Job Title

Automation Engineer

Position Overview

Shaw Industries is hiring an Automation Engineer to support plant engineering at Shaw plant 81 in Dalton, GA.

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a leader in flooring and other surface solutions designed for residential housing, commercial spaces and outdoor environments. Leveraging strengths in design, innovation and operational excellence, the company takes a people-centered, customer-focused, and growth-minded approach to meet diverse market needs. It creates differentiated customer experiences through its expansive portfolio of brands: Anderson Tuftex, COREtec , Shaw Floors, Patcraft , Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Sports Turf, Shawgrass , Southwest Greens, Watershed Geo and more .

Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $6 billion in annual sales and 18,000 associates worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the plant to determine greatest needs and areas of entitlement.

• Design and manage the implementation of capital and process improvement projects.

• May not only include the controls portion of the project but the electrical power, and mechanical portion as well.

• Maintain and enforce corporate electrical standards and code requirements.

• Assist with local oversight and long-term ownership corporately managed projects.

• Ensure supportability of all automation solutions. This includes management of drawings, documentation, procedures, source code, spare parts, obsolescence awareness, and availability of third-party support.

• Work with CIM and other Shaw Automation Engineers to share knowledge and leverage resources.

• Mentor, evaluate, and develop local plant technical resources.

  Requirements:

• High school diploma/ GED and 3+ years automation experience

• 4 year degree in Engineering or related field preferred

• Experience with the design, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of PLC’s, Allen Bradley, Siemens; PC Hardware/Software; HMI interfaces and other controls related systems and equipment.

• Understand the operation of and be able to troubleshoot AC/DC/Servo Motors and have a moderate to advanced understanding of single and three-phase power and power distribution

• Able to write moderate to advanced software applications for accessing and manipulating data from central data storage and process/logic controllers. -

• Familiar with network theory and be able to troubleshoot all industrial networking protocols.

• Must have a moderate to advanced understanding of machine safety and safety systems including guarding, safety categories, and performance levels.

• Must be available to work weekends and Holidays as needed.

  Required Competencies:

• Innovate

• Initiate Action

• Influence Others

• Execute Action

Work Shift

8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM

Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.