Automation-Instrumentation Engineer

Join Us As Our New Automation-Instrumentation Engineer

We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology. In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity's biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It's how we've gotten so far. And it's how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

Join us as our new Automation-Instrumentation Engineer. This position prioritizes, manages and directs actions associated with automation controls and instrumentation activities as well as provide mechanical engineering over site in leading small or continuous improvement projects. Provide leadership and technical expertise to the maintenance and production departments at the West Allis Site. Structure and manage interaction with integrators and contractors.

In this role you'll make an impact by :

• Serving as electrical resource for Engineering, Maintenance, and Production Departments, in areas such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Servo Drives, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs), Human Machine Interface (HMIs) electrical standards, Industrial Robotics and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), controls system troubleshooting and future electrical direction.
• Identifying, developing and managing training needs for the Maintenance group to ensure that skill levels are managed and advanced as needed to support plant systems and equipment.
• Identifying, analyzing, and reducing equipment downtime along with identified repetitive electrical or control failures and interacting cross-functionally to develop process understanding to resolve issues or improve processes.
• Identifying, analyzing and managing a master plan to upgrade controls and instrumentations at plant sites.
• Managing and maintain the controls schematics for plant process systems.

To succeed you must hold :

Working environment is generally favorable and in an office setting. Lighting, temperature and noise levels are adequate with occasional exposure to cold temperatures. Regular entry into the production facility requires Personal Protective Equipment to be worn at all times. This includes a lab coat, hair / beard net, safety glasses, and gloves.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and / or move materials or equipment up to 50 lbs. Frequent use of hands to finger, handle or touch objects, tools or controls. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals.

Application Deadline : 9 / 5 / 25

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today! At Novonesis we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. We recommend you not to attach a cover letter to your application. Instead, please include a few sentences in your resume / CV about why you are applying. To ensure a fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your resume / CV. Novonesis is dedicated to fostering a unique community by embracing and respecting differences. We make all employment decisions based on business needs, ensuring that every individual can thrive, regardless of identity or background such as ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.