3rd Shift PLC Controls Electrician – HMI & Drives

Electrical Automation Services; Kendall Township (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Electrical Automation Services in Kendall Township, Illinois, seeks a skilled technician for a 3rd shift to install, configure, and troubleshoot automation hardware and controls on production lines.

You will work with PLCs, HMIs, servo drives, encoders, and load cells; perform ladder logic changes and diagnostics of Profibus, serial, and industrial Ethernet. Benefits include 401(k), dental/vision/health insurance, and relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Must have demonstrated experience with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and servo systems.
• Experience with troubleshooting and maintaining packaging equipment in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of safety procedures (lockout/tagout, confined spaces, PPE) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform installation, configuration and troubleshooting of photo eyes, proximity switches, limit switches, PLC I/O modules and related control wiring.
• Troubleshoot analog and digital controls with 480V, 3-phase power distribution, motors, VFDs, servo drives and soft starts.
• Maintain and troubleshoot encoders and load cells; program and troubleshoot PLC and HMI interfaces; modify ladder logic as needed.
• Diagnose communication protocols including Profibus, serial and industrial Ethernet; work with electrical schematics for fault isolation.
• Conduct preventive maintenance on Laser Guided Vehicles, conveyors and production equipment.

Skills

PLC programming

Troubleshooting

Electrical schematics

HMI interfaces

Servo systems

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Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

PLCs

Job description

Electrical Automation Services in Kendall Township, Illinois, seeks a skilled technician for a 3rd shift to install, configure, and troubleshoot automation hardware and controls on production lines.

You will work with PLCs, HMIs, servo drives, encoders, and load cells; perform ladder logic changes and diagnostics of Profibus, serial, and industrial Ethernet. Benefits include 401(k), dental/vision/health insurance, and relocation assistance.