Control Systems Software Team Leader

Job Description

MAJOR DUTIES:

In addition to fulfilling the requirements of the Controls Engineer, a Team Leader’s responsibilities also include the duties listed below.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

· General supervision, training, and guidance of all Controls engineering designers that are part of his/her team.

· Collaborates with Applications Engineering team in support of proposals and owns the jobs won from concept to through-life support.

· Works with other members of the project team, both ATS and non-ATS, to develop a controls architecture that provides the functionality required, based on ATS standards and the customers controls specifications.

· Participates in development and implementation of tools, methods and modules ensuring standards maintained.

· Works with other members of the Controls Engineering department and other teams to continuously improve methods and tools for integrating controls technology, driving enhanced safety and functionality.

· Works with members of the Controls Engineering department and other teams to ensure that cost and schedule budgets are adhered to or improved upon.

· Assigns his/her team to the day to day direct labour activities.

· Ensures, checks and approves that all work product produced by his/her design team members are acceptable based on the functionality, adherence to standards, accuracy, completeness, and consideration for safety.

· Approves all material requisitions for projects assigned to his/her team.

· Maintains labour, material and schedule forecast information and any appropriate execution improvement plans provided to Program Management for programs assigned to his/her team.

· Ensures that scheduled milestones relating to controls engineering design and integration are achieved.

· Provides primary technical assessments of team members to the department manager for performance evaluations with current and future personnel.

· Collaborate with Controls Managers to set goals and manage successful performance for his/her team members.

· Leads and mentors his/her team members.

· Reviews and evaluates new controls related products to provide a cost effective, and up-to-date controls solution.

· Works with team members, customers, project managers, designers, toolmakers, and electricians to solve problems in order to provide the customer with a product or service compliant with their requirements.

· Ensures that all employees, under their direction, are aware of, and follow all Health and Safety procedures, established by the Company.

· Ensures that all employees receive job specific training so as to be able to work effectively, and where needed, provide the employee with written instructions.

Qualifications

Education:

A post-secondary diploma, degree or equivalent qualification, specializing in electrical, mechanical or software controls technology.

Experience:

Demonstrated experience in an industrial development environment, producing controls for automated assembly systems. Proven leadership qualities including; good oral and written communication skills, ability to work with and motivate team members, and a willingness to take responsibility for key aspects needed for job completion. This includes hands-on experience in programming and trouble-shooting with current PLC hardware, and programming software