Process Control Technician

Armstrong World Industries•Newark, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is with Tectum, Inc., a subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries. It involves being part of a supportive culture where employees are recognized as key players in the company's future. Tectum, Inc. is described as a large company with a local feel, offering opportunities for collaboration with leadership and colleagues. The position offers a competitive remuneration package and opportunities for personal development.

Requirements

Associate Degree in electronics, computer science, or related field plus 5 years of industrial electrical experience or equivalent working experience (5-10 years).
Personal Computer skills including specific controls programming software and basic e-mail, word processing, and spreadsheet applications.
Excellent analytical skills, including Identifying machine problems and potential causes, devising, and performing tests to identify the root cause of problems, analyzing data from multiple sources to identify trends and anomalies, identifying possible causes of future downtime, and taking preventative steps, and using strong mathematical skills with numeric analysis software.
Excellent communication skills, including providing effective training to other Controls Technicians, communicating procedures for preventive maintenance, communicating with production staff to identify machine problems and possible causes, and communicating with OEMs to resolve machine problems.
Advanced knowledge of electrical theory and principles of operation, including solid knowledge of three phase, single phase, and DC power, application of NEC and standard wiring practices, utilizing meters and oscilloscopes to identify electrical problems, and reading and creating electrical schematics where needed.
Advanced knowledge of all PLC based hardware and software, including excellent PLC programming skills, assisting in DCS changes, good servo and HMI programming skills, interface between multiple controllers over various networking platforms.
Ability to make quick and accurate electrical repairs and if the situation requires, program changes.
Standard knowledge of product specifications, quality requirements, production goals, efficiency, and waste.
Knowledge of product specifications and the processes that affect them.
Understands the impact of downtime and waste on production efficiency.
Ability to work well in a team environment.
Self-sufficient.

Nice To Haves

Journeyman electrician status (at a minimum) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Observes all OSHA and company safety rules and uses the proper safety equipment at all times.
Notifies Supervisor of potentially dangerous electrical hazards and takes immediate corrective action.
Demonstrates basic National Electrical Code understanding.
Follows Lock-Out /Tag-Out procedures.
Troubleshoots machine breakdowns and malfunctions utilizing a working knowledge of programs and tools required to troubleshoot PLCs and HMI's including electrical schematics, meters, oscilloscopes, etc.
Trains and assists technicians to troubleshoot, repair, replace, and calibrate all electrical sensing devices including photoelectric, inductive, capacitive, magnetic, pressure, temperature, weight and position sensors, flow, and analytical instruments.
Trains and assists technicians to troubleshoot, repair, replace, and commission a) all electrical control devices including: AC drives, contactors, motors, breakers, solenoids power supplies, and indicator lights, and b) all DCS/PLC/HMI hardware including: processors, discrete and analog I/O cards, power supplies, network adapters, distributed I/O, operator interfaces such as Rockwell PanelView V9-V12, PC based interfaces, and message displays such as Aveva (Wonderware) InTouch.
Based on extensive experience of the machine processes and controls systems, makes critical decisions to proactively avoid downtime, quality, scrap, and safety problems.
Makes complex program modifications in PLC's logic and HMI's programs to improve equipment performance.
Works with other Technicians and engineers to implement changes on Aveva (WonderWare) InTouch and other SCADA systems.
Coordinates the electrical preventative maintenance program by identifying items that need regular inspection and replacement, scheduling the tasks and task frequencies required, and following up to ensure the completion and effectiveness of each task.
Manages all PLC and HMI programs and changes as well as electrical documentation.
Ensures that they are all accurate, updated, available to the technicians and archived at regular intervals.
Assists Production, and Process & Project Engineers and directly assists maintenance to meet daily priorities, coverage, and special projects.
Provides extensive support during machine installations and upgrades including interfacing auxiliary equipment, identifying and correcting errors in programming and wiring and ensuring vendors and contractors are meeting our needs and expectations.
Provides leadership to resolve problems within own workgroups.
Actively visible within the plant and highly motivated to change legacy technology to current technology.