Maintenance Technician

Electrical Controls & Maintenance Technician

The Electrical Controls & Maintenance Technician is responsible for the installation, troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance of electrical, electronic, and automated control systems throughout the facility. This role supports production by maintaining PLC- and HMI-controlled processing and packaging equipment, minimizing downtime, and executing the plant's preventive maintenance program. The ideal candidate combines strong electrical fundamentals with hands-on PLC/HMI troubleshooting experience in a food manufacturing environment.

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair electrical and controls issues on production equipment, including PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servo drives, motor starters, sensors, and safety circuits.
• Interpret and work from electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, ladder logic, and OEM documentation.
• Monitor, modify, and back up PLC programs as needed to support production and troubleshooting; document all program changes.
• Configure and troubleshoot HMI applications and proprietary OEM interfaces.
• Diagnose and resolve issues on industrial networks and remote I/O.
• Execute assigned preventive maintenance work orders on electrical and control systems per the plant PM program, including inspections, cleaning, calibration, thermal checks, and torque verification of electrical connections; complete PM documentation accurately and on time.
• Coordinate with and assist contractors on new equipment installation, upgrades, and relocations, including conduit, wiring, panel building, and terminations to NEC standards.
• Maintain, calibrate, and repair instrumentation such as temperature probes, pressure transmitters, load cells, flow meters, level sensors, and metal detectors/checkweighers.
• Support mechanical maintenance tasks as needed, including pumps, gearboxes, bearings, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
• Follow and enforce Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), arc flash, and all electrical safety procedures.
• Respond promptly to breakdowns and production calls; communicate status and root cause clearly to operations and maintenance leadership.
• Enter work order data, parts usage, and repair history into the CMMS accurately and completely.
• Assist with root cause analysis of recurring failures and recommend reliability improvements.
• Maintain spare parts awareness and notify the parts room/planner of critical stock needs.
• Comply with all GMP, food safety, sanitation, and housekeeping requirements applicable to a food processing environment.
• Support equipment changeovers, commissioning of new equipment, and contractor oversight as assigned.

• High school diploma or GED.
• 3+ years of industrial electrical/controls maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled equipment; ability to go online with a processor, interpret ladder logic, and force/monitor I/O to isolate faults.
• Working knowledge of HMI operation and basic screen/tag troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of 480V 3-phase power distribution, motor controls, and control voltage circuits.
• Proficiency reading electrical schematics and OEM manuals.
• Experience with VFD setup, parameter changes, and fault diagnosis.
• Strict adherence to LOTO and electrical safety practices.
• Ability to use standard test equipment such as multimeter, clamp meter, and megohmmeter.
• Basic computer skills, including CMMS use and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and prioritize during production-critical breakdowns.

• Experience with oscilloscope is preferred.
• Ability to work overtime, weekends, on-call rotation, and holiday shutdowns.

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