Electrical Operations Technology Engineer

Company: Affinity Executive Search
Location: Vineland
Posted on: May 19, 2023

Job Description:

Job description: Electrical Operation Technology Engineer in southern New Jersey (about an hour south of Philadelphia, PA) with a global manufacturing company! This is a permanent position with full benefits starting minute one day one including unlimited PTO and relocation, if needed. You will have multi-plant responsibility for a food plant in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida.Operations Technology Engineer (OTE) will be the single point of contact (SPOC) for deploying OT strategy in a manufacturing plant and work as a liaison between plant operations and the central automation team.OTE will maximize the availability of industrial automation systems (Hardware, Network, Scada Software, Database, Integration of new components and solutions) and use cybersecurity tools (Claroty, Factory Talk Security, Factory Talk Asset Center) for threat mitigation and unauthorized access to industrial control systems.Job Specifications:Troubleshoot and resolve complex, ambiguous issues and escalate when necessaryProject Management related to industrial networking, applications upgrade / deploymentsIndustrial Automation Asset Management using Claotry / SolarWindsManagement of vendor access in PLC and Scada applicationContinuous improvement of Cybersecurity KPI (Vulnerability mitigation, threat detection, access management)Maintain and update industrial automation architectureIndustrial automation hardware and software life cycle managementOrganize windows patch install in industrial automation servers and workstations with the Americas server infrastructure teamMaster plan development for industrial networking and industrial applications roadmapShare knowledge and learnings through company North America networkingEnforce company North America automation standards / specificationsIdentify opportunities to evolve applications by proposing improvement actions to the Manager to satisfy business needs according to OT and IT standardsIdentify and communicate breakdowns and gaps in performance with respective personnel / systemsFacilitate meetings regarding continuous improvement of system performance Qualifications: Experience Requirement:5-7 years of job experience in operations technologyEducational Requirement:Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/ Information Technology/Management Information system or any related fieldMinimum of 5 years of experience in food manufacturing related to information systems and automation technologies OR minimum of 10 years of experience in food manufacturing related to information systems and automation technologies in lieu of degreeKnowledge, Skills and AbilitiesExperience and working knowledge in plant wide automation network designExperience and working knowledge in logic controller communicationsExperience and working knowledge of Allen Bradley/ Rockwell PLC programmingExperience and working knowledge in Industrial networkingExperience and working knowledge in Auto Cad and Microsoft VisioExperience and working knowledge of the following distributed Scada systems such as Inductive Automations Ignition Platform, Wonderware System platform, Factory Talk View SEExperience and working knowledge in Microsoft Office suite and windows operating systemMust be highly self-directed and able to work independently as well as part of a team.Must be organized and self-disciplined to accommodate the management of concurrent multiple projects.Excellent conflict resolution and interpersonal skills.Experience in IT and OT network segregation using Purdue modelFast learner, open to learn new things (attending training & certification related to the role as needed) and adapts to changeCertificates, Licenses, RegistrationsISA/IES 62443 Cybersecurity Certification is a plus Why is This a Great Opportunity: Relocation Paid for by company & unlimited Paid Time Off Policy with health & 401K etc. benefits starting minute day one. Salary Type : Annual SalarySalary Min
: 130000Salary Max
: 135000Currency Type
: US Dollars

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