Automation Technician

NEPHRON SC, LLC•West Columbia, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The ideal candidate for the Automation Technician role will be results driven, motivated by technical challenges and has excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills as well as demonstrated strong problem solving and analytical skills. This position will be based out of our Columbia, SC facility and be responsible for the following: Primary Accountabilities: NOTE: The primary accountabilities below are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager. · Automation Support for Manufacturing Systems using Allen Bradley, Siemens, Rexroth, and B&R PLC Systems. · Primary area of concentration will be the Rockwell FactoryTalk Suite of products. · Provide technical expertise and recommendations in assessing new software requirements for projects and initiatives to support and enhance our existing systems. · Troubleshoot technical issues and identify modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing user requirements and business needs · Manage projects - defining scope, stakeholder analysis, objectives, timeline, testing phase, implementation and evaluation. · Write technical procedures and documentation for the applications including operations, user guide, etc. · Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to electrical, mechanical, and software components of automated systems. · Collaborate with production teams to optimize system performance and efficiency. · Assist in the design and implementation of new automation projects. · All other duties as assigned

Requirements

1 Year PLC Programming experience on Allen Bradley Controllers o RSLogix, and Compact Logix
Knowledge and experience with Rockwell FactoryTalk Suite including FactoryTalk View, FactoryTalk Historian, FactoryTalk AssetCentre, and the interconnections between them
Electrical/Control System design and installation.
Develop and apply PLC/DCS programming
Develop and apply HMI programming
Develop, read and understand project related drawings including P&IDs
Write documents such as User Requirements, Functional Specifications, Detailed Design Specifications, etc.
Conduct full functional and Factory Acceptance Testing
Participate in and lead Startup and Commissioning of projects
Develop technical solutions and resolve project issues
Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and manage changing priorities
Proven ability to be flexible and work hard, both independently and in a team environment, in a high pressure on-call environment with changing priorities
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong project management skills with effective results focus within an information systems environment
Willingness to work on-call hours and over time/nights as needed

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Siemens, Rexroth and/or B&R PLC desirable

Responsibilities

Automation Support for Manufacturing Systems using Allen Bradley, Siemens, Rexroth, and B&R PLC Systems.
Primary area of concentration will be the Rockwell FactoryTalk Suite of products.
Provide technical expertise and recommendations in assessing new software requirements for projects and initiatives to support and enhance our existing systems.
Troubleshoot technical issues and identify modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing user requirements and business needs
Manage projects - defining scope, stakeholder analysis, objectives, timeline, testing phase, implementation and evaluation.
Write technical procedures and documentation for the applications including operations, user guide, etc.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to electrical, mechanical, and software components of automated systems.
Collaborate with production teams to optimize system performance and efficiency.
Assist in the design and implementation of new automation projects.
All other duties as assigned