PLC Controls Technician - Nights

PBNA $43.00 / hour

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Position is responsible for designing, programming, repairing, and maintaining PLC systems used within Pepsi bottling/processing facilities. Inspects equipment for proper functioning and performs preventative maintenance duties per manufacturer's specifications. May support repairs and installations for other advanced production/manufacturing equipment. Mentors and supports less experienced technicians. Diagnoses equipment malfunctions and performs complex repairs or adjustments as needed. Requires continuous work near heat, noise, gas, and chemicals.

Frequent lifting, climbing, standing, walking, crouching, squatting, bending, kneeling. May require weekend/holiday work.

• Perform preventative maintenance on PLC systems
• Program or perform repairs on PLC systems
• Perform preventative maintenance or repairs on more advanced production equipment and perform breakdown analysis
• Oversee or perform general housekeeping
• Upgrade production lines with new/upgraded equipment/technology
• Direct activities of outside contractors working on assigned line
• Change line for package changeovers
• Enforce GMP, safety, and audit standards
• Work independently under limited supervision (self-management)
• Document work schedule and work tasks completed

• 18 years or older
• Pass technical assessment addressing job-critical maintenance knowledge areas
• Experience with basic electrical systems (e.g., starters, fuses, contacts, relays)
• Experience with electrical systems (installation, frequency drive, troubleshooting)
• Experience with electronics (e.g., level probes, flow meters, drives/VFDs, etc.)
• Experience with PLC (industrial maintenance, computer control systems, etc.)
• Experience with product manuals (e.g., reading and applying knowledge to make repairs)
• Experience with schematics (electric blueprints with switches, starters, maps, relays)
• Experience with troubleshooting (diagnostics, problem solving, etc.)

• Experience with mechanical systems (gear boxes, chains, sprockets, motors, seals, bearings)
• Experience with compressors/ammonia systems (refrigeration systems)
• Experience with conveyors and airveyors (air cylinders, diverters, sensors, motor/speed controls)
• Experience with gearing and gear boxes (rebuilds, ordering parts, machining parts)
• Experience with hydraulic systems (high pressure cylinders, pumps, valves, troubleshooting)
• Experience with kinematics (line speed/sprocket size ratios, etc.)
• Experience with packaging/high speed production (bottling, consumer products, etc.)
• Experience with pneumatics (solenoids, cylinders, motor brakes, reading, troubleshooting)
• Experience with pneumatics/air compression (valves, cylinders, etc.)
• Experience with preventative maintenance (computerized preventive charts/data)
• Experience with pumps (troubleshooting, replacing seals/motors, understanding specs)
• Experience with SERVO (intelligent/robotic motors, in-coders, etc.)
• Experience with troubleshooting mechanical breakdowns (pinpointing and fixing breakdowns)
• Experience with reading mechanical drawings (hydraulics, pneumatics)
• Experience working in team-based environments (working together with others)

• Seniority level:
  Not Applicable
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Manufacturing and Food and Beverage Services

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