Plant Process Control Technician

DuPont•Buffalo, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

DuPont is currently recruiting for a Plant Process Control Technician to join its dynamic team located at its manufacturing site in Buffalo, NY. Yerkes Buffalo is the North American manufacturing home of Corian® solid surface products, introduced in 1968 and the founding manufacturing location for Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) films, introduced in 1961. We are looking for people who have a passion for delivering innovative, sustainable solutions that meet our customer needs for a better, healthier, safer life. As a Plant Process Control Technician (PPCT) You will support the Automation and Process Control systems and provide first contact support to operations, maintenance, and automation engineers. You will participate in regular and scheduled maintenance activities with vendor/contractor support and other maintenance functions. Additionally you will participate on improvement teams and implements projects under the direction of the Process Automation Engineer or other engineers in Operations. You will implement and support control system best practices under the direction of the Process Automation Engineer and/or other A&PC guidance.

Requirements

A minimum of a High School diploma, G.E.D. or equivalent
A minimum of 3 years of manufacturing or related experience
Working knowledge of instrumentation and electrical installations (Motor Control Centers, etc.).
Experienced in process control systems
Excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills.
Excellent in hardware and software development skills.
Effective in understanding automation networks.

Nice To Haves

2-year technical/trade school degree
Corian Line of business experience
Process Safety Management (High Hazard Process/Low Hazard Operation) experience

Responsibilities

Provide first-line troubleshooting on process control systems, applications, and infrastructure. (Off-hours support may be required)
Participate in regular and scheduled maintenance activities on Process Automation (PA) systems and infrastructure with vendor/contractor support and other internal and external maintenance functions.
Evaluate risks to ensure safe and reliable plant operations during troubleshooting and maintenance activities on control systems and applications.
Ensure all changes follow a Management of Change (MOC) process and are properly tested prior to loading into a production system per plant procedures.
Participate on project/improvement teams and implements small projects under the direction of the Process Automation Engineer or other engineers in Operations.
Execute physical and cyber security maintenance of control systems, including backups, patches and updates.
Implement and support control system best practices under the direction of the Process Automation Engineer and/or other A&PC guidance (i.e., book of conventions).