Automation Technician (Adams) - Minerals Technologies

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. 

Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Pay: $39.40/hr - $46.29/hr

Job Summary:

The basic purpose of this position is to manage all aspects of the process control system design and implementation, including equipment selection and equipment coordination.  The control system is defined as any equipment, hardware or software, used in the control of the process including but not limited to Honeywell DCS, PLC equipment and operator interface packages.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Planning and assistance in the design of various projects including equipment selection and installation guidelines. When appropriate, recommend new equipment to better meet the needs of the project and company.
• Working with engineering drafters in preparing equipment, installation and wiring drawings.
• Assisting in preparation of bid packages, specifications, contractor evaluations, bid tabulation, and selection of contractors. Travel required for some of these functions.
• Planning and coordinating the control system, instrumentation, and electrical requirements of various projects.
• Planning, design, and interfacing third party process equipment and control systems.
• Assisting with the design and implementation of capital projects.
• Providing expertise in process control selection, and physical and electrical installation requirements and interface with other engineering disciplines and project management.
• Working with design drafting on panel layout or equipment interface drawings for fabrication or field termination drawings.
• Specifying and implementing process control hardware and software.
• Implementation of all aspects of the control system including instrumentation, electrical, and process control.
• Working with plant electricians and contractors to complete installation and loop and equipment checkout.
• Providing ongoing plant support including trouble shooting and new function development.
• Providing training to operations personnel on the use and design of the control system.
• Acting as a technical resource to plant personnel
• Other duties as assigned.

OE/Lean

• Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.

Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge of the English language, National Electrical Code, advanced electrical skills, basic mechanical skills and industrial and equipment/systems are required.  Knowledge of computers is preferred. 

While performing the duties of this job, an employee is typically required to have the ability to exert physical strength during the work shift as needed, coordinate movements, use repetitive motions, have the ability to operate mobile equipment, regularly stand, walk, bend, squat, climb, reach, kneel, lift, twist, push and pull throughout a work shift, work in confined spaces, have manual and finger dexterity, select and use appropriate equipment/tools to accomplish job duties, read, write, listen, speak and understand English, follow all instructions and other oral/written information, visually inspect equipment/work area, complete paperwork and other documentation accurately, identify, analyze, troubleshoot and solve equipment/work area issues using electrical knowledge and skills, react quickly as needed, use judgment to determine when additional resources are needed to address issues, communicate effectively with others, record labor distribution information from the work shift in writing and/or on a personal computer, be aware of oneself in relation to surrounding equipment, work independently and as a team with others, and use, monitor and adjust equipment and related processes. Ability to instruct/transfer job information/knowledge to others and infrequently lift up to 50 pounds is preferred.

Must be able to diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair all phases of electrical components/systems effectively, read and draw wiring schematics/diagrams, run pipe and wire to new and existing systems, remove and install electric drive components, acquire and maintain proper electrical supplies, and work with high voltage power supply. Must have the ability to use mechanical skill/knowledge such as welding, use of pipe threading machines, bandsaws, hand tools and drills.

Being under general supervision, the employee is expected to be self-directed, take initiative and be persistent when appropriate to accomplish necessary duties and complete required work without prompting from the supervisor.  Additionally, the employee is expected to be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments, perform multiple tasks at once, have a high level of integrity, dependability and self-control to maintain composure and focus, learn and memorize procedures, prioritize work, manage time effectively and efficiently, meet established deadlines, display a cooperative attitude, read, understand and follow all company, job specific and safety policies/procedures, and attend/use all required training.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.  Incumbent must possess a vocational or high school diploma or equivalent and a Massachusetts Journeyman’s Electrical License.  General knowledge of programmable logic controllers and distributed control systems is required. Formal trade training required.

Licensing: An electrician’s license is required. A valid driver’s license is preferred.

Experience: At least five years’ experience in an industrial environment is required with knowledge of equipment including, but not limited to, PLC’s, variable speed drives, dc drives, motors, controls, generators, induction heating equipment, fire alarms, and high voltage.

Work Hours: Must have ability to work the shift/number of hours in which duties need to be accomplished, including overtime, holidays and weekends, as necessary.  Call-ins may occur as needed.

Working Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, an employee is typically exposed to dust, loud noise, high places, confined spaces, very low and/or bright light, and outside weather conditions.   Primarily works alone but may work as part of a team working in close proximity to others and works in close proximity with equipment and electricity.

Safety Equipment: Safety equipment typically required while performing the duties of this job include a personal lockout/tagout lock, ANSI approved hardhat and safety glasses with sideshields, and safety shoes/boots with steel toe protection.  Additional safety equipment is available for use if a situation arises where it becomes required depending on the assignment or if it is simply desired by the employee.

Safety Training: A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual, which consists of eight hours of classroom training and 16 hours of on the job training.  It will include, but is not limited to, the following: forklift/mobile equipment operation and certification/licensing, hazard communication, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, electrical safety, lock out/tag out, personal protective equipment, bloodborne pathogens, fire fighting/extinguishers, machine safety, confined spaces, reporting of hazardous conditions, accidents, injuries, near-miss and property damage incidents, evacuation/emergency procedures, first aid, back injury prevention, and job/work area procedures. 

Upon transferring to perform the duties of this position for the first time an employee is to be provided New Task Training by a qualified individual until the employee adequately understands the contents of the training, which include job/work area procedures and related topics.  Additionally, an employee must be provided further training if a job duty/task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employee’s position.

Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by MSHA regulations.

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