Controls Engineer

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Responsibilities:

Maintains troubleshoots, and repairs all manufacturing equipment such as wrappers, mixers, motors, conveyors, and refrigeration systems.Installs control and distribution apparatus such as switches, relays, and circuit-breaker panels.

Connects power cables to equipment, such as electric range or motor, and installs grounding leads.

Monitors and ensures that the equipment is in excellent condition for operation.

Performs preventive and corrective maintenance on the equipment.

Repairs faulty equipment or systems.

Installs power on the new manufacturing equipment.

Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.

Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.

Dismantles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts.

Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery. Installs, modifies, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, SOVs, pressure regulators, and related equipment.

Repairs and maintains the physical structure of the facility. Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment such as robots and PLCs.

Maintain current documentation of all electrical and control systems including device hardware and software.

Assist Mechanics in troubleshooting and repairing electrical or control-related failures. Train and coordinate activities of Mechanics on all shifts as necessary.

Work from offsite locations occasionally to assist with equipment troubleshooting and repair.

Maintain production equipment while running on a product production schedule.

Perform electrical and mechanical inspection safely while equipment is in production.

During equipment down days, the PLC Technician will coordinate work on the production lines taking care of any corrective, preventive, or scheduled repairs by the company and/or machine specifications.

In the event of an equipment breakdown, the PLC Technician will oversee the Mechanical Technician to determine the cause of the trouble, and repair and return the equipment into production in the shortest period.