Controls Engineer

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. 3M is seeking an Controls Engineer for its plant engineering team located London, Ontario.

As a manufacturing electrical engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by: 

• Leading the maintenance team and contractors on execution of capital projects.
• Implement EHS, Renewal and operational improvement projects.
• Determine poorly performing equipment and optimize output.
• Support production through attaining high runtime and quality
• Maintain and troubleshoot automated equipment (PLC, Controls, VFD)
• Support equipment maintenance and other engineering teams

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) in electrical, electronics or mechatronics engineering.
• Three (3) years of reliability and/or design engineering in a private, public, government or military environment.
• Current, valid Driver’s License.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: 

• PLC programming, motors and/or VFD drive experience
• Mechanical or process engineering experience would help the successful candidate excel. Business experience or additional.
• Rockwell and Allen-Bradley branded hardware experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing needs
• CAD knowledge.
• Analytical and able to troubleshoot a line down system failure.
• Interpersonal skills are necessary to interact and excel with various stakeholders.
• Work alone or in teams. Six sigma training is an asset.

• Work Your Way Eligible - On site 

3M Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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