Bottling Control Technician - Woodbridge

The Wine Group•Acampo, CA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bottling Controls Technician maintains the electrical and electronic aspects of bottling operations and provides technical capability to maximize production efficiency using PLC's (Programmable Logic Controllers). This role involves minimizing equipment downtime through effective troubleshooting of electrical and mechanical equipment in a complex distributed control system, and improving bottling line efficiency through changes to automated controls. The technician will utilize technical skills in troubleshooting, adjusting, and repairing packaging machinery, demonstrating literacy and required sophistication to manage PLC environments, as well as using mechanical aptitude to solve all mechanical and electrical problems in the bottling facility. They will assist mechanics with electrical problems, install and program electronic controls (VFD's, HMI's, PLC's), and install and terminate wiring for new equipment. The role also includes interfacing with vendors for support, providing daily support to the production and warehouse teams to ensure efficient operational efficiencies, and understanding ISO, Safety, & Quality Policies. Responsibilities also include maintaining backup programs of all PLC bottling line programs, staying current with the latest developments for packaging line control, and calibrating, testing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and installing all packaging instrumentation, control systems, and electrical equipment. Additionally, the technician will train new PLC technicians, maintain spare parts inventory, set up and modify parameters in vision inspection systems, maintain positive relationships with team members, and use the maintenance reporting system to record time and material usage, problems identified and corrected, and further action required.

Requirements

Ability to perform changes to PLC and HMI programs (adding sub-systems and interfacing equipment).
Ability to modify existing AutoCAD electrical drawings.
Ability to create electrical documentation.
Ability to write PLC and HMI programs for production equipment.
Knowledge of DeviceNet, Ethernet, DH+ and RS232.
Ability to design and document electrical control wiring using AutoCAD.
Ability to create operational manuals for modified equipment.
Ability to design communication networks between PLC's and HMI's.
Ability to wire and terminate electrical controls and motors.
Ability to use computers running Windows OS.
Ability to use electrical meters.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
Ability to coordinate work activities with other team members on technical subjects across job families.
Demonstrated ability to work with others in a team environments.

Responsibilities

Minimize equipment downtime through effective troubleshooting of electrical and mechanical equipment in a complex distributed control system.
Improve bottling line efficiency through changes to automated controls.
Utilize technical skills in troubleshooting, adjusting, and repairing packaging machinery that demonstrates literacy and required sophistication to manage PLC environments as well as using mechanical aptitude to solve all mechanical and electrical problems in the bottling facility.
Assist mechanics with electrical problems.
Install and program electronic controls: i.e., VFD's, HMI's, PLC's.
Install and terminate wiring for new equipment.
Interface with vendors to maintain support network.
Provide daily support to production team and warehouse to ensure efficient daily operational efficiencies are achieved.
Responsible for understanding the ISO, Safety, & Quality Policy’s.
Maintain backup programs of all PLC bottling line programs.
Keep current with the latest developments for packaging line control.
Calibrates, tests, maintains, troubleshoots and installs all packaging instrumentation, control systems and electrical equipment.
Train new PLC technicians.
Maintain spare parts inventory.
Ability to setup and modify parameters in vision inspection systems.
Maintain positive relationship with all team members across all departments.
Uses maintenance reporting system to record time and material use, problem identified and corrected, and further action required; provides complete history of maintenance on equipment.