Electro Mechanical Technician
Actalent · Sacramento, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteManagement$35–$50/hrContract
We need to output HTML fragment only, with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use for each heading. Use
for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the job description and extract content.
Sections:
- About the role: The first paragraph: "The Electro Mechanical Technician will support highly automated manufacturing operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, programming, and commissioning PLC-controlled equipment, industrial control systems, instrumentation, and electrical systems. This role plays a key part in ensuring reliable plant operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and contributing to capital projects within a fast-paced production environment."
That's prose.
- Responsibilities: The list under "Responsibilities". It includes many bullet-like sentences separated by periods. We need to turn into
- items. Should we keep each sentence as a list item? Probably yes.
List items:
1. Troubleshoot, program, and maintain PLC systems, including ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FactoryTalk, and RS Linx platforms.
2. Support automated manufacturing equipment, process control systems, instrumentation, electrical systems, and HMI/SCADA applications to ensure reliable and efficient production.
3. Install, commission, calibrate, and maintain variable frequency drives (VFDs), sensors, transmitters, flow meters, control valves, and other control system components.
4. Support equipment startups, process improvements, system upgrades, and capital projects across the manufacturing facility.
5. Perform root cause analysis and advanced troubleshooting on production equipment and industrial control systems to resolve complex issues and prevent recurrence.
6. Maintain and improve industrial automation and manufacturing automation systems to optimize production performance and reliability.
7. Apply electrical and controls troubleshooting techniques to diagnose issues with power distribution, industrial electrical systems, and controls maintenance.
8. Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to support continuous improvement efforts and implement automation-related enhancements.
9. Utilize HMI and SCADA systems to monitor, adjust, and optimize process controls and production equipment.
10. Contribute technical expertise to commissioning activities and equipment installations associated with new projects and upgrades.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info.
- Requirements: The posting includes "Essential Skills" and "Additional Skills & Qualifications". Could combine into Requirements or Qualifications? The instruction says use headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have "Essential Skills" list (skills). Also "Additional Skills & Qualifications". Could treat "Essential Skills" as Skills section, and "Additional Skills & Qualifications" as Qualifications or Requirements? The headings list includes both Requirements and Qualifications and Skills. We need to avoid thin sections; maybe combine into one Skills section? But we have to follow instruction: Use headings only when posting has real, specific content for it. We can decide to include Skills and maybe Qualifications, but not both if they'd be thin.
Let's examine content:
Essential Skills (list):
- At least 6 years of industrial controls, automation, or electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong PLC programming and troubleshooting experience, including ladder logic and related programming methodologies.
- Hands-on experience with PLC platforms such as ControlLogix and CompactLogix.
- Proven ability to support automated production equipment and process control systems in a production environment.
- Solid knowledge of industrial electrical systems, power distribution, and electrical troubleshooting techniques.
- Experience with instrumentation and controls, including sensors, transmitters, flow meters, and control valves.
- Proficiency with HMI and SCADA applications used in industrial automation and process controls.
- Demonstrated ability to perform controls troubleshooting and controls maintenance on complex manufacturing equipment.
- Experience working with variable frequency drives (VFDs) in an industrial setting.
- Experience in industrial automation, manufacturing automation, and industrial maintenance.
- Ability to perform root cause analysis and advanced troubleshooting on control systems and production equipment.
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
- Experience in food, beverage, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing environments.
- Hands-on experience with SCADA and HMI systems, including Wonderware platforms.
- Experience with commissioning activities, capital projects, and equipment installation in an industrial facility.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and electrical schematics.
- Familiarity with continuous improvement initiatives in manufacturing and production settings.
- Comfort working with highly automated manufacturing systems and advanced process controls.
- Strong problem-solving skills and an interest in tackling complex controls and automation challenges.
These are also skills/qualifications. Could combine into a single Skills section, but we have separate headings for Skills and Qualifications. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications into one Skills section, and omit Qualifications (or Requirements) if they'd be thin. However we also have Requirements maybe from "Essential Skills" could be considered Requirements. But we have both.
We also have Work Environment, Job Type & Location, Pay And Benefits, Workplace Type, Application Deadline, About Actalent, etc. We need to include Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections if they have real specific content.
Pay: "The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $50.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors." That's specific enough for Pay section.
Benefits: List of benefits: Medical, dental & vision; Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital; 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available; Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents); Short and long-term disability; Health Spending Account (HSA); Transportation benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave). That's specific.
Schedule: The posting mentions shift times: "There are two Electro Mechanical Technician openings: one on a day shift from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, and one on a swing shift from 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM. Overtime is expected during peak production periods to support critical plant operations and project work." That's schedule info.
We also have Work Environment description, but we might not need a separate heading for Work Environment unless we have a heading for it (not in list). The allowed headings are only those listed. So we should not create a Work Environment heading. We can incorporate that info into About the role or maybe Responsibilities? But we should not invent headings. So we can include the work environment details in About the role paragraph or maybe as a separate paragraph under About the role? The About the role heading expects prose; we can include that info there.
Job Type & Location: "This is a Contract position based out of Sacramento, CA." Also "Workplace Type: This is a fully onsite position in Sacramento,CA." Could be included in About the role or maybe as a short paragraph under About the role. Since we don't have a heading for Job Type & Location, we can incorporate into About the role.
Application Deadline: "This position is anticipated to close on Sep 29, 2026." Could be included in About the role or maybe as a short paragraph under About the role. But we should not create a heading for it.
About Actalent and EEO etc: boilerplate to remove.
Thus we will produce sections:
About the role
... (including role description, job type, location, work environment, deadline)
Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility
Skills
- ... combine essential skills and additional skills
Benefits
- ... each benefit
Pay
... pay range sentence
Schedule
... shift info and overtime note
We should not include Requirements or Qualifications headings because we combined into Skills. That's okay as we prefer few substantive sections.
Check that we didn't repeat job title as heading. Good.
We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. Not present.
Now craft HTML.
We need to escape any special characters? Not needed.
Let's write.
About the role paragraph: Combine:
"The Electro Mechanical Technician will support highly automated manufacturing operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, programming, and commissioning PLC-controlled equipment, industrial control systems, instrumentation, and electrical systems. This role plays a key part in ensuring reliable plant operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and contributing to capital projects within a fast-paced production environment. This is a Contract position based out of Sacramento, CA, fully onsite. The role is based in a highly automated manufacturing facility that utilizes PLCs, SCADA systems, HMI interfaces, instrumentation, VFDs, and advanced process controls to support production operations. There are two openings: one day shift (7:00 AM–3:30 PM) and one swing shift (3:00 PM–11:30 PM), with overtime expected during peak production periods. The position is anticipated to close on Sep 29, 2026."
We need to avoid duplication: we already have schedule in Schedule section, but we can still mention shift times in About the role? Might be duplication but okay. However we might want to avoid repeating schedule details in About the role if we have a separate Schedule section. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we need to keep the schedule info somewhere. If we put it in Schedule section, we can still mention in About the role but that would be duplication. Duplication is allowed? Not prohibited, but we should avoid unnecessary duplication? Not explicitly forbidden. However we might keep schedule info only in Schedule section and not repeat in About the role to avoid duplication. But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can keep it in Schedule section only. So About the role should not include schedule details. We'll keep schedule info only in Schedule section.
Thus About the role paragraph: role description, job type, location, work environment, deadline.
Let's craft:
"The Electro Mechanical Technician will support highly automated manufacturing operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, programming, and commissioning PLC-controlled equipment, industrial control systems, instrumentation, and electrical systems. This role plays a key part in ensuring reliable plant operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and contributing to capital projects within a fast-paced production environment. This is a Contract position based out of Sacramento, CA, fully onsite. The role is based in a highly automated manufacturing facility that utilizes PLCs, SCADA systems, HMI interfaces, instrumentation, VFDs, and advanced process controls to support production operations. The position is anticipated to close on Sep 29, 2026."
Now Responsibilities list as above.
Skills list: combine essential and additional.
Let's list all items:
Essential Skills items (converted to brief statements):
- At least 6 years of industrial controls, automation, or electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong PLC programming and troubleshooting experience, including ladder logic and related programming methodologies.
- Hands-on experience with PLC platforms such as ControlLogix and CompactLogix.
- Proven ability to support automated production equipment and process control systems in a production environment.
- Solid knowledge of industrial electrical systems, power distribution, and electrical troubleshooting techniques.
- Experience with instrumentation and controls, including sensors, transmitters, flow
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it — never emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the job description and extract content. Sections: - About the role: The first paragraph: "The Electro Mechanical Technician will support highly automated manufacturing operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, programming, and commissioning PLC-controlled equipment, industrial control systems, instrumentation, and electrical systems. This role plays a key part in ensuring reliable plant operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and contributing to capital projects within a fast-paced production environment." That's prose. - Responsibilities: The list under "Responsibilities". It includes many bullet-like sentences separated by periods. We need to turn into
- items. Should we keep each sentence as a list item? Probably yes.
List items:
1. Troubleshoot, program, and maintain PLC systems, including ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FactoryTalk, and RS Linx platforms.
2. Support automated manufacturing equipment, process control systems, instrumentation, electrical systems, and HMI/SCADA applications to ensure reliable and efficient production.
3. Install, commission, calibrate, and maintain variable frequency drives (VFDs), sensors, transmitters, flow meters, control valves, and other control system components.
4. Support equipment startups, process improvements, system upgrades, and capital projects across the manufacturing facility.
5. Perform root cause analysis and advanced troubleshooting on production equipment and industrial control systems to resolve complex issues and prevent recurrence.
6. Maintain and improve industrial automation and manufacturing automation systems to optimize production performance and reliability.
7. Apply electrical and controls troubleshooting techniques to diagnose issues with power distribution, industrial electrical systems, and controls maintenance.
8. Collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to support continuous improvement efforts and implement automation-related enhancements.
9. Utilize HMI and SCADA systems to monitor, adjust, and optimize process controls and production equipment.
10. Contribute technical expertise to commissioning activities and equipment installations associated with new projects and upgrades.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info.
- Requirements: The posting includes "Essential Skills" and "Additional Skills & Qualifications". Could combine into Requirements or Qualifications? The instruction says use headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have "Essential Skills" list (skills). Also "Additional Skills & Qualifications". Could treat "Essential Skills" as Skills section, and "Additional Skills & Qualifications" as Qualifications or Requirements? The headings list includes both Requirements and Qualifications and Skills. We need to avoid thin sections; maybe combine into one Skills section? But we have to follow instruction: Use headings only when posting has real, specific content for it. We can decide to include Skills and maybe Qualifications, but not both if they'd be thin.
Let's examine content:
Essential Skills (list):
- At least 6 years of industrial controls, automation, or electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong PLC programming and troubleshooting experience, including ladder logic and related programming methodologies.
- Hands-on experience with PLC platforms such as ControlLogix and CompactLogix.
- Proven ability to support automated production equipment and process control systems in a production environment.
- Solid knowledge of industrial electrical systems, power distribution, and electrical troubleshooting techniques.
- Experience with instrumentation and controls, including sensors, transmitters, flow meters, and control valves.
- Proficiency with HMI and SCADA applications used in industrial automation and process controls.
- Demonstrated ability to perform controls troubleshooting and controls maintenance on complex manufacturing equipment.
- Experience working with variable frequency drives (VFDs) in an industrial setting.
- Experience in industrial automation, manufacturing automation, and industrial maintenance.
- Ability to perform root cause analysis and advanced troubleshooting on control systems and production equipment.
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
- Experience in food, beverage, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing environments.
- Hands-on experience with SCADA and HMI systems, including Wonderware platforms.
- Experience with commissioning activities, capital projects, and equipment installation in an industrial facility.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and electrical schematics.
- Familiarity with continuous improvement initiatives in manufacturing and production settings.
- Comfort working with highly automated manufacturing systems and advanced process controls.
- Strong problem-solving skills and an interest in tackling complex controls and automation challenges.
These are also skills/qualifications. Could combine into a single Skills section, but we have separate headings for Skills and Qualifications. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Essential Skills and Additional Skills & Qualifications into one Skills section, and omit Qualifications (or Requirements) if they'd be thin. However we also have Requirements maybe from "Essential Skills" could be considered Requirements. But we have both.
We also have Work Environment, Job Type & Location, Pay And Benefits, Workplace Type, Application Deadline, About Actalent, etc. We need to include Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections if they have real specific content.
Pay: "The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $50.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors." That's specific enough for Pay section.
Benefits: List of benefits: Medical, dental & vision; Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital; 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available; Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents); Short and long-term disability; Health Spending Account (HSA); Transportation benefits; Employee Assistance Program; Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave). That's specific.
Schedule: The posting mentions shift times: "There are two Electro Mechanical Technician openings: one on a day shift from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, and one on a swing shift from 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM. Overtime is expected during peak production periods to support critical plant operations and project work." That's schedule info.
We also have Work Environment description, but we might not need a separate heading for Work Environment unless we have a heading for it (not in list). The allowed headings are only those listed. So we should not create a Work Environment heading. We can incorporate that info into About the role or maybe Responsibilities? But we should not invent headings. So we can include the work environment details in About the role paragraph or maybe as a separate paragraph under About the role? The About the role heading expects prose; we can include that info there.
Job Type & Location: "This is a Contract position based out of Sacramento, CA." Also "Workplace Type: This is a fully onsite position in Sacramento,CA." Could be included in About the role or maybe as a short paragraph under About the role. Since we don't have a heading for Job Type & Location, we can incorporate into About the role.
Application Deadline: "This position is anticipated to close on Sep 29, 2026." Could be included in About the role or maybe as a short paragraph under About the role. But we should not create a heading for it.
About Actalent and EEO etc: boilerplate to remove.
Thus we will produce sections:
About the role
... (including role description, job type, location, work environment, deadline)
Responsibilities
- ... each responsibility
Skills
- ... combine essential skills and additional skills
Benefits
- ... each benefit
Pay
... pay range sentence
Schedule
... shift info and overtime note
We should not include Requirements or Qualifications headings because we combined into Skills. That's okay as we prefer few substantive sections. Check that we didn't repeat job title as heading. Good. We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. Not present. Now craft HTML. We need to escape any special characters? Not needed. Let's write. About the role paragraph: Combine: "The Electro Mechanical Technician will support highly automated manufacturing operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, programming, and commissioning PLC-controlled equipment, industrial control systems, instrumentation, and electrical systems. This role plays a key part in ensuring reliable plant operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and contributing to capital projects within a fast-paced production environment. This is a Contract position based out of Sacramento, CA, fully onsite. The role is based in a highly automated manufacturing facility that utilizes PLCs, SCADA systems, HMI interfaces, instrumentation, VFDs, and advanced process controls to support production operations. There are two openings: one day shift (7:00 AM–3:30 PM) and one swing shift (3:00 PM–11:30 PM), with overtime expected during peak production periods. The position is anticipated to close on Sep 29, 2026." We need to avoid duplication: we already have schedule in Schedule section, but we can still mention shift times in About the role? Might be duplication but okay. However we might want to avoid repeating schedule details in About the role if we have a separate Schedule section. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we need to keep the schedule info somewhere. If we put it in Schedule section, we can still mention in About the role but that would be duplication. Duplication is allowed? Not prohibited, but we should avoid unnecessary duplication? Not explicitly forbidden. However we might keep schedule info only in Schedule section and not repeat in About the role to avoid duplication. But we need to preserve all substantive info; we can keep it in Schedule section only. So About the role should not include schedule details. We'll keep schedule info only in Schedule section. Thus About the role paragraph: role description, job type, location, work environment, deadline. Let's craft: "The Electro Mechanical Technician will support highly automated manufacturing operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, programming, and commissioning PLC-controlled equipment, industrial control systems, instrumentation, and electrical systems. This role plays a key part in ensuring reliable plant operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and contributing to capital projects within a fast-paced production environment. This is a Contract position based out of Sacramento, CA, fully onsite. The role is based in a highly automated manufacturing facility that utilizes PLCs, SCADA systems, HMI interfaces, instrumentation, VFDs, and advanced process controls to support production operations. The position is anticipated to close on Sep 29, 2026." Now Responsibilities list as above. Skills list: combine essential and additional. Let's list all items: Essential Skills items (converted to brief statements): - At least 6 years of industrial controls, automation, or electrical maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment. - Strong PLC programming and troubleshooting experience, including ladder logic and related programming methodologies. - Hands-on experience with PLC platforms such as ControlLogix and CompactLogix. - Proven ability to support automated production equipment and process control systems in a production environment. - Solid knowledge of industrial electrical systems, power distribution, and electrical troubleshooting techniques. - Experience with instrumentation and controls, including sensors, transmitters, flow