Industrial Electrical & Controls Technician

Description

Lyons Magnus leads the food industry with creativity and innovation, crafting top-quality products across all manufacturing phases, from raw materials to marketing. With over 2000 diverse items for industrial ingredient and food service sectors, Lyons caters to leading restaurant chains nationally and internationally.

At Lyons, our diverse and talented staff is the heart of our organization. We foster a thriving work environment where employees are engaged in shaping both the company's and their own future.

The Industrial Electrical & Controls Technician is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, repairing, and improving electrical and automated control systems within a food manufacturing facility. This role supports production and maintenance operations by improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, maintaining GMP compliance, and ensuring safe operation of electrical and control systems.

Hours: 6:00 pm - 6:00 am or 6:00 am - 6:00 pm

Schedule: Monday - Thursday & Friday - Monday (will rotate days every month)

(Weekend OT as needed)

Location: Walton, KY

Travel Requirements: None

Work Environment: Manufacturing Environment

Core Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and repair electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Diagnose equipment failures and perform corrective and preventive maintenance to minimize downtime.
• Install, maintain, and test motors, drives, sensors, relays, control panels, instrumentation, and electrical distribution components.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servo systems, motor starters, photo eyes, proximity sensors, encoders, and other automation devices.
• Make minor PLC and HMI logic changes where qualified, authorized, and properly documented.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, control drawings, blueprints, ladder logic, and technical manuals.
• Support equipment startups, installations, upgrades, and continuous improvement projects.
• Assist with root cause analysis on equipment failures, recurring electrical issues, controls problems, and downtime events.
• Help identify and correct repeat failures to improve equipment reliability and reduce chronic downtime.
• Perform electrical inspections and verify equipment operates within safety, quality, food safety, and operational standards.
• Maintain accurate work orders, troubleshooting notes, PM records, and equipment documentation.
• Support production teams by responding quickly to equipment issues and helping improve equipment performance.
• Follow all company safety procedures, lockout/tagout requirements, NFPA 70E practices, and applicable OSHA regulations.
• Follow all GMP, food safety, sanitation, allergen control, and plant hygiene requirements applicable to a food manufacturing environment.
• Respond to emergency maintenance calls, breakdowns, overtime, weekends, holidays, shutdown support, and on-call needs as required.
• Maintain good housekeeping and support plant standards for safety, quality, food safety, and operational excellence

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong working knowledge of industrial electrical systems, motor controls, control panels, sensors, VFDs, and automated equipment.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC systems such as Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, or similar platforms.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, panel drawings, ladder logic, and equipment manuals.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70E, arc flash awareness, lockout/tagout, and electrical safe work practices.
• Knowledge of GMPs, food safety practices, and sanitary manufacturing requirements preferred.
• Ability to work independently, communicate clearly, and support production and maintenance teams.
• Ability to work night shift and support a 24/7 operation, including overtime, weekends, holidays, shutdowns, and emergency call-ins as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree, technical certification, apprenticeship, military technical training, or equivalent experience in Electrical Technology, Industrial Maintenance, Mechatronics, Automation, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 3–5 years of industrial electrical maintenance or controls troubleshooting experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI experience.
• Experience with packaging lines, fillers, conveyors, case packers, palletizers, pumps, valves, and process equipment.
• Experience with CMMS work order systems.
• Experience with preventive maintenance and reliability improvement programs.
• Familiarity with 24/7 manufacturing operations.
• Basic mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting ability.
• Food, beverage, packaging, or high-speed manufacturing experience preferred