Maintenance PLC Technician

Vallourec - North America•Houston, TX

4h•Onsite

About The Position

You’ll play a vital role in our (department) team by performing programming modifications, designing and drawing schematics, writing, documenting, testing, installing, and troubleshooting programs. You will provide ongoing technical support to users within the company as needed. This role requires a strong understanding of electricity, instrumentation, and analog to digital conversion, as well as experience in automated control systems including PLC, HMI, and VF drive design and programming. You will be responsible for adapting standard PLC code to new applications, documenting PLC code, developing HMI configurations, debugging and troubleshooting PLC-based control systems at customer sites, and performing control system testing. You must be able to use various test equipment and follow design and work processes, ensuring all equipment complies with OSHA and National Electrical Safety Code.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills (able to work within a team environment specifically to communicate programming modifications to other electricians, staff and production)
Experience with E-stops and safety circuits
Familiarity with NFPA 70 and NFPA 70E
Understanding of electricity, instrumentation and analog to digital conversion
High School diploma or equivalent
10 Years of Maintenance experience, required.
3 to five years of experience in a heavy manufacturing operation working directly as PLC programmer required
Candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment background, drug and work screen
Must be available to work 12-hour day and night shifts, weekends, callouts and overtime
Thermal equipment experience with furnaces and ovens
Boiler experience
Knowledge with NFPA-86, NFPA- 70, NFPA-70E and NFPA-79

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AutoCAD
Communicate clearly and constructively
Collaborate effectively and contribute to team success
Adapt to change with a positive, proactive mindset
Take accountability and show initiative in their work
Demonstrate reliability and pride in performance
Prioritize safety and act with awareness
Embrace feedback and use it to grow
Maintain high attention to detail
Drive continuous improvement and challenge the status quo
Support and develop others through shared learning

Responsibilities

Design or draw schematics that show how electrical components and panels work together to accomplish a process.
Write, document, test, install and troubleshoot programs.
Provide ongoing technical support to users within the company as needed.
Experience in automated control systems including, but not limited to, Design and programming PLCs, HMIs, and VF drives.
Proficient with ladder logic programming with Rockwell PC applications such as RS Linx, RS Networx & RS Logix 5, 500, and 5000.
Familiar with Allen Bradley Panel builder 32 & RS View development HMI applications.
Experience with VF drives, specifically AB drives.
Proficient with PLC networking configurations for Ethernet, Device Net, Wonderware, Profibus, DH+, DF1.
Able to follow design and work processes.
Able to read and understand standard electrical schematics and be skilled in troubleshooting control systems during start up and debug.
Proficient with MS word and Excel, and have a familiarity with AutoCAD.
Able to work independently and can work well with others within the team environment and can communicate well with customers.
Pay close attention to detail and quality, to be committed to deliver the best possible product to customers.
Performing programming changes and ladder logic and related software to the following: Siemen’s step 7, RS View, Win CC, Direct Logic, Allen Bradley RS Logic 5000.
Developing PLC code based on department standards.
Adapting standard PLC code to new applications.
Documenting PLC code.
Developing HMI configurations.
Debugging and troubleshooting PLC based control systems at customer sites.
Control system testing.
Use test equipment (multi-meter to test for Ohms to measure resistance, DC and AC voltage, proximity tester to test proximity switches, amp probe to check for amperage, phase finder to check rotation on motors, meager to check insulation breakdown, shorts to ground.
Read and understand electrical and ladder logic schematics.
Ensure all equipment compliant with OSHA and (NEC) National Electrical Safety Code.