Controls Technical Specialist II (Industrial Automation)
About the role
Since the doors opened in 1972, our Atlanta factory has grown dramatically into a state-of-the-art facility. With safety at the forefront of our minds, our Atlanta factory proudly and passionately produces 460,000 tons a year of our dry pet food brands, including Alpo®, Beneful®, Cat Chow®, Dog Chow®, Friskies®, Purina ONE®, and Pro Plan®. Our factory also does its part for the environment by conserving water, investing in renewable electricity, maintaining zero waste for disposal and more.
Responsibilities
- Provide control system support for day-to-day manufacturing operations through software upgrades, electrical and controls troubleshooting, and more.
- Play an active role in capital project implementations and support initiatives to drive continuous improvement.
- Identify and develop controls system solutions that comply with all requirements at all levels of project development including hardware and overall electrical design.
- Support advanced electrical and controls directives to maintenance and operations to maintain production.
- Identify and execute continuous improvement projects and resolve recurring issues in order to increase overall plant effectiveness.
- Avoid and resolve recurring issues in order to increase overall plant effectiveness.
- Coordinate and implement control system software upgrades.
- Avoid and resolve recurring issues in order to increase overall plant effectiveness.
- Create PLC, HMI, and SCADA solutions for plant operation aligned with all safety and company standards.
- Avoid and resolve recurring issues in order to increase overall plant effectiveness.
- Avoid and resolve recurring issues in order to increase overall plant effectiveness.
- Avoid and resolve recurring issues in order to increase overall plant effectiveness.
Requirements
- A high school diploma or GED equivalent.
- 5+ years’ applicable experience in PLC software and hardware troubleshooting and/or PLC-based HMI systems.
- OR
- An associate’s degree in a technical discipline.
- 3+ years’ applicable experience in PLC software and hardware troubleshooting and/or PLC-based HMI systems.
Qualifications
The approximate yearly pay range for this position is $80,000 - $115,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.
Skills
Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with Company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.
Benefits
Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.
Pay
The approximate yearly pay range for this position is $80,000 - $115,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.
Schedule
This position will work an off-shift schedule. Candidates must be open to working either a 2nd or 3rd shift (not both), with shift assignment based on candidate preference and business needs.