Controls Systems Technician (Airport)

Daifuku•Novi, MI

84d•Onsite

About The Position

Daifuku Airport America Corporation, a subsidiary of Daifuku North America and part of Japan's Daifuku group, is the world's largest material handling company. They specialize in designing, building, and installing large-scale airport baggage conveyor security systems, as well as traditional and innovative airport material handling solutions. The company values mentorship, growth, collaboration, and flexibility, offering a career path for its controls team members. They are seeking a Controls Systems Technician to join their innovative systems team.

Requirements

E.T. or relevant technical degree, or equivalent relevant work experience.
Equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology, including principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment for system design and production.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including meaning, spelling, grammar, and composition rules.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate course.
Monitoring: Assessing performance of self, others, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Verbal and Written Expression and Recognition: Listening to, understanding, and communicating information and ideas through spoken or written words and sentences.
Problem Sensitivity: Ability to identify when something is wrong or likely to go wrong.
Conscientiousness: Thorough and diligent in duties, recognizing and facilitating task completion independently.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Allen Bradley PLC ControlLogix programming.
AutoCAD experience.
Experience with material handling equipment.

Responsibilities

Travel to customer sites.
Installation and technical support of PLC based hardware and software.
Perform control system and software changes; create and modify system specifications and operating procedures.
Program, troubleshoot, and repair: sensors, scanners, visualization systems, motors, frequency inverters and encoders.
Participate in testing and commissioning efforts at major airports.
Support proposals and customer inquiries.
Meet timelines to ensure projects stay on schedule and on budget.
Build engineering and design skillsets where possible.