Electro Maintenance Technician, Industrial Automation & Controls
Overview
You will own the electrical and control systems maintenance for a food manufacturing plant, ensuring production uptime and compliance with safety and quality standards. Working alongside mechanics and electro-mechanics, you will diagnose and resolve issues across Rockwell, Siemens, and Mitsubishi platforms, and coordinate training for shift teams. This role offers the chance to influence process reliability and product safety through hands-on technical work and documentation improvements.
What You'll Do10
- 1Maintain and update documentation for all electrical and control systems, ensuring accuracy and accessibility for the team.
- 2Diagnose and resolve electrical and control-related issues in collaboration with mechanics and electro-mechanics, reducing downtime and improving efficiency.
- 3Train and coordinate electro-mechanics across all shifts, fostering a skilled and responsive maintenance crew.
- 4Troubleshoot and repair equipment offsite as needed, applying your expertise to unique production challenges.
- 5Perform preventive, scheduled, and corrective maintenance on batching and continuous process control systems, including AC/DC drives, servo drives, pneumatics, hydraulics, and mechanical components.
- 6Inspect electrical and mechanical systems while equipment is operational, identifying potential failures before they cause outages.
- 7Execute corrective and preventive repairs during downtime, following company and vendor specifications to meet production schedules.
- 8Maintain secondary systems for steam, water, pneumatic air, electrical power, refrigeration, HVAC, and emissions control, ensuring plant-wide reliability.
- 9Record all work accurately in work order and backlog systems, providing clear data for maintenance planning and compliance.
- 10Respond to equipment failures independently or with a mechanic, restoring production quickly and safely.
Requirements8
- 1AS/AAS degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering preferred, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- 2High school diploma or military training with practical experience in electrical and control systems installation.
- 3Familiarity with Rockwell, Siemens, and Mitsubishi software, plus preventive maintenance software.
- 4Ability to read and interpret electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, and control system design documents.
- 5Working knowledge of control system projects, including machine layout, control drawings, P&ID, and troubleshooting for A/B-Rockwell, Siemens, and Mitsubishi.
- 6Proficiency in basic and advanced math, including unit conversions, for maintenance calculations.
- 7Competency in completing maintenance forms and documenting work performed.
- 8Ability to read and interpret work orders, operating manuals, and maintenance instructions.
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