SCADA Technician

Description

Title: SCADA Technician

Department: Information Technology

Reports
To: SCADA Manager

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: California

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Under general supervision, the SCADA Technician troubleshoots instrumentation, SCADA systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), communication infrastructure, and associated control-system equipment. This position supports the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of control and data systems; maintains accurate technical documentation; assists with system start-ups and projects; and works collaboratively across departments to address operational needs and identify improvement opportunities.

SCADA Technician:
Journeyman-level; performs installation, calibration, testing, maintenance, programming, and troubleshooting of SCADA and control systems under general supervision.

SCADA Technician Sr.:
Senior-level; independently performs complex programming, system configuration, diagnostics, and advanced troubleshooting under general direction. May lead individual projects, provide technical guidance, and mentor SCADA Technicians.

Lead SCADA Technician:
Lead-level; provides day-to-day technical leadership and coordinates SCADA activities, priorities, projects, and resources. Serves as a technical subject-matter expert and promotes consistent standards and practices, and mentors SCADA Technicians and SCADA Technicians Sr.

• Installs, inspects, calibrates, tests, maintains, and repairs control systems, and associated equipment in accordance with applicable specifications, tolerances, procedures, and safety requirements.
• Performs loop checks and functional testing to verify proper operation and communication between field devices, control systems, and operator interfaces; identifies and corrects deficiencies.
• Monitors, evaluates, and troubleshoots process control systems, PLC programming, HMIs, instrumentation, communication infrastructure, and related production and safety equipment.
• Reviews and interprets technical documentation, including P&IDs[ME2] , schematics, loop drawings, data sheets, calibration records, procedures, and mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Supports system start-ups and commissioning activities by verifying system readiness, coordinating with involved personnel, and identifying and resolving control-system issues.
• Assesses system condition and performance through documentation review, inspection, testing, and analysis; performs or coordinates required maintenance and repairs.
• Maintains and supports reliable control and data-system infrastructure to ensure operational information is consistently available to applicable teams.
• Provides operational teams with accurate system data and technical support to enable informed, fact-based decisions.
• Participates in planning and coordinating control-system projects, including required personnel, materials, documentation, and other resources.
• Coordinates with employees, contractors, and other personnel performing control-system work by providing technical assistance, sharing job-related information, and helping align work with applicable procedures and requirements..
• Maintains accurate and complete calibration records, loop checks, maintenance records, standards, procedures, and other required documentation.
• Reviews and updates control-system standards, drawings, and technical documentation to reflect current and as-built conditions.
• Performs work in compliance with applicable company policies, site procedures, codes, standards, regulations, cybersecurity requirements, and change-management/Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Performs all other job-related duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience with PLC programming, including Allen-Bradley Control Logix, Compact Logix, or Flex Logix, or comparable industrial control platforms.
• Experience installing, inspecting, calibrating, testing, maintaining, or troubleshooting industrial instrumentation or control-system equipment.
• Experience documenting technical work, which may include maintenance records, calibration records, MOCs, SOPs, loop checks, redlined drawings, or as-built documentation.

• HMI development experience.
• Experience with AVEVA System Platform, InTouch, or OMI[ME1] .
• Instrumentation installation, calibration, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting experience.

• Ability to travel regularly to field and operational sites and perform work safely in office, field, and outdoor environments.
• Valid California driver’s license with a driving record deemed acceptable by the company’s auto insurance carrier is required due to regular travel to field and operational sites.
• Ability to follow applicable safety procedures, cybersecurity requirements, change-management processes, and site-specific work requirements.
• Ability to read and…