Controls Specialist

Champion Foods LLC; Huron Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Champion Foods LLC in Michigan seeks a Controls Specialist Automation Technician to provide controls, programming, instrumentation, electrical and mechanical support for the manufacturing facility. The role emphasizes troubleshooting, analysis, and repair of automated equipment while maintaining a professional, team-based environment.

You will support maintenance procedures, train staff, and work on power distribution, PLCs, HMIs, and related systems as part of a quality-driven, family-like

Qualifications

• Six years of industrial maintenance experience or advanced education in automation controls.
• Must have strong programming skills with automation hardware and software.
• Must obtain the minimum assessment level for Maintenance Technician III.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair manufacturing equipment, utilities, and facility.
• Provide troubleshooting and repair of electrical equipment including single- and three-phase systems.
• Write and revise maintenance SOPs and train production staff.
• Support process control and power distribution within the facility.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, servo controllers, HMIs, and VFD systems.

Skills

Programming skills

Automation controls

PLC programming

Education

Industrial maintenance experience or automation controls education

Tools

Wonderware

AB Control Logix

AB PLC 5000 series

AB PanelViews

Indramat Servco Controllers

Ethernet & Device Net

UNIX

Windows OS

Kinetix servo control

PanelView ME software

Vision systems

Job description

Baking a Better Future

Champion Foods, a pizza trailblazer, is expanding, and we're looking for dynamic talents to enhance our innovative and quality-driven team. We produce products cherished by families nationwide and pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to quality, and a warm workplace culture that feels like family. If you're passionate, eager to grow, and want to work for a company that values each voice and champions personal development, your next career adventure starts here. Join us, and let's craft great things together, one delicious slice at a time.

Job Summary

The Controls Specialist Automation Technician position provides general controls, programming, instrumentation, electrical, & mechanical support to the manufacturing facility in the areas of manufacturing automation equipment. This position requires competency in the troubleshooting, analysis, and repair of automated mechanical and electrical equipment. The Controls Specialist Automation Technician employs a positive, professional attitude at all times, and communicates effectively in a team environment that includes personnel from engineering, management, maintenance, production, sanitation, quality assurance.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair manufacturing equipment, utilities, and facility. Share knowledge of applicable automation, controls, & PLC concepts/principles to other maintenance personnel.
• Provide troubleshooting and repair of facility electrical equipment that includes single phase AC circuits, three phase AC circuits and DC circuits.
• Execute position requirements with little or no supervision.
• Assist in writing and revising maintenance department standard operating procedures.
• Must have significant experience with process control and power distribution.
• Read and interpret mechanical and electrical manuals/ schematics and P&IDS as required.
• Provide operating instructions and/or training of production line manufacturing equipment to other facility associates.
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks as scheduled and report and qualify results.
• Generate various types of reports and documents (i.e. shift summaries, test results, project write-ups, etc.)
• Complete work order tasks as assigned and report results
• Troubleshoot and resolve control system problems associated with hardware and software contained within the facilities PLC, Servo controller, operator interface, and VFD systems.
• Maintain and troubleshoot various types of field instrumentation (i.e. pressure transmitters, RTDs, load cells, etc.) and their interfaces to the control systems.
• Provide technical assistance to reduce /eliminate issues associated with equipment, performance, quality and safety.
• Provide assistance in determining the specifications and requirements of spare parts under the department’s spare parts program.
• Perform special projects from time to time as assigned by maintenance management in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Inform the appropriate facility personnel of any necessary modifications or system malfunctions that would affect their area of operation.
• Utilize existing and future maintenance management systems effectively.
• Communicate effectively with outside vendors and equipment manufactures.
• Maintain a safe and neat working area in compliance with all OSHA, FDA and Food Plant regulations.
• Maintain a proactive attitude to ensure maximum efficiency and longer run-time of production line manufacturing equipment.
• Ensure that production line equipment is left in a functional state for subsequent shifts.
• Performs work in a safe manner and works within company policies.
• Be proficient with the standard Microsoft office software packages (Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel, etc)
• Perform non-technical assignments as requested by management.
• Maintain tools in good working condition and report damaged tools immediately.
• Perform other and incidental duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

• Must have strong programming skills with the following hardware and software: Wonderware; AB Control Logix, AB PLC 5000 series; AB panelviews, AB & Indramat Servco Controllers; Ethernet & Device Net Communications; UNIX & Windows OS, Kinetix servo control & trouble shooting, connected components workbench software. Panelview and ME software. vision systems.
• Must have at least six (6) years of industrial maintenance experience or advanced education in automation controls, PLC, programming, electrical, mechanical, and electronics.
• Must obtain the minimum assessment level required for a Maintenance Technician III as established by the maintenance department.

Where You’ll Work

• Works in a variety of locations in the building as well as some outside work. Production areas, offices, freezers, common areas, elevators and restrooms, silos, as well as on the roof. Position may require continuous standing, squatting, lifting, sitting, bending and moving of heavy weight (over 50 pounds) material in difficult work positions.
• The ability to work in confined spaces (permit required areas) and complete all height related assignments.

Disclaimer

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

_ All items listed above are illustrative and not comprehensive. They are not contractual in nature and are subject to change at the discretion of Champion Foods LLC. _

Champion Foods LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.

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