Controls Technician

TITLE 
Controls Technician (Level 9)

LOCATION 

Scottsville, Kentucky 
 

REPORTS TO

Department Controls Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Able to assume responsibility for the manufacturing of consumer foods which comply with all food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements. 
• Able to support our company and site safety policies and perform work related activities in a safe manner.  Able to recognize unsafe working conditions, coach peers, and suggest new safety standards as appropriate. 
• Able to perform the necessary activities to operate and maintain production equipment. 
• Able to follow and improve documented operational, maintenance and sanitation standards in a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) work environment. 
• Owns preventative maintenance activities as it relates to electrical/controls and coordinates with ATRs / PM coordinators to execute effectively, audit, and create work orders in a timely manner to maximize performance of our plant equipment.  The ability to improve and modify preventative maintenance activities as appropriate. 
• Able to inspect, maintain, troubleshoot and repair electrical, instrumentation, controls and automation equipment and software. 
• Able to demonstrate knowledge in operation and troubleshooting of the following: 
  • Power Distribution 
  • Controls platform hardware and software
  • Motor controls including motor starters, drives, servos, and PLC motion control instructions
  • Safety circuits (TUV Training)
  • FactoryTalk ME & SE as in relates to troubleshooting issues
  • Ethernet/IP Control Network, Managed/Unmanaged switches
  • Food Manufacturing and Utility Instrumentation
  • Ability to understand electrical prints and make minor changes

• Understand how to properly operate electrical testing equipment. 
• Utilizes drawings, prints, and instruction manuals to determine proper steps to be taken for equipment preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs. 
• Adheres to company drawing and documentation standards. 
• Able to coach other team members on electrical, instrumentation and controls skills, machine functionality, defect identification and resolution and equipment repair. 
• Able to travel and actively participate in training and qualification programs, able to participate in assessments and ensure effective training and consistent qualification standards are maintained. 
• Able to use continuous improvement tools, including breakdown elimination to eliminate losses and drive issues to root cause.  Able to document, communicate and implement corrective and preventative actions. 
• Able to own one or more technical, safety or quality systems.
• Able to create documentation as needed (SOPs, Job Aids, PM Improvements, etc.). 
• Able to maintain knowledge/skill/ability by attending technical training sessions, participating in vendor visits and scheduled maintenance activities as well as attainment of expertise in advanced E&I technology (networks, servers, FactoryTalk, Motion Controls, etc.). 
• Able to utilize technology (i.e., computer, etc.) to maintain accurate records and data as well as utilizing the Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) and online training resources. 
• Ability to effectively communicate controls activities and daily work with the operations.
• Ability to translate technical problems and issues into actionable items for ATRs and vice versa to communicate issues to engineers.
• Able to lead/manage projects to improve safety, quality, and production results in a designated area. Delegate and coordinate project tasks with ATRs to develop skills.
• Capability to work independently as well as in a team environment and be willing to help solve problems and implement solutions. 
• A proven track record of good attendance and consistent performance.
• Flexibility with working after hours and weekends to provide coverage during operation issues or training needs on off shifts. Primary contact for electrical/controls related issues during escalation events. Responsible for packaging problems and deciding further escalation.
• Ability to track skill gaps and coordinate training for those gaps. Perform on the job training during issues.
• Ability to follow change management processes as it relates to electrical and controls changes, leave effective change descriptions in asset centre for PLC and documentation changes.
• Ability to use Proficy historian / trend client to effectively pull pre-fault data and use that data to actively troubleshoot issues as well as prevent future breakdowns.
• Ability to use and coach others on preventive maintenance tools as it relates to electrical and controls technologies. Examples include, but not limited to, safety circuit audits, device calibrations, electrical thermography, and disaster recovery tools for controls equipment.

SELECTION CRITERIA 

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required. 
• Associates or technical degree or training preferred. 
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience with electrical systems, PLC, motor and motion controls, SCADA systems, device and information networks, sensors, instrumentation equipment for manufacturing is required.
• Demonstrated ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

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