Process Controls Technician (3rd shift)

Quality Custom Distribution•Conyers, GA

About The Position

The Process Controls Technician supports production, maintenance, and engineering to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective processes for Liquid Products manufacturing, packaging, and sanitation operations. The role programs, monitors, and troubleshoots process equipment, including controls for manufacturing and sanitation; filling and packaging equipment; steam, water, and product temperature controls and charts; recording devices; bulk tank level monitoring; bulk ingredient meter verification; SCADA systems; and special projects or other assigned work. The technician helps maintain safety standards, improve process performance, and support customer satisfaction. The role requires strong technical, communication, problem-solving, mathematical, analytical, and organizational skills, along with the ability to work effectively with plant personnel, contractors, vendors, and construction groups. The position is based in Conyers, Georgia, and is identified as a third-shift role. It requires working in damp, wet, humid, slippery, hot or cold, and noisy environments, often near moving equipment, fumes, or airborne debris. The technician must wear required personal protective equipment and may occasionally work at heights or with toxic or caustic chemicals.

Requirements

At least a two-year associate degree in industrial electronics or a related field, or five years of industry experience; the posting describes this as preferred.
Extended technical-field experience in programming, logic controls, and electrical work in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
Experience with machine and manufacturing technologies.
Strong technical skills and familiarity with controls technologies, including Rockwell software and Allen-Bradley components.
Above-average verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to interact effectively with plant personnel, contractors, vendors, and construction groups.
Above-average problem-solving, mathematical, and analytical skills.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in individual and group situations.
Ability to use effective problem-solving skills.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment and/or clothing.
Ability to sit for 8 or more hours per day and stand or walk for 7 or more hours per day.
Ability to frequently bend, reach, twist or turn, and climb; occasionally squat; and occasionally lift and carry loads up to 100 pounds as described in the posting.
Specific vision abilities required include close, distance, and color vision.
Ability to work in damp, wet, humid, and slippery environments; near moving equipment with fumes or airborne debris; in extreme heat or cold; and in high noise levels requiring hearing protection.
Occasional work at heights and with toxic or caustic chemicals.

Nice To Haves

A two-year associate degree in industrial electronics or a related field, or five years of industry experience, is preferred.
Extended experience in technical fields involving programming, logic controls, and electrical work in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Support production, maintenance, and engineering to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing, packaging, and sanitation processes.
Program, monitor, and troubleshoot process equipment and controls, including manufacturing and sanitation equipment, filling and packaging equipment, temperature controls, recording devices, bulk tank monitoring, ingredient meters, and SCADA systems.
Provide support for special projects and other assigned work.
Ensure safety standards and procedures are followed.
Proactively engage in improving overall process performance.
Maintain technical knowledge of controls technologies, including Rockwell software and Allen-Bradley components.
Work collaboratively within the department and across departments.
Communicate effectively with plant personnel, contractors, vendors, and construction groups.
Maintain internal and external customer satisfaction.
Perform under accelerated timelines and apply problem-solving, mathematical, and analytical skills.
Remain organized, detail-oriented, and self-starting.