Controls Technician - Warehouse

First Quality • Anderson, SC

75d • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality is a family-owned company with a long history of growth and a commitment to its values. We are seeking two Controls Technicians for our First Quality Tissue facility in Anderson, SC. This role is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and adjusting Self-Guided Vehicle (SGV) systems and other production equipment to ensure reliable and safe operation. The position involves working with controls components, PLC and HMI programming, and electrical preventative maintenance. The hours for this position are Monday through Friday, 6:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, or related field required.
• Minimum of two years’ technical experience is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and adjusting equipment.
• Advanced Preventative Maintenance Skills: lubricates, aligns, and adjusts.
• Standard knowledge of pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Standard knowledge of product specifications, quality specifications, goals, efficiency, scrap, and production.
• Ability to use Personal Computer (PC) software for time management, correspondence, and reporting.
• Excellent multiple trade skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Good analytical skills.
• Ability to run the equipment.
• Ability to operate an overhead crane.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to: Lift up to 35 pounds.
• Stand for long periods of time &/or walk long distances.
• Climb & balance.
• Bend, stoop, stretch, crouch or crawl.
• Operate forklifts in tight spaces and frequently get up and down off of the forklift.
• Sitting and/or driving a vehicle for long periods of time.
• Type and read small print on screen and blueprints/schematics.
• The employee is required to sit inside the cab of several kinds of powered industrial vehicles such as forklifts, cranes, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with operating/managing Self-Guided Vehicles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Observe all safety rules and use the proper safety equipment at all times.
• Troubleshoot machine breakdowns and malfunctions utilizing working knowledge of programs and tools required to troubleshoot PLCs and HMIs including electrical schematics, meters, oscilloscopes, mechanical diagrams, flow charts, wiring diagrams, blueprints, etc.
• Troubleshoot, repair, replace, and calibrate all electrical sensing devices (photoelectric, inductive, capacitive, magnetic, temperature, weight, and position sensors) and all electrical control devices (DC drives, contactors, motors, breakers, solenoids power supplies, and indicator lights).
• Make complex program modifications in PLC logic and HMI programs to improve equipment performance.
• Make critical decisions to proactively avoid safety problems, quality, scrap, and downtime.
• Repair all machinery, equipment, and components as required.
• Conduct preventative maintenance checks and inspections of assigned equipment.
• Develop and execute equipment routes.
• Analyze readings and trend equipment data.
• Make recommendations for continuous improvement to the overall health of the equipment.
• Perform root cause failure analysis and determine cause of failure.
• Write work orders for pieces of equipment in need of repair.
• Operate all machinery and equipment so that repairs can be tested when complete.
• Operate hand and power tools so that all necessary repairs can be made in a timely fashion.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Share knowledge and techniques with team members and assist with training.
• Operate powered industrial trucks.
• Follow necessary Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and International Standards Organization (ISO) regulations/guidelines.
• Follow all Standard Operating Procedures and requests, same of teammates.
• Perform other duties as necessary when directed to do so.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree