Maintenance Automation Specialist

Ruiz Food Products • Denison, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves performing set-up, adjustment, timing, troubleshooting, replacement, and programming of electrical equipment. It also includes dismantling, inspecting, and rebuilding electrical assemblies to ensure conformance to specifications or production requirements. The position also requires performing set-up, adjustment, calibrations, ranging, PID control, programming, and troubleshooting of instrumentation equipment, including measurement equipment. A key aspect of the role is contributing to a safe workplace by adhering to all relevant safety rules, codes, policies, and regulations, including OSHA, EPA, FDA, NFPA 70E, Lock Out/Tag Out/Try Out, and Confined Entry policies. Additionally, the role requires following waste disposal and accumulation requirements and contributing to customer satisfaction. The individual will work as a self-motivated person with minimal supervision, aiming to reduce unplanned downtime by collaborating with the Supervisor on equipment improvements. The role involves using data and specific procedures to determine Root-cause failure and correcting the problem rather than just the symptom.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a food-processing environment.
• Industrial Journeyman level and/or on-the-job experience with heavy industrial Electrical, Electrical Controls.
• Proficient and safe in the use of the following test instruments: volt/ohm multi-meters, amp meters, meggers, transducers, oscilloscopes and PLC based program/diagnostic panels.
• Experience in Variable Frequency Drives and Kinetic drives required.
• Experience in the use of hand tools specific to electrical/electronic/controls field, as well as mechanical hand tools.
• Must be able to read and understand blueprints and schematics.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screening test and physical and written skill assessment test.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or technical college, preferably Electrical, or related field.
• Expertise with ControlLogix, SLC5-500, Rockwell Factory Talk View, DNet, CNet, ENet IP, ISA Symbology and P&IDs.
• Working knowledge of ABB and Fanuc Robotics.
• Able to interpret P&ID drawings and specifications, electrical design, network designs, PLC & HMI development and electrical troubleshooting.
• HMI touch screens.

Responsibilities

• Perform set-up, adjustment, timing, troubleshooting, replacement and programming of electrical equipment.
• Dismantle, inspect and rebuild electrical assemblies to insure conformance to specifications or production requirements.
• Perform set-up, adjustment, calibrations, ranging, PID control, programming and troubleshooting of instrumentation equipment, including measurement equipment.
• Contribute to a work place by performing all tasks in accordance with OSHA, EPA, FDA, NFPA 70E, Lock Out/Tag Out/Try Out safety rules, codes, policies and regulations and Confined Entry policies.
• Follow waste disposal and accumulation requirements as set out by the HAZMAT policy.
• Contribute to customer satisfaction.
• Work as a self-motivated individual with minimal supervision.
• Work to reduce unplanned downtime by working with Supervisor to make necessary improvements in equipment.
• Use data and specific procedures to determine Root-cause failure and strive to correct the problem versus the symptom.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED