Control Systems Technician

HelloFresh; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary & 401k company match

Generous PTO policy

$0 monthly premium health plans

Discounts on HelloFresh subscriptions

Snacks & monthly catered lunches

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

A leading food service company in Phoenix is seeking a Control Systems Technician to maintain and enhance automation systems. You will be responsible for preventive maintenance, troubleshooting PLCs, and mentoring maintenance personnel. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with automation and robotics, strong PLC skills, and a commitment to safety standards. This role offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including generous PTO and health plans.

Qualifications

• 4 - 6 years of experience in conveyor, automation, and robotics.
• Advanced understanding of PLCs and automated processes.
• Ability to travel up to 10% for business.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with safety and food safety standards.
• Perform preventive maintenance on automation and control panels.
• Lead root cause analysis of major downtime events.

Skills

Conveyor troubleshooting/programming

Automation

Robotics

PLC programming

Communication protocols

Advanced computer skills

Ability to read drawings and schematics

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Associates degree in electronic technology

Job description

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Overview

As a Controls Systems Technician, you will work with the maintenance team to maintain and repair conveyance, automation and facilities equipment to support operations uptime and improve reliability of our systems. This role is the resident expert in controls, PLCs, communication protocols, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance with all safety, food safety, and security standards.
• Perform preventive maintenance and routine inspections on assigned automation, robotics and control panels.
• Perform troubleshooting of assigned out of service equipment and correct issues, act as an escalation point for lower level technicians, and escalate to leadership and/or vendors as needed for additional troubleshooting.
• Document all work in the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and ticketing systems as appropriate.
• Mentor all maintenance personnel in developing appropriate skill sets and knowledge of equipment specializing in automation, controls and robotics.
• Lead root cause analysis of major downtime events.
• Act as a network resource for technical issues and lead network-wide root cause analysis.
• Develop maintenance personnel knowledge on intermediate to advanced automation, controls and robotics.
• Partner with engineering on commissioning of new controls systems.
• Audit vendor work to provide feedback to leadership on quality of work and SLA performance.
• Write and/or modify PMs to standardize across the network and increase effectiveness.
• Perform building project work as assigned.

Qualifications

• 4 - 6 years of experience with conveyor, automation, robotics, PLC troubleshooting/programming, communications protocols (Profi, DeviceNet, Ethernet TCP/IP etc.).
• Advanced understanding of PLCs and automated processes.
• Advanced computer skills.
• Ability to read and understand drawings, schematics and diagrams.
• In depth experience working with PLCs, HMIs, VFDs etc. to include programming, troubleshooting, repair and maintenance.
• Ability to travel as necessary (up to 10%) for business purposes.
• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent follow through, judgment, and common sense. "Make it happen" attitude.
• Associates degree in electronic technology or equivalent preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary & 401k company match that vests immediately upon participation
• Generous PTO policy
• $0 monthly premium and other flexible health plans
• Amazing discounts, including up to 85% off HelloFresh subscription
• Snacks & monthly catered lunches
• Collaborative, dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company

This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.