MFG Maintenance PLC Tech

Kroger Springdale Ice Cream & Beverage•Springdale, OH

About The Position

Support programming, troubleshooting, calibration, project implementation, and network integration to keep automated industrial control systems current. Perform work safely, efficiently, and accurately to maintain and improve plant performance in Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR), and the Customer 1st strategy. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The role installs, diagnoses, and repairs electrical systems and components of industrial machinery and equipment; maintains programming, hardware networking, and communication; and implements industrial control system projects and plant upgrades. It also supports predictive and preventative maintenance, internal projects, and compliance with the Controls Change Management System. The position supports safe, quality food production and the development, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of SQF Systems. It is accountable to Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles and requires working around ingredients or finished products known to contain food allergens. Essential job functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 3 years of PLC and HMI programming experience.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Sound working knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic valves, photo eyes, proximity sensors, limit switches, breakers, and fuses.
Ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to comprehend complex verbal and written instructions.
Excellent communication skills.
Experience with full industrial control system project implementation.
Ability to read and interpret mechanical blueprints, electrical schematics, and parts specifications.
Sound working knowledge of electrical safe work practices, AC and DC electrical theory, reading and creating electrical prints/control schematics, motor control, personal computer hardware and software, computer networks, and HMI systems.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 years of maintenance mechanic experience.
Familiarity with other brands of PLC hardware and software.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate a thorough understanding of industrial control systems and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
Install, diagnose, and repair electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical components of industrial machinery and equipment.
Replace defective components and wiring and adjust mechanical parts.
Maintain programming, hardware networking, and communication; troubleshoot failures, determine causes, and perform corrective actions.
Oversee industrial control system project implementation involving hardware and software.
Support predictive and preventative maintenance programs and internal projects.
Support plant control system upgrades and ensure compliance with the Controls Change Management System.
Troubleshoot and calibrate control panels using relay logic, cam-driven switch boxes, heat and humidity control systems, process control valves, pneumatic and hydraulic control systems, metal detection systems, ink jet coding systems, electronic scaling systems, and electronic meters.
Interface with and troubleshoot motor control equipment, including motor starters, run relays, variable frequency drives (VFDs), servo motors, and controls.
Interface with and troubleshoot Allen Bradley and other plant PLCs, including connecting to PLCs, reading ladder logic, programming, and diagnosing hardware and software problems.
Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of SQF Systems.
Work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.