Controls Technician - Strivector

Take your career up a few notches with a multinational consumer products company.

THE JOB
We are looking for a Controls Technician for the Manufacturing Facility is accountable for on-shift support and maintenance of the electrical and control systems. As a Controls Technician your roles and responsibilities will include:

• Maintain and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) including Allen Bradley ControlLogix and Guard Logix, Wonderware based Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) or PanelView.
• Maintain and troubleshoot plant floor electrical, control and pneumatics components including vision systems, industrial and collaborative robots, valves, motors, loop controllers, solenoids, control system I/O (Flex IO and Point IO), measurement and instrumentation systems (flow meters, load cells, photo-electrics, level probes, metal detectors, container fill detectors, touch screen monitors, computer equipment and peripherals and container vacuum detection).
• Function as a technical resource and shift troubleshooting resource for operations, maintenance and engineering (requires climbing, bending and crawling).
• Conduct training for controls and electrical related systems for maintenance and operations personnel.
• Provide extensive reporting and communication of problems and steps taken.
• Follow backup procedures (controllers, panels, programmable switches, etc.).
• Document changes made to software and hardware (electrical and process and instrumentation prints).
• Be accountable for meeting or exceeding safety standards according to the published Safety Policy.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Most importantly, you need to be a passionate Controls Technician who enjoys his work and is considered to be one of the best within your organization. The ideal Controls Technician would be someone with deep experience in many (if not all) of the following:

• High School Diploma and 5 years of plant technical experience OR 3 years of experience plus a 2-year technical degree
• Ability to troubleshoot and program PLC's and Safety PLC s using ladder logic programming. Familiar with Sequencer programming and AOI blocks.
• Ability to read and use electrical schematics
• Know, understand, and interpret NEC regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge to troubleshoot electrical circuits (3 phase 480 VAC, 120 VAC, 24VAC and VDC control circuits).
• Be available to work on different shifts and weekends as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting Wonderware/AVEVA System Platform.
• Experience working with Microsoft SQL databases.
• Familiarity with Cisco architecture and infrastructure (Basic LAN concepts).
• Ability to create or modify CAD drawings

We understand that even if you are a seasoned Controls Technician you may not have all the skills listed here. If you are a good at what you do and have a willingness to learn, lets talk.
Compensation: Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry
Minimum Education: High School Diploma
Minimum Experience: 5 years of plant technical experience OR 3 years of experience plus a 2-year technical degree.
Type of position: Full-time Permanent Position with benefits.
Telecommute: No
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Relocation accepted: Yes