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Actalent Controls Technician in Albany, Oregon
Description:
This person is going to be apart of the controls team, right now there is a gap over the weekends from a controls perspective. There are shifts running in the off hours and on the weekends. As of now there is no engineering controls support which is causing machines to be down for longer than they need to be because the maintenance/ union workers do not have access to the PLC code and lack electrical / controls experience and need additional support.
This person will be readily available across the plants to "put out fires" a machine could be down, nuisance alarms could be going off, equipment could not be running the way it is supposed to, pressure signals could be reading wrong, this person will be the first call from the union workers. They will have a guide / information and resources to use in these situations, there are SOP's for a lot of the issues that come up so it will be finding that information and then going to physically look and the machine and the code to ID what is wrong. Most of their time, when things are not working smoothly will be troubleshooting why something is not working the way it is supposed to.
When they are not troubleshooting or putting out fires they will have "back log" projects to work on, this person NEEDS to be able to work with little supervision and the team needs to trust that they are working on projects (they will be given these projects, code modification, re programming alarm systems, HMI updates) when they are not in the plant / on the floor. they will spend a lot of time without supervision.
This person will be responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining PLC's on all of industrial control equipment, all machines and systems (outside of 1940's equipment that will eventually be updated to use PLC's) has a PLC attached to it. This person will be called when a machine or system goes down and there is not a visible mechanical error. They will then support the operators / techs in supporting and editing the PLC's, programmable automation controllers, and AC drives. They will also need to support the SCADA systems used for recipe management & data reporting (these systems are set up but may run into issues). Components of a SCADA system are frequently left open to the elements, so they will will want to check to ensure all pieces of equipment are undamaged and attached where they should be. This person will lead efforts to troubleshoot, repair or replace controls and related equipment pertaining to manufacturing machinery and facilities systems.
Need to have experience working with varying voltages & electrical power equipment
They could spend their day communicating with vendors and outside contractors to assure installation is happening properly
Design and developing machine control systems to fit to customer needs and specifications -
Develop system documentation including electrical drawings, system block diagrams, and technical and user references.
Write machine control software to support equipment installation, integration and continuous improvement.
Communicate and present project status, costs, and schedule information to Management, Operations, Technical Staff, Maintenance, Consulting Engineers, Contractors, and Vendors
Skills:
PLC programming
Automation
HMI Programming
Troubleshooting, Controls engineering
Hydraulics
Pneumatics
Electrical
Robotics
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Must have PLC modification and equipment troubleshooting experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment - not residential
Experience troubleshooting heavy industrial equipment including hydraulic and pneumatic systems
Heavy troubleshooting and interacting with union and maintenance people to keep machines going and decrease downtime all around
Basic understanding of sensors and hydraulics
Experience Level:
Intermediate Level
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