Control Technician 3

M.C. Dean; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 52,348 - 68,880; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean in Richmond, VA is seeking a Control Technician 3 to perform trouble shooting, wiring, calibration of control panels, and PLC terminations on complex electrical systems up to 480V.

This on-site role requires hands-on experience with motor control centers, star-delta starters, and precise adherence to safety standards. Responsibilities include following work orders, training junior staff, and ensuring work meets schedule and quality goals.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma/GED with 5 years of experience in a job shop environment and a minimum of 1 year of electrical experience.
• Experience with serial (Modbus) and Ethernet communications.
• Ability to use basic Microsoft Word and Excel programs.
• Experience with PLCs.
• Experience with SCADA.
• Experience configuring Network Switches.

Responsibilities

• Following verbal instructions and reading instructions such as work orders, diagrams, and wire lists to determine materials needed and sequence of assembly.
• Providing on-the-job training for new employees.
• Understanding and following Company procedures for ordering, storing, receiving, and returning materials and tools.
• Ensuring work is completed as per schedule and quality goals are achieved.

Skills

PLC experience

Modbus

Ethernet communications

MS Word & Excel

Electrical blueprints reading

Education

HS Diploma/GED

Tools

SCADA

Network switches

Electrical diagrams

Job description

Overview

The Control Technician 3 is responsible for a variety of duties related to trouble shooting, conduit installation, calibrations, wiring control panels, PLC terminations, performing minor repairs as necessary and other manual labor required in assembling a product. Industrial electrical hands‑on experience installing and troubleshooting, including 480V 3‑phase, 110V, 24V and 12V motor control. Experience working with Hard‑Wired Motor Control Centers, Combination Starters, Start‑Stop Stations, Estop Circuits. Experience work with Electrical Distribution systems and wiring up 480V. Ability to read and interpret electrical blueprints and control wiring diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Following verbal instructions and reading instructions such as work orders, diagrams, and wire lists to determine materials needed and sequence of assembly.
• Providing on‑the‑job training for new employees.
• Understanding and following Company procedures for ordering, storing, receiving, and returning materials and tools.
• Ensuring work is completed as per schedule and quality goals are achieved.

Qualifications

Education

• HS Diploma/GED with (5) years of experience in a job shop environment and a minimum of (1) year of electrical experience.

Desired Experience

• Experience with serial (Modbus) and Ethernet communications.
• Ability to use basic Microsoft Word and Excel programs.
• Experience with PLCs.
• Experience with SCADA.
• Experience configuring Network Switches.

Abilities

• The position requires the ability to lift, carry, and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds on a regular basis. Candidates must demonstrate physical strength and stamina to perform various tasks, including but not limited to, loading, and unloading, operating equipment, and assisting in the transportation of various materials. Proper lifting techniques and safety protocols must be followed to ensure personal and team safety.
• Relocates a 12‑foot stepladder without assistance.
• Works at various heights up to 60 feet and can climb and maintain balance on scaffolds, aerial lifts, catwalks and all types of ladders.
• Walks, climbs, lifts, squats, crawls, kneels, pushes, pulls and reaches overhead on a routine and repetitive basis.
• Possess good vision (may be corrected vision), the ability to see in color, and the ability to hear and communicate in English.
• May use a standard ladder without exceeding the weight limit while carrying tools.
• Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• See details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Pay Range

USD $38.00 - USD $50.00 / Hr.