Maintenance Controls Technician

Job description / Role

Job description

Candidate will have competent troubleshooting skills in PLC program troubleshooting, servo systems, industrial controls, motor controls, and electric circuits. Thorough knowledge and/or experience in industrial automation networks, safety devices, robotics, vision systems, and electrical/pneumatic/hydraulic systems. Basic understanding of CNC. Individual must be a motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and/or in a cross-functional work team environment. Individual must possess strong analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting abilities.

Benefits offered

• Comprehensive health benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for positions of 30 hours or more per week
• Health savings account with annual employer contribution
• Company provided life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and short-term
• Voluntary life insurance, spousal life, child life, critical illness, accident, and long-term
• 401(k) with matching contribution that is fully vested from day 1
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunity (after 6 months)
• Clean and safe work environment
• 14 paid holidays
• Paid vacation available from day 1

Requirements

Work experience

Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment with a strong working knowledge of machine controls, automation, electrical, mechanical power transmission, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical power distribution systems, and building systems. Must possess strong communication skills, analytical abilities, and the ability to multi-task.

Principal area of responsibility

The individual will be responsible for maintaining/troubleshooting any equipment and facility systems with an emphasis on controls including relay logic, PLCs and HMIs (Allen-Bradley), servo drives and motors, robotics, vision systems, and electrical power distribution. This includes, but is not limited to, mechanical and hydraulic presses, furnaces, grinders, steel preparation and coating equipment, gear shapers, robotics, CNC machining centers, gear shapers, dust and fume collection equipment, transformers, switchgears, busbars, HVAC equipment, and fire suppression systems.

Specific duties

• Strong mechanical troubleshooting experience with regards to maintaining, repairing processes and systems
• Must have PLC troubleshooting and programming skills
• Ability to troubleshoot and modify existing equipment systems including controls (relay logic, PLC and HMI programs, servo drives, and motors), automation and robotics, electrical, mechanical power transmission, hydraulics, and pneumatics
• Knowledge of multi-axis robots
• Ability to troubleshoot, maintain, repair/replace and test automation systems, components and networks
• Strong knowledge of Allen-Bradley and Siemens hardware/software
• Provide assistance to engineering and operations relating to process issues and/or improvements
• Consult with automation component suppliers to specify products for installation, and arrange for purchases of equipment, tooling, materials and/or parts
• Participate in, or lead continuous improvement (CI) initiatives
• Must be willing and able to travel occasionally as required (not typically a part of job function, for training purposes, <5%)