PLC Controls Technician - Days

Hourly rate: $44.20

About the role

Design, program, repair, and maintain programmable logic controller (PLC) systems used within Pepsi bottling and processing facilities. Inspect equipment for proper functioning and perform preventative maintenance duties per manufacturer's specifications. May support repairs and installations for other advanced production and manufacturing equipment. May mentor and provide support to less experienced technicians. Diagnose equipment malfunctions and make complex repairs or adjustments as needed.

This position requires continuous work near heat, noise, gas, and chemicals. Frequent lifting, climbing, standing, walking, crouching, squatting, bending, and kneeling are required. Weekend and/or holiday work may be required.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance on PLC systems
• Program or perform repairs on PLC systems
• Perform preventative maintenance or repairs on advanced production equipment as needed
• Perform breakdown analysis
• Oversee or perform general housekeeping
• Upgrade production lines with new or upgraded equipment and technology
• Direct activities of outside contractors working on assigned line
• Change line for package changeovers
• Enforce GMP, safety, and audit standards
• Work independently under limited supervision (self-management)
• Document work schedule and completed work tasks

Requirements

• 18 years or older
• Pass technical assessment addressing job-critical maintenance knowledge areas
• Experience with basic electrical systems (e.g., starters, fuses, contacts, relays)
• Experience with electrical systems (installation, frequency drive, troubleshooting)
• Experience with electronics (e.g., level probes, flow meters, drives/VFDs)
• Experience with PLC (e.g., industrial maintenance, computer control systems)
• Experience with product manuals (reading and applying knowledge to make repairs)
• Experience with schematics (e.g., electrical blueprints with switches, starters, maps, relays)
• Experience with troubleshooting (diagnostics, problem solving)

Skills

• Experience with mechanical systems (e.g., gear boxes, chains, sprockets, motors, seals, bearings)
• Experience with compressors and ammonia systems (e.g., refrigeration systems)
• Experience with conveyors and airveyors (air cylinders, diverters, sensors, motor/speed controls)
• Experience with gearing and gear boxes (rebuilds, ordering parts, machining parts)
• Experience with hydraulic systems (high pressure cylinders, pumps, valves, troubleshooting)
• Experience with kinematics (e.g., line speed/sprocket size ratios)
• Experience with packaging and high-speed production (e.g., bottling, consumer products)
• Experience with pneumatics (solenoids, cylinders, motor brakes, reading, troubleshooting)
• Experience with pneumatics and air compression (e.g., valves, cylinders)
• Experience with preventative maintenance (computerized preventative charts and data)
• Experience with pumps (troubleshooting, replacing seals and motors, understanding specifications)
• Experience with SERVO (e.g., intelligent and robotic motors, encoders)
• Experience with troubleshooting mechanical breakdowns (pinpointing and fixing breakdowns)
• Experience reading mechanical drawings (e.g., hydraulics, pneumatics)
• Experience working in team-based environments (collaborating with others)