Controls Technical Specialist (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.

As a Controls Technical Specialist, you will be responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining and enhancing the accuracy, reliability and system control’s data credibility of PLC and PC-based automation systems. In this role, you will oversee PLC upgrades and wiring modifications on production equipment, and work directly with our maintenance team to troubleshoot and support production line modifications. To support plant operations, 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.

Responsibilities

• Configure, program and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controls (PLC)
• Perform preventive maintenance for controls and organize electrical/control parts inventory
• Provide electrical and programming support on plant capital projects
• Implement control systems software upgrade
• Provide instrumentation, PLC and HMI/SCADA software and hardware support to plant maintenance staff
• Assist with training of maintenance personnel

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED equivalent AND 3+ years of applicable experience in PLC software and Electrical/hardware troubleshooting and/or PC-based HMI-systems

OR

Associate’s Degree in a technical discipline AND 1+ years of applicable experience in PLC software and Electrical/hardware troubleshooting and/or PC-based HMI-systems

Pay

The approximate yearly pay range for this position is $70,000 - $97,000. 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.

Schedule

This position will work an off-shift schedule, either 2nd or 3rd shift (not both), with shift assignment based on candidate preference and business needs.