PLC Programmer

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot electrical machinery and electrical control equipment throughout the plant (sawmill, planer, boiler‑kiln areas).
• Coordinate working process with production and maintenance leadership team.
• Interpret PLC logic and make necessary modifications to get equipment functioning properly.
• Setup and operate test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions, and record results.
• Implement new control systems to improve equipment efficiency.
• Provide technical assistance and resolution when electrical or engineering problems are encountered before, during and after construction.
• Build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot or repair electrical instruments or testing equipment.
• Conduct inspections for quality control and assurance programs, reporting findings and recommendations.
• Analyze and interpret test information to resolve design-related problems.
• Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies or systems to correct functional deviations.
• Use precision measurement tools and equipment to calibrate and adjust equipment.
• Comply with government health, safety, and environmental guidelines, following all OSHA guidelines and regulations as required.

• 2-5 years of industrial electrical experience.
• Strong knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers, preferably Allen Bradley or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of Process Control Instrumentation.
• Industrial electricity and motor controls and diagnostics experience.
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and related controls.
• Previous experience with power distribution systems.
• Ability to use laser/thermal guns and temposonic/linear position sensors.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and diagrams.
• Troubleshooting skills (including locating and isolating problems, identifying and testing possible solutions and selecting effective approaches).
• Strong skills in use of PCs and maintenance systems.
• Excellent technical aptitude.
• Proven safety and quality record.
• General PLC/Electrical knowledge and skills to include but not limited to:
  • Soldering, splicing, meter reading, AC motors/generators, DC motors, Schematics reading, SLC/PLC systems, electrical codes, laser scanning systems, sorting/stacking systems.

• Must be able to tolerate extreme hot, humid, cold, and outdoor conditions. Comfortable working in loud environment, around moving machinery, with vibrations and airborne particles (sawdust).