Controls Specialist Automation Tech (Nights)
About The Position
The Controls Specialist Automation Technician provides controls, programming, instrumentation, electrical, and mechanical support for manufacturing automation equipment at Champion Foods’ bakery in Gaffney, South Carolina. The role involves troubleshooting, analyzing, repairing, and maintaining automated equipment and facility systems, and collaborating with engineering, management, maintenance, production, sanitation, and quality assurance personnel. The technician is expected to work with minimal supervision, communicate professionally, support other maintenance personnel, and help maintain safe, efficient, and reliable production operations. Work takes place in a 144,000-square-foot food-production bakery, across areas including production spaces, offices, freezers, common areas, elevators, restrooms, silos, the roof, and some outdoor locations. The position may involve continuous standing, squatting, lifting, sitting, bending, moving materials weighing over 50 pounds in difficult positions, working in permit-required confined spaces, and completing assignments at height.
Requirements
- Strong programming skills with Wonderware; AB ControlLogix and AB PLC 5000 series; AB PanelViews; AB and Indramat servo controllers; Ethernet and DeviceNet communications; UNIX and Windows operating systems; Kinetix servo control and troubleshooting; Connected Components Workbench software; PanelView and ME software; and vision systems.
- At least six years of industrial maintenance experience, or advanced education in automation controls, PLCs, programming, electrical, mechanical, and electronics.
- Must obtain the minimum assessment level required for Maintenance Technician III, as established by the maintenance department.
- Ability to work in permit-required confined spaces and complete assignments at height.
- Ability to perform work that may involve continuous standing, squatting, lifting, sitting, bending, and moving materials weighing over 50 pounds in difficult work positions.
Responsibilities
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair manufacturing equipment, utilities, facility systems, and facility electrical equipment, including single-phase AC, three-phase AC, and DC circuits.
- Share knowledge of automation, controls, and PLC concepts and principles with other maintenance personnel.
- Execute position requirements with little or no supervision.
- Assist in writing and revising maintenance department standard operating procedures.
- Read and interpret mechanical and electrical manuals, schematics, and P&IDs as required.
- Provide operating instructions and training on production-line manufacturing equipment to facility associates.
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and report and qualify results.
- Generate reports and documents, including shift summaries, test results, and project write-ups.
- Complete assigned work orders and report results.
- Troubleshoot and resolve control-system hardware and software problems involving PLCs, servo controllers, operator interfaces, and VFD systems.
- Maintain and troubleshoot field instrumentation, including pressure transmitters, RTDs, and load cells, and their control-system interfaces.
- Provide technical assistance to reduce or eliminate equipment, performance, quality, and safety issues.
- Help determine specifications and requirements for spare parts under the department’s spare-parts program.
- Complete special projects assigned by maintenance management in a cost-effective and timely manner.
- Inform appropriate facility personnel of modifications or system malfunctions that could affect their operations.
- Use existing and future maintenance management systems effectively.
- Communicate with outside vendors and equipment manufacturers.
- Maintain a safe, neat work area in compliance with OSHA, FDA, and food-plant regulations.
- Take a proactive approach to maximizing equipment efficiency and production-line uptime.
- Leave production-line equipment in functional condition for subsequent shifts.
- Work safely and within company policies.
- Use standard Microsoft Office software, including Windows, Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Perform non-technical assignments and other incidental duties as requested or assigned by management.
- Maintain tools in good working condition and immediately report damaged tools.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
