Job Description
Location: Ft Myers
Shift: A
Pay: $40 - $43 hourly
The Maintenance Controls/PLC Tech position will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing plan equipment to help ensure continuous plant operations and production requirements. Assists in the creation of PM programs; provides facilities maintenance and production support as needed; Supports plant controls, automation, and programming needs; carries out equipment design, programming, and installation work under the direction on the Maintenance Project Coordinator when necessary.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities
· Has advanced knowledge, troubleshooting skills and repair techniques of electrical controls, circuits, and systems.
· Has advanced knowledge and understanding of Allen Bradley PLCs, HMI, VFDs and other automated controls.
· Has advance level working knowledge of Allen Bradley PLC, Control Logix 5000
· Understands ladder logic and can perform some PLC programming functions and troubleshooting.
· Experience and knowledge of robotics, robotic control and integration preferred.
· Performs advanced level maintenance activities on production, processing and plant equipment and systems.
· Knowledge and ordering of parts as necessary.
· Able to follow directions and work unsupervised at times.
· Experience with forklift, boom lift and scissor lift operation.
· Follows all GMP’s and safety guidelines.
· Familiar with Microsoft office programs such as Word, Excel, and Outlook.
· Accurately fills out all required paperwork.
· Ability to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime and shift flexibility.
· Operates equipment and works safely, follows all GMP guidelines and keeps work area clean.
· Participates in meetings.
· Can operate simple shop eliminates (i.e., drills, saws, grinders, and sanders).
· Fills in for other positions as necessary.
· Other duties as assigned.
· Additional responsibilities of this position include assisting in the creation of a culture of safety and health by performing work safely in accordance with all company safety procedures.
· Operates equipment safely and reports any unsafe work conditions or practice to supervisor.Occupational safety and health performance is measured in this position.
Expected Experience & Required Skills
· PLC: Extensive experience with PLC programming. Capable of supporting large, complicated, proprietary PLC programs.
· HMI: Must have an understanding of the functionality and operation of the individual software packages including computer network communicating systems.
· Motion Control: Must have a detailed understanding of the functionality of the individual hardware components of a typical servo motor-based motion control system including motion controllers, servo motor amplifiers, servo motors and feedback devices (Incremental and absolute encoders, and resolvers).
· Device Networks: Must be able to troubleshoot device networks implemented with DH+, Remote 1/0, Ethernet, and other technologies.
· Instrumentation: Maintain skills needed to configure, calibrate, and troubleshoot both simple and complex devices to include but not limited to flow transmitters, temperature transmitters and pressure transducers.
· Electrical: Must have strong electrical skills.
· PC Skills: Must have strong PC skills with familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and CMMS programs.
· 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing / production environment.
· High School or GED required.
· Able to lift up to 50 lbs.
· Must have own hand tools to perform all job duties.
Work Environment & Schedule
This position is considered a Manufacturing plant environment with heavy machinery and equipment Additionally, this role requires you to work 40+ hours a week with overtime if needed.
Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their…