Controls Technician
Our client is a caring, innovative company focused on reimaging a healthier future for all people, their pets, and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, and Pet Nutrition, they sell their products in more than 200 countries and territories under various brands. They are recognized for their leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including their achievements in decreasing plastic waste, promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources, and improving children’s oral health.
If you want to work for a company that lives by its values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our client’s global team!
The Controls Technician for the Topeka Manufacturing Facility is accountable for on-shift support and maintenance of the electrical and control systems for the Topeka Plant.
Salary:
- Competitive, epending on experience
- Merit increase every year based on performance
Benefits:
- Advancement Opportunities
- Phenomenal culture & work environment at a climate-controlled facility
- Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for employee & eligible dependents starting on Day 1
- Basic Life Insurance for you and eligible dependents at NO cost
- 15 Days of Paid Vacation
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Saving & Investment Plan with Company Match
- Tuition Assistance up to $10,000 per year
- Employee Assistance Program
- Access to discounted company products
Education:
- High School Diploma
Experience:
- 5 years of plant technical experience OR 3 years of experience plus a 2-year technical degree
- Experience troubleshooting Wonderware/AVEVA System Platform.
- Experience working with Microsoft SQL databases.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) including Allen Bradley ControlLogix and GuardLogix, Wonderware based Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) or Panelview.
- Maintain and troubleshoot plant floor electrical, control, and pneumatics components including: vision systems, industrial and collaborative robots, valves, motors, loop controllers, solenoids, control system I/O (Flex IO and Point IO), measurement and instrumentation systems (flow meters, load cells, photo-electrics, level probes, metal detectors, container fill detectors, touch screen monitors, computer equipment and peripherals, and container vacuum detection).
- Function as a technical resource and shift troubleshooting resource for operations, maintenance, and engineering (requires climbing, bending, and crawling).
- Conduct training for controls and electrical-related systems for maintenance and operations personnel.
- Provide extensive reporting and communication of problems and steps taken.
- Follow backup procedures (controllers, panels, programmable switches, etc.).
- Document changes made to software and hardware (electrical and process and instrumentation prints).
- Be accountable for meeting or exceeding safety standards according to the published Safety Policy.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to troubleshoot and program PLC’s and Safety PLC’s using ladder logic programming. Familiar with Sequencer programming and AOI blocks.
- Ability to read and use electrical schematics
- Know, understand, and interpret NEC regulatory requirements.
- Knowledge to troubleshoot electrical circuits (3 phase 480 VAC, 120 VAC, 24VAC and VDC control circuits).
- Be available to work on different shifts and weekends as needed.
- Familiarity with Cisco architecture and infrastructure (Basic LAN concepts).
- Ability to create or modify CAD drawings.