Job Purpose

Safely perform and/or assist in the design, build, troubleshooting and approval of electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and robotic controls.  Also, assist in the preparation of control standards and technical manuals.

Job Duties and Responsibilities Assist maintenance in troubleshooting down production equipment. Robot recovering and programming. Conduct research and development activities associated with design and testing of control circuits, power requirements, programmable controls, and hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Determine conditions for testing or evaluating existing difficulties associated with control circuits, hydraulic and pneumatic systems and help determine course of correction and implement correction. Contact vendors to specify control equipment necessary to maintain machine operation or development of machinery.Assist in training plant personnel regarding technical subjects related to use and set-up of machinery, as well as, use of programmable controllers and other control equipment according to specifications. Coordinate company personnel and external individuals to design, develop and install equipment according to specifications. Develop and maintain company controls specifications and maintenance procedures. Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

 

Education Required/Preferred:

Associates degree preferred 3+ years of controls related experience Plant floor experience  Rockwell Automation PLC programming and HMI development. Electronics and mechanical equipment, and hydraulics and pneumatics Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms. Mechanics and machine functions knowledge. Knowledge of problem solving experience troubleshooting.