Controls Technician

Come join a leading U.S. food manufacturer as a Senior Control Technician, great leadership opportunity without the direct reports.

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Salary: $36 - $40 per hour

A bit about us:

We are a leading U.S. food manufacturer of private label take-and-bake products in Illinois. Our Company operates two plants, and are BRC GFSI A+ rated. We are an organic-certified manufacturer and have a strong quality assurance-trained staff/program. Our people are our strongest asset and every role is vital to the growth of our organization.

Why join us?

Competitive base salary up to $36-40/hr.
Full benefits package
3 weeks PTO
401k with match
Education/tuition reimbursement paid upfront

Job Details

2nd shift, on-site 2pm-11:00pm

Looking for a permanent Senior Controls & Automation Specialist. This position will report to and work with the Maintenance and Engineering Managers. You will be the SME for all things Controls, Automation and Programming. This is a leadership opportunity without the direct reports.

This position will maintain all of the plant and production electrical and control systems. You will work alone and on a team to program the plant's equipment and systems.
Leadership position overseeing the installation, programming, and maintenance of various Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems, and related automation solutions. Inspecting, diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining food processing and packaging equipment in a food manufacturing production environment. Must be willing to travel to other plants when needed (infrequently).

Must haves:

• 5+ Years of controls/ automation exp.
• Exp. troubleshooting 24V, 480V, PLCs & VFDs
• Exp. programming PLCs and VFDs (Allen Bradley pref.)
• Must be able to teach trouble shooting skills using laptop of PLC, VFD, HMI operations
• Exp. with RSLogix500 & 5000
• Exp. with CMMS a plus -

•Must be able to create notifications and input time on work orders.

•Must supply feedback to update procedures and deficiencies noted in a CMMS system.

•Must be able to write job specific procedures and establish job task frequencies.

• Able to fully incorporate programs utilizing Factory talk View as well as software ladder logics.
• Able to upgrade obsolete PLC HMI and VFD's with newest versions available.
• Exp. in a Food production environment a plus

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