Controls Technician

JM Longyear LLC•Adams Township, MI

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Controls Technician will report directly to the Maintenance Manager. This position serves as a point position for all facets of day-to-day process control support in an area of the facility. The successful candidate will have the following responsibilities and qualifications:

Requirements

AAS in Electronics, Instrumentation, Automation, Electrical Engineering Technology, or equivalent experience
4+ years’ experience in an industrial maintenance setting preferred.
Experience with configuration and troubleshooting automation and PLC systems, including their connected displays. Thorough knowledge of automation and PLC concepts and application.
Excellent troubleshooting/problem solving techniques.
Driven towards continuous improvement in process and control system reliability.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).
Ability to mentor, coach, engage, and train less experienced personnel.
Technical learning / Learning on the fly – technically agile with a desire to learn new skills.
Assignments are often self-initiated, self-supervisory, and influence others.
Good organization and planning skills.
Willingness to work in a team environment.
Models safe behaviors and practices. Participate in safety activities.
Demonstrated ability to create and sustain change.
Ability to create and review installation specs, blueprints, and PLC documentation including P&IDs, loop sheets, and logic diagrams.
Ability to support the network and computer systems connected to automated control systems.

Nice To Haves

Sawmill industry experience and experience with high-pressure and low-pressure boilers preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Support daily and breakdown maintenance activities, especially those related to troubleshooting of automation and PLC based systems with their associated interfaced systems, displays, and field devices.
Perform repairs to electrical equipment.
Support of process control systems after hours.
Review and create loop sheets and logic documentation for new and existing systems.
Monitor control system reliability and process variability and take steps to eliminate any shortcomings.
Optimize systems for yield and efficiencies.
Lead software upgrades to the plant systems.
Serve as process control advocate working with operations, internal IT groups, and external vendors.
Develop and lead preventive maintenance and troubleshooting of hardware, software applications, and infrastructure to ensure a high level of equipment performance, security, and reliability.
Assess overall system health continually through diagnostics and other system tools.
Work on software and PLC integration of capital projects.
Review spare parts to ensure an adequate number of compatible parts are maintained and/or upgraded.
Develop and documents maintenance/troubleshooting procedures.