Control Technician

Kodak Corp; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, NY is seeking a Control Technician to join our ESTAR Manufacturing Operations. You will support operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of instrumentation and process control systems to help meet production goals.

You will collaborate with operations, process engineers, and maintenance, provide lifecycle support for control systems, and contribute to reliability and safety improvements across the plant.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in Electrical/Electro-Mechanical tech.
• Knowledge of Rockwell Automation PLCs and DCS.
• Strong communication skills across operators, mechanics, engineers, and management.
• Familiarity with Rockwell VFDs and their configuration.
• Ability to work independently and influence others.
• Ability to lead and participate on teams, including outside contractors.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for operation, maintenance and continuous improvement of manufacturing instrumentation and process control systems.
• Collaborate with operations, process engineers, and maintenance to understand business needs and priorities.
• Provide full lifecycle support of control systems, including requirements, programming, commissioning, and ongoing hardware/software maintenance.
• Support upgrade projects for Reliance Automax system architectures and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide hardware and integration support for Ethernet-based control systems in the plant IT environment.
• Work with maintenance to develop data-driven reliability improvements and troubleshoot control systems.
• Implement improvements in system capabilities to meet customer requirements and ensure safe, reliable operations.

Skills

Rockwell PLCs

Process Control DCS

VFDs

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Associate degree in Electrical Engineering or Electro-Mechanical Technology (Mechatronics) or equivalent

Job description

Eastman Kodak Company is looking for a Control Technician to join our team in Rochester, NY. We are seeking an individual with the background to be successful supporting our ESTAR Manufacturing Operations located within Eastman Business Park in Rochester, NY.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for the operation, maintenance and continuous improvement of manufacturing instrumentation and process control systems.
• Work closely with operations, process engineers, and maintenance to understand the business and user needs and priorities.
• Provide full life cycle support of control systems in the area, including developing requirements, programming support, commissioning, and ongoing hardware and software maintenance.
• Support upgrade projects for existing Reliance Automax Machine Coordinated Drive Control Systems including identifying system hardware and software architecture improvement opportunities.
• Provide hardware and integration support for Ethernet based control systems in the plant IT environment.
• Work with maintenance to develop data driven reliability improvement opportunities, as well as troubleshoot system hardware, resolve software malfunctions, and assist in system improvements and software upgrades.
• Implement improvements in systems capabilities that will increase the ability to meet customer requirements, including safe and reliable operations, and improve business competitiveness.

Qualifications:

• Associates degree in Electrical Engineering or Electro-Mechanical Technology (Mechatronics) or Equivalent Experience
• Knowledge and understanding of Rockwell Automation PLC's and Process Control DCS
• Communication skills; ability to interact with operator/mechanics/process engineers/staff/management
• Knowledge of Rockwell VFD’s, their application and configuration
• Ability to complete work independently and through influence
• Ability to lead and participate on teams, including outside contractorsAbility to configuring, documenting, and troubleshooting control systems