PC-IS Maintenance Tech - Days

Hoffmaster • Oconto, WI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The PC-IS Maintenance Tech performs maintenance repairs, installations, and modifications to company equipment, buildings, and grounds. On the assigned shift, the role handles electrical and mechanical projects, repairs, upgrades, and troubleshooting of PLC-controlled systems. The position works in a manufacturing environment with machinery, powered industrial vehicles, and a temperature-controlled facility. The role requires working with shop tools and diagnostic and measuring devices, interpreting blueprints, schematics, and manuals, and communicating with coworkers and external partners. Assistance in training staff is also required.

Requirements

• Knowledge of proper personal protective equipment (PPE) and electrical hazards requiring protection.
• Knowledge of the National Electrical Code and local electrical codes.
• Knowledge of PLC-based applications, including Allen-Bradley RSLogix 5000 and Siemens S7.
• Knowledge of electrical construction and maintenance practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of engineering practices and procedures and related mathematics.
• Skill in applying electrical testing devices.
• Ability to read and understand electrical plans and complex circuit schematics.
• Ability to troubleshoot and install control circuits and compute electrical formulas.
• Ability to program basic PLC-based controls and variable-speed drives.
• Knowledge of mechanical tools and measuring devices.
• Ability to identify mechanical failures and facilitate repairs using appropriate tools.
• Ability to TIG weld to structural integrity and finish standards meeting USDA guidelines.
• Knowledge of HMI devices and program modification, including Panelview, Parker, Siemens, and GE Fanuc.
• Knowledge of general pneumatic and hydraulic controls and devices.
• Ability to understand and modify motion control using RSLogix 5000 and Siemens Step 7 Simotion.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair pneumatic- and hydraulic-controlled systems.
• Proficiency with a variety of shop tools, processes, and diagnostic and measuring devices for equipment and building maintenance tasks.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, prioritize workload, respond to changing priorities, and exercise sound judgment and effective decision-making.
• Ability to read, comprehend, communicate, and perform tasks using blueprints, schematics, and manuals.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people whose technical experience and abilities vary.
• Preferred associate degree in electro/mechanical, mechanical, electrical, electronics, or robotics; alternatively, an industrial electrician with a Wisconsin Master Electrical license and/or three to five years of related experience and verifiable proficiency in basic PLC, HMI, VSD, and servo motion programming and troubleshooting skills.
• Must be able to lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds independently and team lift more than 50 pounds.
• Must be able to meet physical requirements including significant walking and standing and incidental climbing.
• Must wear required PPE, including safety shoes, eye protection, hair covering, and anti-cut gloves.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree in electro/mechanical, mechanical, electrical, electronics, or robotics.
• Industrial electrician with a Wisconsin Master Electrical license.
• Three to five years of related experience and verifiable proficiency in basic PLC, HMI, VSD, and servo motion programming and troubleshooting.
• Prior experience with typical industrial control systems, Profibus, Ethernet, and/or other industrial networking methods.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance repairs, installations, and modifications to company equipment, buildings, and grounds.
• Complete electrical and mechanical projects, repairs, upgrades, and troubleshooting of PLC-controlled systems on the assigned shift.
• Use shop tools and diagnostic and measuring devices for equipment assembly, disassembly, machining, fabrication, rebuilding, installation, adjustment, modification, alignment, cutting, welding, pipefitting, and other maintenance tasks.
• Read and use detail, assembly, or installation blueprints, schematics, and manuals to perform work.
• Communicate with peers, company personnel, and outside partners, and take appropriate action based on verbal communication.
• Assist with training staff.

What This Job Offers

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