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Winland Foods · 3 days ago

Electronics Technician

Buckner, KY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$43.05/hr - $43.05/hr

3+ years exp

Winland Foods is a global company focused on food safety and quality, seeking an Electronics Technician to perform electrical, controls, and mechanical repairs to plant machinery. The role involves PLC programming, maintaining IT hardware, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingWholesale

Responsibilities

Upgrade all machine controls to current PLCs or PACs and machine safeties to CAT 3 level

Monitors and installs electrical equipment per NEC code

Provides electrical safety training to maintenance personnel to include arc flash, qualified workers, LOTO 3 point verification

Provides technical training to maintenance department

Provides troubleshooting assistance to maintenance department

Works with internal and external resources on plant projects

Prepare and maintain all specific documentation related to job activities

Follows and enforces standards for food safety and food quality production reflected in SQF as well as the regulations of major vendors and governmental agencies such as OSHA, FDA and EPA

Effectively communicate with coworkers and outside contractors

Performs other duties as required

Qualification

PLC programmingElectrical safety trainingIndustrial PLC experienceElectromechanical TechnologiesEffective communication

Required

Performs electrical, controls, and mechanical repairs to plant machinery, equipment and facilities

Responds to plant control needs or electrical issues

Performs PLC programming

Maintains plant IT hardware

Upgrades machine controls and safeties following NEC and State codes

All procedures and practices used are grounded in standards, regulations and laws addressing occupational safety (OSHA), building and electrical codes, and food safety and food quality (FDA) in addition to environmental safety (EPA) in accordance with Safe Quality Food (SQF) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

A minimum of three years' experience with industrial plc's (Allen Bradly), electrical / electronic experience required

Must adhere to all safety, food safety and quality rules and procedures

Must be able to work overtime and other shifts as assigned

Must be able to perform in a variety of physical conditions including cramped spaces, and in varied temperatures, some with extreme temperatures and high humidity (>100 degrees F.)

Must be able to perform detailed work; stoop, bend, twist, squat, stand and sit for various periods at a time with or without reasonable accommodations

May work in enclosed areas and in noisy environment

Must perform moderate to heavy lifting (up to 50lbs)