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Ready to lead the charge in digital transformation and smart manufacturing? Join CertainTeed as a MES/Automation Engineer in Shreveport, LA, where you’ll play a key role in advancing automation, sustainability, and operational excellence at our roofing facility. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge MES and SCADA systems while collaborating with on-site engineering and operations teams. An engineering degree is required, along with a passion for modernizing manufacturing and making a real impact where it counts—this is your opportunity to shine.

• Develop/adopt future thinking automation and controls standards
• Utilize the control standards for the development and implementation of the automation and controls obsolesce program roadmap.
  • This requires developing relationships with Factories and Suppliers, providing budgeting and coordination of the implementation(s)
• Development and implementation of a systematic backup/recovery and change control program for PAC/PLC, HMI, and associated peripheral equipment programs
• Support the factory Automation and Controls Engineers (s) in the areas below:
  • Intermediate to advanced troubleshooting of production PAC/PLCs, their control systems, and associated hardware
  • Intermediate troubleshooting of production HMI systems and code
  • Intermediate troubleshooting of production VFD and servo drive systems
  • Intermediate PAC/PLC, HMI, and drive system programming
  • Ability to interpret electrical schematics, industrial network schematics, and complex safety circuit networks
• Intermediate knowledge of one or more of the following;
  • Wonderware System Platform, Rockwell SE, Inductive Automation Ignition, and associated Historians
• OPC Servers, MS SQL Server to support guided configuration and enhancements.
• Intermediate troubleshooting of messaging from production floor equipment from the SCADA/MES systems.
• Work with factories to perform security updates and maintain backup and recovery plans for SCADA/MES.
• Development and Maintenance of secure 3^rd party access and remote connectivity to the Factory systems.
• Intermediate troubleshooting of Microsoft Server platforms using remote desktop protocol
• Intermediate troubleshooting of network switches, Internet Protocol routing, and machine messaging protocols. TCP/IP, Modbus, DH+, RSControlNet, etc.
• Working knowledge of the DMZ Firewall architecture
• Development and implementation of standards to maintain Factory Systems access control with Active Directory Groups and accounts used to interface with the SCADA/MES systems
• Ensure accurate documentation of all local MES&A platforms. Technical Architecture Manuals and Technical Operations Manuals.
• Support the analyses of performance data to improve electrical and automation equipment unplanned downtime.
• Analyze performance data to implement automation improvements which provides positive contributions to all key plant indicators (safety, quality, cost, and service).
• Participate in capital and process improvement teams' budgeting
• Work closely with factory Automation, Engineering and Operations teams to coach and assess competencies in regard to the area of focus.
• Act as positive change agent and Liaison between market and factory teams to ensure effective and clear communication in regards to area of responsibility.
• Assist in tracking and improving competency-building plans for key MES and Automation roles.

• 5-7 Years’ industrial MES and automation experience
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering Technology or a similar field is required.
• Applied Experience with the following:
  • Wonderware System Platform, Rockwell SE, Ignition or similar MES applications.
  • PAC/PLC platforms, with specific, advanced capabilities with Rockwell product suites.
  • SAP data flows for Manufacturing and Warehouse systems and their integration to MES.
  • Industrial Networks
  • Database, specifically SQL.
• Must be proficient in the use of common software packages, including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, Visio, Project, PowerPoint), and AutoCAD for the preparation of presentation and working documents.

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, drywall and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com

Saint-Gobain provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Saint-Gobain is an equal opportunity employer of individuals with disabilities and supports the hiring of veterans.