Automation Controls Technician

Buckeye Fire & Equipment Co; Kings Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckeye Fire Equipment Co is seeking an Automation Controls Technician at our Corporate Office in Kings Mountain, NC. You will build custom control panels and program/maintain automation systems using Allen-Bradley PLCs and HMIs, plus wiring and troubleshooting electrical components across the plant.

The role offers growth toward leadership, with opportunities to advance as you develop technical and project-management skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Two-year technical degree required; four-year degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Strong leadership能力.
• Ability to think critically and organize tasks effectively.
• Strong time management and multitasking abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and on a changing shift schedule including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Build custom control panels for production use.
• Program and maintain automated machines using PLCs and HMIs.
• Perform machine and control panel wiring.
• Diagnose, replace, and repair faulty mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical components across the plant.

Skills

Programming knowledge

Communication

Leadership

Critical thinking

Organization

Time management

Multitasking

Fast-paced environment

Shift work

Education

Two-year technical degree

Four-year degree preferred

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

HMI programming

Control panel wiring

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Corporate Office - Kings Mountain, NC 28086Buckeye Fire Equipment company is currently searching for candidates who are looking to advance their career with an innovation-driven company as an Automation Controls Technician.

The Automation Controls Technician is responsible for building control panels, A-B PLC and HMI programming, and maintaining automated machines and equipment using their technical skills and knowledge.

Essential Functions:

• Build custom panels designed for and by Buckeye for production use.
• Program and maintain automated machines utilizing equipment such as programmable controllers, HMI's, servos, and VFD's.
• Perform machine and control panel wiring.
• Diagnose, replace, and repair faulty mechanical, pneumatic, and electrical components of machines and equipment throughout the plant.

Qualifications:

We are looking for candidates with a high level of programming knowledge and experience. This position provides several immediate career path level options, based on experience, and has a strong potential to grow and develop into a leadership role within the team.

• A two-year technical degree; prefer four-year degree in related field, or relevant work experience may substitute for degree.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Possess critical thinking skills.
• Possess strong organizational skills.
• Possess strong time management skills.
• The ability to multitask.
• Ability to work in a fast-passed environment.
• Able to work a changing shift schedule and on weekends

Buckeye Fire Equipment provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.