Controls Technician

Military Technical Recruiting (MTR.vet) | Full time

• Salary Hourly role where you can make $80k or more the first year, depending on how much OT you want
• Industry Manufacturing
• Additional Comp .75/hour shift differential.
• Job Type Full time

The purpose of this position is to support the overall manufacturing operation and facility infrastructure by performing advanced control system repairs, installation, and maintenance activities. This position reports to either a Lead Controls Technician, Maintenance Supervisor or Maintenance Department Manager.

The key requirement is for Electrical Maintenance technicians who can troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment, controls systems and PLCs. Candidates should have a willingness to learn new skills and enhance the skills they already have. The company will teach you their machinery and equipment and help you up to speed on skills you might be weak on as long as you are coachable and eager to learn.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety

• Ensures equipment, machinery, tools, and other items used by technicians are operated properly
• Understands how to handle machines properly during emergencies, including power outages, machine failures, workplace injuries, etc.
• Ensures knowledge of state and federal workplace safety regulations, including OSHA and CalOSHA, and how they relate to the D&W work environment
• Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines; wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
• Understands and performs Lock-out/Tag-out procedures and has the ability to train and mentor others in compliance
• Has a very good understanding of Arc-Flash hazards and procedures and possesses the ability to train others in proper compliance with Arc-Flash rules
• Trains other maintenance technicians on safety procedures and guidelines
• Informs supervisor of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately
• Must consider safety concerns with respect to instrumentation, controls, and equipment

Quality

• Follows plant quality practices including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Assists in ensuring all department facilities, shops, and offices are compliant with 5S and AIB standards for cleanliness and visual management
• Provides dependable equipment control systems to the operation

Maintenance

• Assists in the development, implementation, repair of site-wide instrumentation, control and electrical systems
• Performs system startups and operational checkouts on systems including configurations, wiring, calibration, grounding and power testing
• Reloads and reboots PCs and PLCs to restore faulted equipment
• Performs preventative maintenance and routine inspections
• Provides hardware and software applications support to engineers, maintenance and operations
• Sets up and configures replacement boards and assemblies to fit specific applications
• Specifies, organizes and maintains adequate spare parts and modules for control and instrumentation systems
• Tunes automatic feedback on closed loops using PID controls
• Maintains “To Do” lists and system trouble reports and routinely reports status
• Participates in the development of project scopes, design of systems, and functional specifications
• Utilizes technical materials such as equipment manuals, system drawings, process and instrument diagrams, schematics, and blue prints to troubleshoot and maintain systems
• Participates in cross-functional process improvement teams to drive plant performance through improved processes and system control systems performance
• Participates in the creation and implementation of a training program for the maintenance technicians and operations employees around the operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of integrated controls and information systems
• Performs the following type of maintenance activities:
  Advanced electrical work

QUALIFICATIONS

• Highly Preferred: AA/AS degree in related field; or equivalent college credit hours or D&W approved continuing education or courses; or approved state or locally approved trade licenses such as Electrician, heating and cooling, boiler operator
• 5 years of manufacturing electrical and instrumentation maintenance…