Job Title: Automation/Controls Technician
Address: Compton, California
Pay Rate: $56.74/hr base payrate
Type of Facility: Roofing Material Production
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Shift Makeup:
- Day shift approximately 430am – 1pm ; with variances dependent on needs of the facility
- 4 weekdays + 1 weekend shift per week
*Must be able to pass all post-offer pre-employment screenings including drug, background and criminal checks*
Company Description:
This company is a residential and commercial building products leader committed to building a sustainable future through material innovation. Our products provide durable, sustainable, energy-efficient solutions that leverage our unique capabilities and market leading positions to help our customers win and grow. We are global in scope, human in scale with more than 25,000 employees in 31 countries dedicated to generating value for our customers and shareholders and making a difference in the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1938 and based in Toledo, Ohio, USA, company posted sales of $11.0 billion in 2024.
Job Purpose:
Instrumentation Technician coordinates and executes maintenance electrical functions safely in the facility to ensure that plant equipment and services perform at maximum levels while minimizing unscheduled interruption of the plant operation. Additionally, this individual is also responsible for training, coaching, teaching and counseling others on electrical maintenance procedures and best practices. Strong skills in planning and organizing, knowledge of programmable logic controllers, electrical systems, and process control systems is required. This position reports to the plant Maintenance Supervisor.
Primary Responsibilities:
Safety:
- Lives the Company Safety Stand and meets all safety requirements. Safety is a condition of employment.
- Follows the plant safety process and ensures that good safety habits are instilled in the maintenance team.
- Maintains an awareness of all safety issues within area of responsibility and responds with appropriate urgency to correct safety issues identified.
Maintenance and Troubleshooting:
- Ensures operation of machinery and electrical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on drives, backup power systems, motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, and other electrical related systems; following diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications
- Maintains electrical control software in support of programming for the facility
- Programs HMIs, PLCs, Servos, and other electrical systems
- Makes timely and appropriate decisions when an emergency or breakdown occurs so that production interruption is minimized
- For equipment or processes where maintenance costs are high, where reliability is low, or where chronic problems exist, performs additional analysis to identify appropriate maintenance practices (e.g., Root Cause Failure Analysis, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Reliability-centered maintenance analysis)
Educating Self and Others:
- Instructs maintenance team members on proper electrical installation and repair techniques as appropriate
- Coordinates contract electrical installations or repairs in the facility
- Inspects electrical work in progress to ensure correct labor utilization and evaluate electrical training requirements
- Provides direction for downtime and shop work for electrical activities with respect to work requests, downtime lists and assigned projects
- Trains, coaches, and counsels others on electrical maintenance procedures, required trainings and best practices
Maintenance Project Management:
- Accountable for keeping the Maintenance Leader appraised of electrical equipment conditions so that situations of major significance can be planned for to avoid major production downtime
- Prepares electrical maintenance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
- Coordinates and executes maintenance electrical functions in the facility so the plant equipment and services perform at maximum levels and minimize unscheduled interruption of the plant operation
- Provides technical information to support planned electrical preventive maintenance to minimize production downtime
- Tracks electrical maintenance costs and failures
- Specifies electrical parts, supplies, and equipment from catalogs and suppliers, or obtains them from storerooms
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge:
- Programmable Logic Controllers: PLC components, I/O Systems, instructions, PLC programming, communication protocols, drivers, power supplies, expansion/retrofits, and system development (Allen Bradley Suite)
- Electrical Systems: servos, variable frequency drives, measuring systems, DC circuits, batteries, transformers, AC circuits, DC equipment/controls, three-phase systems, wiring, DC shunt motors, control relays, across-the-line starters, limit switches, electronic switching and electrical energy and power relationships
- Process Control Systems: speed and rotation sensors, human machine interfaces, control loop operations, data transmission, PID controller/loop tuning, final control elements, process modeling, instrumentation, measurement level detectors, and transducers
- Electrical Maintenance: voltmeters, ammeters, wattmeters, digital meters; schematics and symbols; short circuits, reversible motors, current probes, and relays
- Safety: First aid for shock victims, National Electrical Code, static electricity, grounding, double-insulated tools, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) – 70e, and hazardous electrical locations
- Electronics: Analog and digital devices
- Mechanical Systems: Pneumatic control systems, air-piloted valves, and hydraulics
Skills:
- Troubleshooting/Equipment Selection: Determine causes of operating errors and determine appropriate course of action
- Complex Problem Solving: Identify complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
- Systems Analysis: Determine how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes
- Installation: Install equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
- Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine and preventative maintenance on equipment
- Repairing: Repair machines or systems using proper tools
Abilities:
- Decision Making: Gather, analyze and interpret information to understand problems and identify and opportunities; draw conclusions and generates alternatives; chooses a course of action based on facts; and ensures buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions
- Self-Knowledge: Demonstrate a strong self-awareness of one’s strengths, development needs and the impact of one’s own behavior on others; and consistently takes action to be better
- Teamwork: Work effectively and cooperatively with others; establishes and maintains good working relationships
- Persistence: Persistence in dealing with obstacles