Control Technician

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for the operation, maintenance and continuous improvement of manufacturing instrumentation and process control systems.
• Work closely with operations, process engineers, and maintenance to understand the business and user needs and priorities.
• Provide full life cycle support of control systems in the area, including developing requirements, programming support, commissioning, and ongoing hardware and software maintenance.
• Support upgrade projects for existing Reliance Automax Machine Coordinated Drive Control Systems including identifying system hardware and software architecture improvement opportunities.
• Provide hardware and integration support for Ethernet based control systems in the plant IT environment.
• Work with maintenance to develop data driven reliability improvement opportunities, as well as troubleshoot system hardware, resolve software malfunctions, and assist in system improvements and software upgrades.
• Implement improvements in systems capabilities that will increase the ability to meet customer requirements, including safe and reliable operations, and improve business competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Electrical Engineering or Electro-Mechanical Technology (Mechatronics) or Equivalent Experience
• Knowledge and understanding of Rockwell Automation PLC's and Process Control DCS
• Communication skills; ability to interact with operator/mechanics/process engineers/staff/management
• Ability to configure, document, and troubleshoot control systems