Controls Technician – 24/7 Automation & BAS Expert

Cayuga Marketing LLC; City of Auburn (NY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuga Milk Ingredients seeks a Controls Technician to support the Plant Engineer in maintaining and troubleshooting a 24/7 automated facility. You will work on electrical controls, BAS, DDC, and instrumentation, with responsibility for diagnosing issues, calibrating systems, and performing preventive maintenance.

You will read wiring diagrams, use AutoCAD for designs, and collaborate with the maintenance team to keep all control systems and devices running per the design basis.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in controls or electrical engineering technologies or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3+ years working in manufacturing; Minimum 2+ years as a controls technician (or equivalent experience).
• Must be competent with CAD systems, Supervisory control systems, Ladder Logic and other programs that are specific to work environment

Responsibilities

• Read and understand electrical wiring diagrams.
• Use Electrical AutoCAD for design purposes.
• Commissioning, diagnosis, calibration, maintenance, and repair of environmental-control systems and processes.
• Keep control systems and field devices operating per design.

Skills

PLC control systems

Ladder Logic

CAD systems

VFDs and drives

Instrumentation debugging

Root-cause analysis

Education

Associates degree in controls or electrical engineering technologies

Tools

AutoCAD

Control system software

Job description

Cayuga Milk Ingredients seeks a Controls Technician to support the Plant Engineer in maintaining and troubleshooting a 24/7 automated facility. You will work on electrical controls, BAS, DDC, and instrumentation, with responsibility for diagnosing issues, calibrating systems, and performing preventive maintenance.

You will read wiring diagrams, use AutoCAD for designs, and collaborate with the maintenance team to keep all control systems and devices running per the design basis.