Automation Specialist

2 weeks ago


Calgary, Canada Spartan Controls Ltd. Full time

Spartan Controls is an employee-owned company and leading provider of data management, industrial automation, valves, measurement and control solutions for process industries in Western Canada and beyond. We are dedicated to providing exceptional sales, support and service experiences for our diverse customer base in industries such as mining, power, oil & gas, municipal, pulp & paper, and chemical.

Spartan is committed to creating a sustainable modern world with innovative automation. Our focus is Customer Outcomes. By leveraging applied automation we assist customers improving their Safety, Reliability, Operations and Productivity.

Our employee ownership model creates a unique culture of community, creativity, entrepreneurship, and a place to build your career. Spartan Controls provides an environment that not only encourages you to do your best, but also empowers you to do what it takes to create a solution, address a need, or respond to an issue.

**Summary**:
This role requires flexibility through working rotations at other Spartan locations and at customer sites to support engineering, commissioning, and planned support services through the lifecycle of the automation system.

**Role and Responsibilities**:

- Leverage DeltaV technologies to improve/optimize performance at customer plants
- System Design
- Work with customer’s process and electrical engineers to define functional requirements
- Design system architecture, network architecture, 3rd party interfaces, and control and marshalling cabinets
- Work with the Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) department to produce drawings
- System Configuration
- Configure control strategies, shutdown keys, and Safety Instrumented Functions (SIFs)
- Develop Human-Machine Interface (HMI) graphics
- Interface with third party products (PLCs, HMIs, OPC Clients, Historians)
- Internal Verification and Factory Acceptance Testing
- Conduct Internal Hardware and Software Acceptance Testing
- Conduct Factory Hardware and Software Acceptance Testing with customers
- Support System Integration Functional Testing (SIFT)
- Site Acceptance Testing with customers
- Plant Commissioning at customer Sites:

- Loop checks
- Human-Machine Interface (HMI) / Graphics checks
- 3rd party interface checks
- Integration with business systems (Plant Information / Manufacturing Execution / Maintenance Management / Asset Management Systems)
- Troubleshooting
- Documentation
- Provide planned services to customers
- Backups
- Upgrades
- Integrations
- Migrations
- Optimizations
- System expansions
- System Health Assessments
- Provide technical support during system shutdown and start-up activities
- Provide technical support for sales teams as required
- Provide input into improvement of current engineering and service processes and practices
- Participate on 7/24 phone support rotation (approx. 1 x 1-week rotations per year)
- Travel and shift rotations are required

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Instrumentation Engineering Technologist Diploma or B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (emphasis on Process Control an asset)
- Training will be provided; however, related process control system experience or safety systems experience an asset
- Strong technical/computer background
- Exceptional communication skills and customer service practices
- Successfully manage multiple priorities and assignments
- Work independently and within a team environment
- Entrepreneurial work ethic
- Willingness to travel; valid Class 5 driver license required

Close Date: Sunday December 29, 2024 (11:59 pm MST)

Requisition ID: 1361



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