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Controls Engineer

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Lasko Products, an industry leader in designing and manufacturing portable fans and heaters for over 100 years, is hiring for a Controls Engineer for our Franklin, TN manufacturing facility.

This will be a very hands-on role, spending a large part of the day working in the plant. The position requires the ability to write PLC programs, ability to troubleshoot equipment, and design from concept to completion on machine controls.

This role will report to the Engineering Manager.

Essential Functions

  • Troubleshoot equipment, recommend corrections, and provide solutions.
  • Electrical and electronic control system design, fabrication, and troubleshooting, to support both current operations and new equipment builds
  • Identify areas for automation improvements, or new automation, and then working with a mechanical designer to create, design, justify, fabricate, program, test, debug, install and commission your solution
  • Support maintenance and operations with PLC and electronic issues when needed
  • Monitor and support live-time manufacturing data acquisition systems, including creation of customer dashboards
  • Create palletizer stack programs (via PLC) to support new products and requested customer changes to provide skid configurations
  • Interface with corporate IT when projects require, and provide on-site assistance when needed
  • Must be hands on and capable to running wiring, building control cabinets, HMI (Human Machine Interface) panels, light mechanical fabrication
  • Knowledge of robotics and EOAT (END of Arm Tooling), including collaborative applications, is a plus.
  • Travel to other sites minimal

Education and Experience

  • Engineering degree or equivalent
  • 5-10 years manufacturing environment
  • 5-10 years of technical experience required
  • Knowledge of electrical, PLC programming & industrial networks, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic and/or electronic equipment and systems required.
  • OMROM expertise is a plus.

Competencies and Abilities

  • Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
  • Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.
  • Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
  • Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
  • Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
  • Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
  • Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using own drive or initiative.
  • Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations

 

About the Company

Lasko Metal Products was founded in 1906 by Henry Lasko in Philadelphia. Lasko designs, manufactures, assembles, and distributes portable fans, heaters, and humidifiers for the consumer market (Lasko brand), air purifiers (Germ Guardian brand), ventilation products such as range hoods and bathroom exhaust fans to the construction industry (Air King brand) and water damage restoration products such as air scrubbers and dehumidifiers (B-Air brand).  Lasko’s products are sold in North America, South America, the Caribbean, and Asia. The company is recognized as the leader in the portable fan and portable heating categories and proudly operates American manufacturing, assembly, and distribution facilities across the US.  Lasko’s leading market share in fans and heaters is 2X – 4X larger than the #2 brand.  Lasko’s domestic production capabilities uniquely position Lasko to serve its customers.

Lasko’s Mission is to improve everyday life with trusted products which create a healthier and more comfortable environment.  The company’s success is based on 5 Core Values:

  • Be Bold:
    • Challenge the status quo
    • Courageously pursue the impossible 
    • Reject mediocrity
  • Be Together 
    • Work together for success 
    • Drive trust and candor with each other 
    • Prioritize "We" before "I"
  •  Be A Leader
    • Lead with personal conviction 
    • Inspire each other to deliver high- quality results
    • Leverage resilience and agility to drive excellence
  • Be Accountable 
    • Consistently deliver to our customers 
    • Embrace commitments as a contract 
    • Take pride in our actions
  • Be The Change 
    • Demonstrate a passion to win 
    • Make a difference at work in our communities 
    • Step forward and take initiative

The Lasko family owned and operated Lasko Products until November 2016, when private investment firms Comvest Partners and JW Levin Management Partners (“JWLMP”) acquired the business. Comvest Partners and JWLMP are committed to growing the business with investments in growth and productivity.

Geographic Reach

Based in the greater Philadelphia, PA area, Lasko Products operates in locations throughout the US and Canada. The company’s Tennessee, Texas, and Pennsylvania manufacturing facilities produce both indoor and outdoor fans and heaters. The company also sources select products internationally from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and India.  Lasko operates distribution centers in all manufacturing locations plus Nevada and Ohio.

Diversity & Inclusion

Comvest and its portfolio companies recruit, employ, train, compensate and promote regardless of race/national origin, gender/gender identification, sexual orientation, age, disability status, veteran status, religious affiliation, and other protected status.  We have a clear vision to be the place where diverse talent wants to come, stay, and do their best work.  We know our companies run on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and smart employees.  We believe that diversity within an organization creates long-term value for the organization itself and its constituents.  Comvest and its portfolio companies are high performing organizations that seeks to hire hard-working and dedicated high performers.  While Comvest and its portfolio companies always strive to look at a diverse pool of candidates, we will always choose the most qualified candidate for the job being recruited for, in order to strive for success for both the employee and the firm.

 

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