Controls Engineer
Join Our Team: Controls Engineer Opportunity!
About Us
JFE Shoji Power Canada (JSC) is an electrical steel products manufacturer located in Burlington, Ontario. As the largest producer of transformer cores in North America, JSC specializes in wound, amorphous, and step-lap cores for power generation and distribution equipment. Its electrical steel products and magnetic materials are also used in electric vehicle motors and charging station infrastructure, data centres, audio equipment, and other industrial applications.
Since 1972, JSC (formerly Cogent) has grown from a small niche manufacturer to an integral part of the North American electrical steel supply chain with multiple facilities and over 500 employees. JSC is dedicated to meeting the growing demand for electrical energy by providing strategic, innovative, and sustainable solutions to its clients.
What Sets Us Apart?
At JFE Shoji Power Canada, we are more than just a company—we are a community that embraces safety. We have a proactive safety attitude where every team member is empowered to care for each other and take responsibility for keeping everyone safe. By embodying the ICare principles, we ensure that safety is not just a priority but a core value of our culture. Each employee plays an essential role in shaping a workplace where safety is embedded in every action we take, and where incidents are prevented before they happen.
Position Overview
The Controls Engineer is responsible to provide technical support, instructions, guidance, training and leadership for existing equipment, new equipment, new machine builds, installations and modifications/alterations/maintenance/troubleshooting. This position will be required to work with suppliers, contractors, integrators and all company departments on the development of new products, equipment, processes and tools in-order to meet customer and QS9001/TS 16949/IATF 16949 requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Support, troubleshoot, repair, update, upgrade, address and correct equipment and systems related electrical/controls components, controls and control logic, PLC, Safety PLC, robotic, etc.
Handles projects, retrofits, adjustments, modifications of equipment from inception to completion; includes developing training plans, recommended and vetted spare parts and programs related to the electrical controls
Facilitates Pre-Start Health and Safety reviews, corrections, validations, proof of corrections related to Electrical and Electrical Components and Safety portions of equipment.
Leads testing and validation for existing and new equipment
Establishes and follows-up full project implementation, including timing, concept, feasibility design, specifications, construction and commissioning, as required
Provides support in testing, repairing, calibrating electric or electronic components
Maintains and upgrades PLC software, Safety PLC, electrical and controls components; assist in training Team Members on electronic equipment, as required
Suggests and implements improvements to internal processes, information and procedures
Analyzes, records and charts all documentation required for maintenance records and projects
Prepares and maintains drawings, material specifications to requisitions, as required by vendors or other departments
Develops controls, drawings and design concepts
Deals with various vendors; both supplier and equipment suppliers
Ensures an adequate inventory or replacement materials / parts; completes requisitions and obtains appropriate signatures; and follow-up to ensure delivery
Participates in ongoing Cross-Training, Multi-Skilling activities within the organization
Perform assigned tasks in a safe manner and know how to properly lock out all energy sources, including stored energy
Follow all safety rules, standards and procedures at all times in all areas
Debug and Test machine to fulfill intended machine function specified by projects
Troubleshooting and maintenance on currently running machines
Assist maintenance staff when necessary
Assist in part sourcing and purchasing when necessary;
Work effectively with team leaders, lead hands and supervisor
Required Qualifications
A BA in engineering technology or equivalent experience
A minimum of 5 years' experience troubleshooting and programming PLC’s, preferably in a manufacturing or related industrial environment
Capable of reading and editing electrical, mechanical, Ladder Logic, Process and layout drawings
Able to write full PLC/HMI programs from scratch (motion control, safety programming, state machine and step logic)
Must have a strong technical background in PLC networking, Siemens TIA & S7, Allen Bradley, HMI and networking (including Ethernet TCP/IP networks)
Experience in power distribution systems is an asset
Proven background in successful project management
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English, along with a working knowledge of mathematics
Working knowledge of all safety standards
Experience in Equipment, Assembly tooling, automation, robots, process controls, data communication
Excellent organizational, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
Ability to uphold confidentiality
Ability to be flexible in hours of work in-order to meet internal/external customer requirements
Continuous Improvement mindset always (i.e. “anything and everything can be improved” attitude)
Advanced ability to effectively problem-solve, communicate (orally and in writing), lead business discussions and train others.
Able to travel to vendor locations for FAT, design reviews, run offs, etc.
Working Conditions
Ability to work in a factory environment, including exposure to machinery and manufacturing processes.