Controls Technician

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This position will lead new controls/plant automation projects, champion Best Methods teams and standardization processes. It will also provide support to all areas (Engineering - advanced, program, or development, Manufacturing, Commercial, Quality, etc.) where controls engineering expertise is required, including launch support and customer initiatives.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
1. Contribute to and/or lead Advanced Engineering projects to develop new and/or improved processes and innovations to provide value for Tenneco.

2. Support Operations by troubleshooting, maintaining, and programming Plant Automation.

3. Fulfill EMSEC Technician role by championing and supporting Tenneco Machine Safety Standard policies and procedures

4. Complete TMSS machine risk assessments per the TMSS guidelines and templates.

5. Create software requirements documentation, contribute to software peer reviews, conduct software unit testing and participate in software validation requirements definition.

6. Attend training sessions, seminars, and conferences to expand job knowledge and skills and network with professional colleagues, suppliers, and customers.

7. Responsible for programming and designing PLC controls for new equipment.

8. Project Management on new automation projects.

9. Perform and lead new product analysis and predictive tools and evaluation techniques.

10. Develop and maintain requirements books and best practices library, yielding work instructions, design guidelines, process flows, and standardization techniques.

11. Data collection from Plant Automation

12. Ability to travel in support of job functions.

13. Overtime as required/requested.
- *This list may not be all-inclusive and may include other duties as assigned by the supervisor._

Pay: $69,277.23 - $83,430.64 per year

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- On call
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Ability to Relocate:

- Litchfield, MI 49252: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person