Controls Commissioning Team Lead

Position Details

• Location: Grand Rapids, MI
• Job Type: Full-time, in-person
• Travel: 90% during first year, up to 50% after first year (domestic and international)
• Salary: $85000 - $105000, based on experience

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The Controls Commissioning Team Lead supervises a team of Controls Commissioning Engineers in the design, integration, and commissioning of controls systems for industrial material-handling solutions and production lines.  The Controls Commissioning Team Lead will:

• Travel to various customer sites to learn customer controls systems and operations
• Collaborate with and provide feedback to other departments throughout the implementation process (controls development, product management, etc.)
• Identify, estimate, and mitigate risk for special implementations (e.g. prototypes)
• Provide next-level escalation support for employees on the team
• Deliver quality assurance, process control, in-house, and onsite support
• Support hiring, development, and performance management activities with the Controls department
• Conduct project budget review presentations, monitor timecards and time off requests, and approve expense reports

What We Offer

• Lucrative compensation structure that allows for opportunities to receive additional pay beyond base salary
• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance plans
• 401(k) with employer match
• 120 hours of PTO accrued per year, with 40 hours of PTO available immediately upon hire
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Childcare / dependent care / paternity leave benefits
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Controls-related field (Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, etc.) - OR - associate degree with equivalent experience
• Minimum of two years' experience commissioning controls systems for material-handling solutions
• Prior experience in formal or informal leadership capacity
• Knowledge of PLCs, HMI, Industrial Communication Protocol (ProfiNet, Ethernet IP, etc.)
• Ability to read e-drawings and CAD drawings
• Experience with Siemens TIA Portal, Step 7 (STL, SCL, FBD, etc.) or equivalent knowledge
• Ability to travel up to 90% during first year, and up to 50% after first year

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position requires:

• Ability to walk, climb, stand, carry materials, stoop, kneel, bend, stretch, push, and pull
• Prolonged periods of standing and walking
• Ability to climb ladders
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds

TGW is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We will consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.