Senior Field Service Automation Specialist

Schneider Electric - Global; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the automation sector is seeking a Senior Field Service Automation Specialist who optimizes customer asset life cycles. Key responsibilities include servicing and providing technical support on PLC/DCS systems, ensuring performance, safety, and cost reduction in maintenance. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in automation products and a proactive attitude. This position offers opportunities to make a significant impact within a global organization.

Qualifications

• Experience with automation products (PLC, DCS, SCADA).
• Ability to travel up to 50% within Canada and North America.
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform servicing on PLC/DCS systems, both on-site and in-house.
• Provide technical support for PLC/DCS software and hardware.
• Write reports and prepare upgrade plans for PLC/DCS equipment.

Skills

Automation products

Networking

Proactive attitude

Customer-focused

Leadership skills

Education

5+ years of experience with automation products

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Aveva/Wonderware System Platform/InTouch

Modicon PLC

Foxboro DCS

Job description

What will you do?

As Senior Field Service Automation Specialist, you will be a trusted partner who optimizes the life cycle of the customer assets, improve performance, safety, and reduce maintenance costs.

• Perform on-site or in-house servicing on PLC/DCS systems.
• Provide technical support for the PLC/DCS software and hardware.
• Work on the software and hardware installation.
• Configure switches and monitor networking activities with a special attention to cyber security.
• Diagnose hardware, software, and system failures.
• Provide recommendations based on the diagnostics or analyzes.
• Determine most cost-effective repairs/resolution to minimize customer downtime.
• Participate in FAT “Factory Acceptance Test” and / or SAT “Site Acceptance Test”.
• Participate to commissioning activities for PLC/DCS systems
• Write reports.
• Prepare upgrade plans for PLC/DCS equipment.
• Work closely with engineering teams on PLC/DCS projects.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

We know skills and competencies show up in many different ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

• 5+ years of experience with automation products(PLC, DCS, SCADA, etc)
• Experience with Automation products like PLC or/and DCS, and Networking
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms (eg. VMware, Hyper-V) is a plus
• Experience with Aveva/Wonderware System Platform/InTouch
• Self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team
• Proactiveattitude, leadership skills, and customer-focused
• Experience with Modicon PLC and Foxboro DCS (asset)
• Ability to travel up to 50% within Canada and in the North America region.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us.

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What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

We know skills and competencies show up in many different ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

• 5+ years of experience with automation products(PLC, DCS, SCADA, etc)
• Experience with Automation products like PLC or/and DCS, and Networking
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms (eg. VMware, Hyper-V) is a plus
• Experience with Aveva/Wonderware System Platform/InTouch
• Self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team
• Proactiveattitude, leadership skills, and customer-focused
• Experience with Modicon PLC and Foxboro DCS (asset)
• Ability to travel up to 50% within Canada and in the North America region.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us.

#LI-Hybrid

What will you do?

As Senior Field Service Automation Specialist, you will be a trusted partner who optimizes the life cycle of the customer assets, improve performance, safety, and reduce maintenance costs.

• Perform on-site or in-house servicing on PLC/DCS systems.
• Provide technical support for the PLC/DCS software and hardware.
• Work on the software and hardware installation.
• Configure switches and monitor networking activities with a special attention to cyber security.
• Diagnose hardware, software, and system failures.
• Provide recommendations based on the diagnostics or analyzes.
• Determine most cost-effective repairs/resolution to minimize customer downtime.
• Participate in FAT “Factory Acceptance Test” and / or SAT “Site Acceptance Test”.
• Participate to commissioning activities for PLC/DCS systems
• Write reports.
• Prepare upgrade plans for PLC/DCS equipment.
• Work closely with engineering teams on PLC/DCS projects.