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Ilitch Companies · 2 months ago

Controls Specialist Automation Tech (Nights)

Gaffney, SC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Champion Foods is a pizza trailblazer expanding its innovative team and seeking a Controls Specialist Automation Technician. This role involves providing support for manufacturing automation equipment, including troubleshooting and repairing electrical and mechanical systems, while fostering a collaborative work environment.

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Responsibilities

Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair manufacturing equipment, utilities, and facility. Share knowledge of applicable automation, controls, & PLC concepts/principles to other maintenance personnel

Provide troubleshooting and repair of facility electrical equipment that includes single phase AC circuits, three phase AC circuits and DC circuits

Execute position requirements with little or no supervision

Assist in writing and revising maintenance department standard operating procedures

Must have significant experience with process control and power distribution

Read and interpret mechanical and electrical manuals/ schematics and P&ID’S as required

Provide operating instructions and/or training of production line manufacturing equipment to other facility associates

Perform preventive maintenance tasks as scheduled and report and qualify results

Generate various types of reports and documents (i.e. shift summaries, test results, project write –ups, etc.)

Complete work order tasks as assigned and report results

Troubleshoot and resolve control system problems associated with hardware and software contained within the facilities PLC, Servo controller, operator interface, and VFD systems

Maintain and troubleshoot various types of field instrumentation (i.e. pressure transmitters, RTD’s, load cells, etc.) and their interfaces to the control systems

Provide technical assistance to reduce /eliminate issues associated with equipment, performance, quality and safety

Provide assistance in determining the specifications and requirements of spare parts under the department’s spare parts program

Perform special projects from time to time as assigned by maintenance management in a cost effective and timely manner

Inform the appropriate facility personnel of any necessary modifications or system malfunctions that would affect their area of operation

Utilize existing and future maintenance management systems effectively

Communicate effectively with outside vendors and equipment manufactures

Maintain a safe and neat working area in compliance with all OSHA, FDA and Food Plant regulations

Maintain a proactive attitude to ensure maximum efficiency and longer run-time of production line manufacturing equipment

Ensure that production line equipment is left in a functional state for subsequent shifts

Performs work in a safe manner and works within company policies

Be proficient with the standard Microsoft office software packages (Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, etc)

Perform non-technical assignments as requested by management

Maintain tools in good working condition and report damaged tools immediately

Perform other and incidental duties as assigned

Qualification

PLC programmingIndustrial maintenanceProcess controlElectrical troubleshootingMechanical supportWonderwareAB Control LogixEthernet communicationsTeam communicationSafety compliancePreventive maintenanceTechnical assistance

Required

Must have strong programming skills with the following hardware and software: Wonderware; AB Control Logix, AB PLC 5000 series; AB panel views, AB & Indramat Servco Controllers; Ethernet & Device Net Communications; UNIX & Windows OS, Kinetix servo control & trouble shooting, connected components workbench software. Panelview and ME software. vision systems

Must possess at least six (6) years of industrial maintenance experience or advanced education in automation controls, PLC, programming, electrical, mechanical, and electronics

Must obtain the minimum assessment level required for a Maintenance Technician III as established by the maintenance department

Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair manufacturing equipment, utilities, and facility