PLC Maintenance Technician (night shift)

Nature's Bakery•Hazelwood, MO

12d

About The Position

As a PLC Technician, you will help transform our Bakery, one of the fastest growing and most loved brands in our category. The transformation is enabled through significant investments in our existing “classic” production lines, as well as recently installed state-of-the-art production and packaging equipment. Our staged transition toward a world-class maintenance program to support our operations will provide you with the opportunity to help install and maintain our physical assets, and then adopt and implement reliability programs to sustain their operational excellence. All maintenance roles offer high-visibility and high-impact opportunities. Proven maintenance leaders, experienced outside contractors, and a high-performing, tenured team of technicians will support your success onsite. The day in the life of a Controls & Automation Technician: Provides input to managing the controls and automation systems testing, quality control, data retrieval and training for packaging and processing equipment. Assists in managing the controls and automation interface, testing, quality control, data retrieval, and training for all packaging and processing equipment. Assists with the development and modification of PLC & HMI programs. Provides project engineering support to process areas. Provides controls support for the manufacturing facility and assist plant mechanics in troubleshooting. Ensures documentation for control/electrical system and document change control procedures. Assists with the development and management of controls related capital projects. Contributes to determination and maintainability of new process control systems and manage process controls change control procedures for existing equipment. You’ll work around moving machines – mixers, conveyor belts, and forklifts.

Requirements

All candidates, however, should have understanding in automated industrial machinery, which includes motors, servos, pumps, drives, relays, etc. and hydraulic and pneumatic systems; packaging, conveyance, liquid and powder manufacturing equipment and processes; PLC trouble shooting; electrical and mechanical drawings; installation and troubleshoot basic three phase motor control circuits; and breakdown analysis as well as the following:
Ability and skills to troubleshoot and maintain Allen-Bradley MicroLogix and ControlLogix hardware
Perform Allen-Bradley PLC programming implementing RSLogix5, RSLogix500 and RSLogix5000 software or equivalent.
Implement and troubleshoot industrial communication networks including Ethernet, Allen-Bradley Remote I/O and DeviceNet communication networks
Read electrical schematics, Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID’s) and Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s)
Perform PID Loop tuning and implement instrument calibration procedures.
Knowledge of programming languages relevant to PLCs.
Install, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical control systems, including PLC controls, networking, and HMI systems.
Initiate and develop control system modifications and new projects to improve plant performance and reliability.
General knowledge of the National Electrical Code
Knowledge of Wiring, Hydraulic Systems, and Pneumatic Systems.
Reading blueprints and schematics.

Responsibilities

Provides input to managing the controls and automation systems testing, quality control, data retrieval and training for packaging and processing equipment.
Assists in managing the controls and automation interface, testing, quality control, data retrieval, and training for all packaging and processing equipment.
Assists with the development and modification of PLC & HMI programs.
Provides project engineering support to process areas.
Provides controls support for the manufacturing facility and assist plant mechanics in troubleshooting.
Ensures documentation for control/electrical system and document change control procedures.
Assists with the development and management of controls related capital projects.
Contributes to determination and maintainability of new process control systems and manage process controls change control procedures for existing equipment.