Automation Controls Engineer - St. Louis

AUTOMATION ENGINEERESCO Group’s vision is to be a leader in our marketplace as valued by our key stakeholders: our clients, employees,suppliers, community, and shareholders.The position of Automation Engineer will be part of the Automation team at ESCO Group. This position is acontributing technical resource for client projects and should have a basic understanding of PLC and HMIprocesses. This position will be working alongside multi-disciplined engineers.OBJECTIVES YOU WILL MEETAs the Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for providing technical services alongside a highly technicalteam. Objectives include: Assist with the design and implementation of industrial automation projects that improve operationalefficiency, productivity, and quality. Assist with the design, program, and configuration of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and human-machine interface (HMI) systems to control and monitor industrial processes. Perform modifications on existing display objects and templates. Learn and understand the flow of industrial processes. How You Will Meet Those Objectives Collaborate with a diverse team of individuals to understand how client industrial processes work. Collaborate with multi-disciplined team members to understand automation requirements. Perform necessary modifications on existing programs. Identify and bring potential conflicts to the appropriate resource to resolve. Perform delegated work onsite at the direction of the Project Manager or Project Lead. Travel to client sites and perform physical duties to implement, test, and commission automation systems. What We Are Looking ForWe welcome and embrace a host of different backgrounds, perspectives, and approaches to work. We alsounderstand the importance of being transparent with our expectations. We do not expect candidates to “check-the-box” on all below: Possesses basic aptitude with technology and/or industrial environments. Shows dedication to keeping up with new technologies, tools, and methodologies. You enjoy interactingwith and learning about new technologies. Demonstrates strong documentation and organization skills. Able to adapt to changing details and circumstances. Looking for ways to better themselves and others. Ability to demonstrate proper self-management (i.e., strategic planning, goal setting, evaluation ofprogress, prioritizing responsibilities, knowledge of personal strengths).How We Invest In YouYour Health: We offer a comprehensive health insurance package, annual biometric screenings, employeeassistance program (EAP), and company-paid disability insurance for eligible employees.Your Financial Goals: Beyond our 401k offering, you may be eligible to join our ESOP with itstax-deferred retirement benefits.Your Ownership: You don’t just work FOR the company; you OWN the company. You’ll join otheremployee-owners along our ESOP journey and receive the intangible and tangible benefits that ownershipprovides.Your Work-Life Balance: We offer paid time off, flexible scheduling, parental leave, hybrid work(depending on position), and encourage our Employee Owners to give back to their communities.Your Career Development: We offer tuition assistance and have a dedicated Learning and Developmentprogram to grow and develop you in your career.