Automation Specialist

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The Automation Specialist is considered the local expert on the equipment within their area of assignment and must either have demonstrated capability unique to the equipment or be capable of quickly assimilating new information to become an expert in a relatively short period. Provides electrical support to the maintenance department by potential training and mentoring hourly personnel on preventative electrical maintenance, completing and programming PLC (G.E., Allen Bradley, etc.),

and assisting with the configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the plant electronic and electrical components, electrical distribution and computer systems driving the electrical and mechanical portion of the operation. Troubleshooting the different process lines and automated systems. Hands-on installing electrical components and modifying existing electrical components to code and working order. Must be able to direct, develop, or supervise the work of electrical and/or subcontractor hourly personnel.

• Must comply with any company, state, and governmental environmental, health, and safety regulations at all times
• Mentor and lead technical skills development for the hourly craft personnel and subcontractors. Develop system-specific training materials and use those materials to conduct formalized training and experiential learning in the field if needed. Manage electrical work orders, electrical maintenance jobs, and contractors. Where applicable, be prepared to extend this training to other areas within the facility or the Company.
• Set expectations and standards for high levels of performance
• Actively coach your team to ensure their development and success
• Provide factual performance feedback and accountability for results.
• Train and develop a high-performing, flexible team that takes pride in accomplishment and excellence.
• Document all development of team members.
• Installs and configures electronic, electrical distribution, and computer systems.
• Champion a high-performance maintenance philosophy and implement the maintenance strategic plan to ensure cost-effective asset management, long-term equipment viability, and ongoing improvement of the maintenance systems and organization.
• Provide highly developed, technical assistance to hourly craftspeople and engineers during both planned and unplanned equipment service interruptions.
• Maintains, supports, and documents computer and network hardware and software applications and operating systems.
• Troubleshoots electronics, electronic equipment controls, electrical distribution systems, and computer hardware and software. Repairs/replaces defective computer components and network devices as needed.
• Apply root-cause problem-solving techniques to find and eliminate sources of recurring equipment failures.
• Maintain a working understanding of current technologies that have the potential to improve the equipment or areas supported and provide input to capital project planning targeted at equipment improvement.
• Review the preventative and predictive maintenance systems to ensure that the defined activities are sufficient to identify potential sources of failure before failures occur.
• Develop technical documentation for processes and procedures in the area. (Work Instructions (WIP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and Energy Isolation Checklists (EIC))
• Assist the with the installation, upgrading and general maintenance of production systems hardware and software work on major repair jobs, new installation jobs and modifications to plant machinery and equipment.
• Ability to perform low voltage and high voltage terminations
• Capable of performing maintenance on switch gear up to 4160 volts
• Ability to perform tasks with all electrical test equipment (volt meters, meggers, current generators, loop calibrators, etc)
  * Should be able to explain plant process and identify major components
• Ability to fabricate and install conduit
  * Ability to perform soldering operations
• Ability to install, calibrate, troubleshoot, align, and maintain…