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Mativ (Delstar Ltd.) is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Position Title: Controls Engineer

Location: Gilberdyke East Yorkshire, UK

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Engineering Team, as Controls Engineer In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the business to provide expert technical support to engineering and operations with a specialist responsibility for machine drive & control system technologies. Develop and implement continuous improvements programs to deliver gains in manufacturing safety, quality, productivity and efficiency. Break down support & problem solving to route cause. Coaching and development of engineering team. working within a continuous improvement environment. This role is in our site in Gilberdyke, East Yorkshire, UK and reports to the site Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities

What are the key tasks you carry out in your job?

  • Diagnose of complex machine faults and control system errors promptly to minimise machine downtime, applying permanent countermeasures to prevent reoccurrence.

  • Develop and implement projects to drive improvement in manufacturing availability, product quality, employee safety and process efficiency.

  • Develop and maintain a working knowledge of the manufacturing process and operating sequences of the CAT 1 manufacturing processes.

  • Coach and develop the maintenance engineering team members’ knowledge of machine control and automation systems.

  • Record and update electrical system documentation following change.

  • Investigation into plant failures (FMEA) and report writing

  • Provide second level support to shift teams in reactive maintenance situations

  • Complete Obsolescence reviews and create plans to minimize risk.



Is there any particular aspect of your job that makes it different from other jobs with a similar title?

* Experience of working in a fast paced manufacturing environment, on a range of different equipment. Understanding and experience of PLC fault finding, diagnostics and program writing to source code level with: Siemens S5/71, Telemecanique PL7, Allen Bradley, Omron.

* Fault Finding and Writing programmes for 6 axis robotic handling equipment

* Knowledge of requirements for machine safety control systems according to BS EN ISO (phone number removed).

* Experience of designing and modifying electrical control circuits and systems whilst complying with legislative requirements and best practice.

* Knowledge of inverter and servo drive systems, parameterisation and tuning. Experience of delivering projects on-time and to budget.

* HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent and BS7671 17th Edition. Apprentice trained C&G 2391 or equivalent would be advantageous.

Qualifications

Required Education & Skillsets:

* The jobholder will be suitably qualified for the role held, must be a time served l Engineer, having completed a recognised apprenticeship or equivalent including international conversion and engage in continuous professional development.

* Demonstrable experience in the fulfilling the main requirements of the role.

* Experience of a fast moving manufacturing environment would be beneficial.

* Leadership, Cultural and Organisational Awareness.

* People Management and Relationship Skills.

* Organisation and Decision Making Skills.

* Fault finding, problem solving and system design.

* Desire to learn new technologies and share learnings with others.

* Communication both written and verbal.

What We Offer

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible

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