Controls Technician/Electrician

SWM International; Greenfield (MA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

CDHP

PPO

EPO

Company-paid basic life insurance

Additional voluntary life coverage

Paid vacation & personal time off

401(k) with company match

Employee assistance programs (24/7)

Wellness & Career development

Job summary

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Controls Technician/Electrician to manage plant process control devices, install PLCs, and develop PanelView applications for efficient operations.

Responsibilities include applying reliability strategies, coordinating maintenance across plants, and ensuring clear communication of project status to leadership, with travel between sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts journeyman electrical license is required.
• Technical associate degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 3-5 years in manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication and cross-functional teamwork ability.
• Experience with PLCs, drives programming and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Oversees plant-wide machinery reliability and process variability reduction programs.
• Installs PLCs and programs for new machines or changes to existing ones.
• Creates and updates PanelView applications for operation of programs.
• Communicates project status to leadership and stakeholders.
• Plans maintenance activities with emphasis on reliability across plants.
• Designs and maintains technical documentation; supports safety initiatives.
• Participates in scheduling and prioritization of process control work.
• Travels between plants to obtain parts or support projects as needed.

Skills

Massachusetts journeyman electricallic

3-5 years manufacturing

Strong interpersonal skills

PLCs, Drives programming & Troubleshoo

Cross-functional teamwork

Strong communication skills

Troubleshooting

Reading & interpreting documents

Routine reports writing

Ability to travel between plants

Education

Technical associate degree (preferred) or equivalent work experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Controls Technician/Electrician

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Under general direction, the Controls Technician/Electrician manages all control field devices that are part of the process control and instrumentation technology in the Plant. This position installs new programmable logic controllers (PLC) and programs for new machines or changes to existing ones. The Controls Technician/Electrician creates and updates PanelView applications for operating these programs, in order to make operations as efficient as possible. This position also communicates the status of all projects and initiatives to their leader.

Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Oversees plant wide machineryfocusreliability of instruments, and process variability reduction programs.
• Works with process engineers and supervisors in the areas to develop and applythe appropriatestrategies.
• Plans, andassiststechnicians on short- and long-term maintenance activities across the plants with emphasis on reliability and reducing process variability.
• Prepares,editsand implements standard company and Plant best practices for process control instrumentation maintenance, reliability, and variability reduction.
• Participates in prioritization andscheduling ofprocess control teamwork.
• Designs,updateandmaintainappropriate technicaldocumentation.
• Innovates designs for certain components that will affect the functionality of machines as well as make them safer.
• Researchesnew technologiesthat can better the plants' efficiency.
• Attending project meetings to discuss machinesand orupgrades.
• Keeps projects on track andcomingup with solutions to problems that may arise.
• Works with other team members to complete tasks/projects ina timelymanner.
• Communicatesproject or machine issues in a clear and effective manner, along with potential solutions to all necessary personnel.
• Communicates timelines and meets deadlines efficiently and safely for projects or downed machines.
• Usesvarious trending techniques within PLCs and documentation to better the efficiency and safety of machinery.
• Additionalduties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Education & Skillsets:

• Massachusetts journeyman electrical license
• Technicalassociatesdegree (preferred) or equivalent work experience

• 3-5 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• PLCs, Drive's Programming and Troubleshooting
• Auto-Cad
• Ability toparticipatein cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to manage change andconflict.
• Ability to effectively troubleshoot andproblem solve.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules,operatingand maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability towrite routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability toadd, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability tooperatedrills, grinders, and other maintenance shop tools.
• Ability to work within the CMMS to capture work conducted on machines, repairs, asset adds, capitalimprovements.
• Ability to travel, if necessary, between plants or to obtain parts.
• ValidDriverslicense with reliable transportation.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and risk of electrical shock. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
• Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Employee assistance programs - available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance
• The pay range for this role is $32.25 per hour - $42.50 per hour

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers' most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company's two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers' products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.

Mativ and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.