Maintenance Controls Technician

Maintenance Controls Technician

Location: Oxford, NC, US
Salary: USD $32.89 – $39.00 / hr

Job Description

Join our Maintenance Team and contribute to enhancing process reliability, product quality, and overall plant performance. As a Maintenance Controls Technician, you will be integral to maintaining and improving our control systems and instrumentation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Consult diagrams, technical documentation, schematics, manuals, and codes.
• Maintain backup and revision documentation for control systems and instrumentation.
• Manage SCADA devices in an industrial environment.
• Install, configure, calibrate, and maintain control, measurement, and indicating instrumentation (pneumatic, analog, and digital).
• Configure and program Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC).
• Organize and order PLC control components to support plant process control systems.
• Collaborate with corporate IT staff on network and computer activities as needed.
• Prepare technical reports documenting equipment issues and changes.
• Manage projects for implementing changes and improvements.
• Be on call to support production needs.
• Install and terminate electrical, pneumatic, and fluid connections.
• Inspect and test instruments and systems to diagnose faults.
• Remove, repair, adjust, and replace components.
• Calibrate components and systems.
• Assist engineering in plant design, modification, and hazard analysis.
• Maintain various computer-based control systems.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and stay current with technological advancements.

INSTRUMENTS INCLUDE:

• Transmitters, analyzers, sensors, detectors, signal conditioners, recorders, controllers, and final control elements used for measuring and controlling variables such as pressure, flow, temperature, level, motion, force, and chemical composition.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE:

• Ability to plan and prioritize tasks across multiple projects.
• Self-motivation and strong organizational skills with effective time management.
• Detail-oriented work style and dedication to meeting expectations.
• Team-oriented with the ability to assertively handle tasks.
• Capability to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven experience with PLC logic and programming, particularly with Allen Bradley PLCs and other controllers.
• Ability to create and read logic and flow diagrams for program design, simulation, testing, and start-up.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles.

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