Maintenance Controls Specialist - Night Shift

Job Summary

Our growing company is looking for a Controls Specialist to join our team!

Schedule: Night

Pay rate: $31+ per hour depending on experience

• Perform trouble shooting, calibration, and repair of production equipment as needed to always keep lines operational.
• Work closely with operations to implement control sequence logic (both time-based and event-based), fail-safe states, and process/equipment recovery sequences.
• Implement specified field devices to accomplish desired process/equipment functions, and be compatible with site standards.
• Accurately estimate timeframe to complete assigned project work once scope of work is adequately defined and then complete work to agreed-to timeline.
• Work within maintenance team to support solving difficult automation problems, resolution of project related issues, and development of fundamental understanding of technical/process requirements critical to system success.
• Drive the deployment of defined control architectures, control system standards, and system integration that will satisfy process and manufacturing requirements.
• Interface with external system integrators and machine builders to troubleshoot production equipment and implement resolutions to existing problems.
• Actively participate in project fabrication, off-line integration and testing, drawings and documentation, installation, production startup support, training of plant personnel, and technology transfer.
• Report to management on assigned project activities on a pre-determined basis.
• Can read and interpret equipment manuals, drawings, schematics, blueprints, and orders to perform required maintenance.
• Dismantles/disassembles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts, using specifications and/or blueprints, precision measuring instruments, and hand tools.
• Calibrations and adjustments on various types of devices and production control systems.
• Understands facilities, mechanical/electrical systems and their component functions and relationships; and is competent in their troubleshooting and repair.
• Assist other maintenance and production team members as required in support of plant goals.

• Two-year technical degree with focus in EE, CS, Mechatronics, or similar.
• Minimum 3 years' equipment/controls experience.
• Familiar with state-of-the-art technologies in:
  Control systems integration, Controls architecture, PLCs, Motion control systems, Electro-mechanical drive systems, Robotics, Part sensing, Vision, Safety systems.
• Demonstrated ability to support production and improvements of fully integrated machine and motion control, automation, and process machine systems.
• Experience with PID control loop tuning and techniques.
• Experience working closely with IT & process engineers to implement control sequence logic (both time-based and event-based), fail-safe states and process/equipment recovery sequences.
• Experience with graphical user interface and human machine interface.
• Must be able to program in ladder logic or equivalent.
• Experienced in checkout and verification of electrical control panels.
• Installation, troubleshooting, repair knowledge of electrical systems including 480V and below.
• Proficient or certified for diagnosing & troubleshooting 24V control systems and devices.
• Able to interface and cooperate well with production line workers and supervisors, with a strong customer service mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to identify areas of improvement driving efficiency, profitability, or safety improvements.
• Basic math, reading, and computer skills (Microsoft Word & Excel, Outlook).
• Manufacturing safety program familiarity (PPE, LOTO, Arc Flash).
• Ability to solve problems and apply critical thinking.
• Can work effectively and efficiently as part of a team.

• Experience with plastic production equipment.
• Experience preferred with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and Safety PLCs.
• Manufacturing experience.
• Robot programming skills.
• Experience programming Allen Bradley Control Logix v20 systems or higher and ability to generate, debug and modify PLC code – ladder logic, structured text, and function block diagram.
• Experience working with external machine builders and system integrators for build, and integration of later stages of system implementation.

Frequent standing, walking, and bending. Pushing, pulling, lifting at least 25lbs. Eye/hand coordination.

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid elder care
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance