Controls Specialist

About the role

This position requires that qualified technicians be responsible for electrical design concepts, programming, cost analysis, troubleshooting, debugging and testing of new and existing production equipment. The Electrical Engineering Tech will also be expected to initiate and complete projects that replace obsolete equipment, reduce operation cost, increase efficiency and capability, improve quality and any other ideas that lead to continuous improvements of automated manufacturing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains equipment in the sterilization area, including project work, working with vendors, installation and onboarding of new equipment, upgrading existing equipment, and assisting in other areas, as needed.
• Programming of any electrical control system.
• Backup for other technicians where service and support is needed.
• May require working off shift.
• Installation and integration of safety control equipment.
• Maintains proper documentation for area(s) of responsibility.
• Ensures that appropriate quality engineers/techs/auditors/operators are notified of programming/electronic changes that affect product or process quality.
• Maintains and repairs electrical/electronic and optical equipment in the sterilization area, including troubleshooting, testing, adjusting and calibrating replaced parts, etc., in a manner that will facilitate a safe and effective repair.
• Minimizes quality risks due to the electrical/electronic machinery/equipment including maintaining inspection systems.
• Minimizes electrical safety risk by ensuring approved procedures are followed and standards are met.
• Project work including layout, fabrication and programming.
• Communicates and maintains a favorable rapport with team leaders, engineering, maintenance and production associates.
• Works with minimal supervision.
• Is on-call to support for downtime prevention and technical issues, as needed.
• Uses computers to program PLC’s and interface with peripheral equipment.
• Draws new control diagrams or changes existing drawings using Auto Cad.
• Communicates daily events, projects, etc. to the maintenance team on the next shift.
• Provides training to production personnel and/or other technicians.
• Must be available during planned maintenance periods.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Team Leader and required to support the needs of the business.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree (Major: Electronics or equivalent), required.
• Certificate of Completion from an advanced PLC training course, preferred.
• 2+ years’ experience with related industrial electronics, required.
• 3+ years’ experience with industrial controls, required.

Skills

• Knowledge of programming software for PLC’s, displays, servos and vision equipment.
• Well developed technical writing skills.
• Ability to learn robotic systems.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to think logically.
• Ability to use electronic/electrical test equipment including VOM, clamp on ammeter, logic analyzer, oscilloscope, etc.
• Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose electrical/mechanical problems.
• Ability to read and understand electrical/electronic drawing and schematic diagrams.
• Proven problem solving skills.
• Well developed interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to positively take direction and suggestions from others.
• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Well developed communication skills.
• Ability to innovate and implement new ideas.
• Ability to give direction to others.
• Ability to manage a large project.
• Ability to understand FDA and site regulations for change control.
• Must be able to speak, read and write English.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Computer skills (SAP, Excel, Word preferred) - Advanced.
• Preferred Auto Cad proficiency.
• Ability to program robotic systems.
• Visual Basic programming skills.
• C/C+ programming skills.
• Leadership skills, the ability to take on larger projects.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

NA (United States of America).