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Position: Controls Engineer
Duties: Responsible for focusing on maintaining optimal conditions during the production process,
including ensuring a safe working environment, delivering high-quality products/processes and achieving high-performance levels. Take a multidisciplinary approach and effective communication to identify process improvement opportunities, use problem-solving methodologies, and propose solutions for improvements and technological innovation. Follow guidelines from industry standards such as OSHA, IATF, MOS and others. Apply Controls Engineering knowledge and experience to manufacturing processes while maintaining the safest environment possible, quality standards, and productivity o achieve optimal plant performance. Comply with Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality Systems guidelines currently applicable to the area and the entire plant. Compliance with internal control guidelines, audit and update practices and procedures, and respond to internal and external audits, as needed or requested. Keep constant feedback with the Automation Coordinator. Seek continuous process improvement (productivity and profitability) through the application of engineering principles (process redesign, new technologies, etc.). Contribute to define and follow the Standards for Controls Engineering. Respond to the production process abnormalities while focusing on continuous process improvements. Execute CapEx projects within the stated scope, timing, budget, and resources, as assigned. Create work instructions that benefit the Production and Controls Engineering Teams. Research new technologies and develop new applications that improve overall plant performance. Collaborate, lead, and/or support the design and implementation of new products engineering changes, and processes. Additional responsibilities as required.
Location: Roanoke, VA
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Electronics
Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, or related discipline.
Experience: 1 years of experience in the job offered, or in a controls, automation, or project engineering
position. Experience must include the implementation and start-up of assembly lines and welding cells. Must have hands-on experience starting up traceability system in an automotive manufacturing plant. Experience can be gained concurrently. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.
Salary: $62,860 - $123,607 per year
All employees are responsible for understanding and complying with applicable policies, procedures, and internal controls; executing assigned control activities; maintaining appropriate supporting evidence; and promptly reporting any identified deviation, risk, or control deficiency to the direct leader.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, or a related discipline
- At least 1 year of experience in the job offered, controls engineering, automation engineering, or project engineering
- Experience implementing and starting up assembly lines and welding cells
- Hands-on experience starting up a traceability system in an automotive manufacturing plant
Metalsa Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for manufacturing roles and often described as good or great. Feedback suggests total earnings can be strong when overtime opportunities are available.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance is frequently characterized as strong, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. Feedback suggests plan quality contributes meaningfully to overall satisfaction.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is regularly highlighted as part of the package. Feedback suggests this feature boosts the perceived value of total compensation.
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What We Do
Metalsa is a private company and a subsidiary of Proeza Group. We manufacture tier 1 structural components for the light and commercial vehicle markets. We are constantly growing and innovating. Having state of the art technology that keeps products at the forefront. Our portfolio includes structural components for light trucks as well as chassis frames, side rails, and cross members of heavy trucks and buses. For us, our collaborators are the engine of the company and everyone works together to achieve our vision; “Together, we build the future of lightweight vehicle structures through innovation-driven solutions”. Our culture is a strong asset to foster collaboration and communication in order to support efficient decision-making processes. We continually strive to eliminate barriers of collaboration and seek for human development and the well-being of our communities. We create a multicultural team of more than 11,000 employees around the world giving Metalsa the opportunity to offer solutions to the customer with a strategically global perspective.
