Nalco Water, an Ecolab Company, has an immediate need for a Controls Technician in our manufacturing facility located in Bedford Park, IL. If you are a passionate professional that likes to work in a hands-on environment, we invite you to apply. This is your opportunity to join a large growing company offering a competitive base salary and benefits.
The Controls Technician will be responsible for utilizing electrical, mechanical, and troubleshooting skills to maintain production equipment in proper working condition and running to maximum efficiency. The Maintenance Controls Technician will also be responsible for installing new equipment and ensuring it runs within specifications.
How You'll Make An Impact:
Maintenance, troubleshooting and installation of plant pneumatic and electronic instrumentation.
Calibrate, install, and maintain all types of electronic instrumentation including pH, conductivity, level, flow, temperature, and pressure equipment.
Run conduit, pull cable, run pneumatic tubing, along with periodically pulling control valves for repair.
Troubleshoot any issues related to PLC/Servo/HMI and make the necessary repairs.
Assists in developing specification for the new equipment and process.
Ensure that new equipment is properly designed, laid out and installed according to machine and plant specifications.
Review and ensure optimal process design and continuous improvement in a variety of production processes.
Handle all aspects of project management for new equipment installation, including timelines, costing and design review.
Manage daily tasks of contractors.
Position Details:
Location: Clearing, IL
Available Shifts/Schedule: Monday to Friday, 6:00AM - 2:30PM, some flexibility required
Compensation: Starting at $44.00 per hour
This role will require participation in a rotating on-call schedule where each team member is expected to take a turn being on-call for a given time period.
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma or equivalent.
2 years of experience in maintenance within a high-speed production environment.
2 years of experience with DCS and PLC based applications in an industrial environment.
Experience with ISO and PSM procedures.
2 years of experience with tools, procedures and methods utilized in an industrial maintenance environment.
Ability to read and interpret manuals and schematics in English.
No immigration sponsorship is available for this role.
Preferred Qualifications:
Instrument Technician Certification.
Plant experience as an industrial instrument technician.
Formal vocational training in plant maintenance activities with an emphasis on industrial applications or equivalent.
Physical Requirements of Position:
Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds
Ability to participate in respirator fitness
Able to work in difficult situations such as confined space, heat and elevated places.
Ecolab is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with a disability.
What’s in it For You:
Starting on Day 1 : Access to our comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401K, company-paid pension, stock purchase plan, paid parental leave, select discounted childcare resources, and more!
The opportunity to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments
The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best
About Ecolab:
At Ecolab, we prioritize our talent-first philosophy by creating the most capable and diverse team to excel at our nearly three million customer sites. Building on a century of innovation, our 48,000 associates help deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and…