any and all related issues while on duty.
• Assist in the development and implementation of work procedures, PMs and LOTO.
• Participate in down day, outages, and special projects.
• Participate in 5S, Lean MFG, and any other continuous improvement activities.
• Participate in “Root Cause Analysis” meetings to determine and rectify problematic issues in the process.
• Participate in all safety activities to meet or exceed organizational goals and expectations.
• Be an active participant in developing and maintaining a culture of professionalism.

• Support of the plant installation and commissioning teams if required.
• Support of Factory Acceptance Testing “FAT TEST” if required.                            

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent certificate required.
• Post-secondary diploma or degree in a technical field is preferred but not required.
• Prior PLC programming experience required.
• Prior Siemens experience is a plus!
• Experience with industrial power systems is a must.
• Ability to organize and explain complex data in a clear manner.
• Detail oriented with proven analytical, problem identification and resolution skills.
• Ability to work in a Team orientated atmosphere.
• Strong safety awareness and experience.
• Demonstrated capability of achieving results through people, technology and process.
• The candidate must have a solid understanding of automation equipment, including PLC, HMI, and industrial networks .
• Have an understanding of and be fluent with data acquisition systems such as IBA.
• Have a solid understanding of the various signals involved in automation that will be required, such as encoders, load cells, 4 to 20ma, 0 to 10 vdc, etc.
• Have substantial experience with variable frequency drives and understand the theory of operation of the various subsystems.
• SAP & general computer knowledge not required but preferred.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with supervisors, coworkers and management.

Your contact

Samantha Ann Metoyer 

BENTELER Human Resources
Phone: +1 318 216-4187