Controls Technician II

AmerisourceBergen Pharmaceutical Distribution and Strategic Global Sourcing; Elizabethtown (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AmerisourceBergen Pharmaceutical Distribution and Strategic Global Sourcing is seeking a skilled maintenance technician to support automated distribution center equipment. Under general supervision, you'll diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical issues, test and configure PLCs, HMIs, and associated controls, and ensure compliance across operations.

You will read schematics, manage PM schedules, and work with MHE software like RSLogix and Sort Director.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required.
• Associate's degree in industrial maintenance, mechatronics, electronics, mechanical systems, facilities maintenance, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in facilities maintenance, equipment maintenance, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, or a related field required.
• Certification in maintenance, technical operations, or equipment handling, or equivalent certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures effective preventative maintenance plans and schedules for all facility equipment and systems.
• Diagnoses Materials Handling Equipment and Automated Picking System-related error conditions occurring in the Distribution Center and repairs appropriately.
• Oversees any maintenance, modifications, and/or system upgrades of Materials Handling Equipment and Automated Picking System controls.
• Assesses the efficiency of materials handling equipment and automated picking systems and defines necessary modifications.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance tasks to ensure continued productivity with warehouse operations.
• Maintains CMMS/EAM system on repairs required and performed on equipment in the Distribution Center.
• Manages the inventory of spare parts.
• Must be willing to work extended hours, as needed, in order to meet productivity goals.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Skills

Facilities maintenance

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Electrical systems

PLC knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate's degree in industrial maintenance or related field

Maintenance certification

Tools

RSLogix

Sort Director

GSMi

IPoint

Flex Sort

Job description

Job Details

Shift details: Monday through Friday, 7:00am until 3:30pm

Full time

Job Profile Summary

Under general supervision of the Systems Manager, responsible for supporting the effective use and functionality of the automated equipment within a fully automated Distribution Center. This role has the responsibility to diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical issues, along with testing, replacement or repair electrical systems including single phase or three phase electrical systems up to 600 volts, AC or DC motors, power supplies, frequency drives, servo drives, transformers, motor starters, proximity sensors, encoders, photo eyes, programmable logic Controllers (PLC), HMI's, PLC Inputs/Outputs. In this position, the associate is responsible for reading electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, PLC ladder and block logic, loading programs or configuring PLC's, HMI, and scanners. This role will be required to complete testing of equipment and instrumentation system including electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, refrigeration, and water treatment chemicals. In utilizing computer hardware and software, this position will be required to complete the installation and setup of hard drives, RAM, network cards, monitor cards, and motherboards, along with utilizing MS office (Excel, Word, IM), MHE software such as RSLogix, Sort Director, GSMi, IPoint, Flex Sort, etc. This position is categorized as compliance critical and, as such, requires and is assigned specific responsibility for ensuring continual and proper compliance with all division, corporate and regulatory requirements.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures effective preventative maintenance plans and schedules for all facility equipment and systems.
• Diagnoses Materials Handling Equipment and Automated Picking System-related error conditions occurring in the Distribution Center and repairs appropriately.
• Oversees any maintenance, modifications, and/or system upgrades of Materials Handling Equipment and Automated Picking System controls.
• Assesses the efficiency of materials handling equipment and automated picking systems and defines necessary modifications.
• Performs routine preventive maintenance tasks to ensure continued productivity with warehouse operations.
• Maintains CMMS/EAM system on repairs required and performed on equipment in the Distribution Center.
• Manages the inventory of spare parts.
• Must be willing to work extended hours, as needed, in order to meet productivity goals.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience required.

Associate's degree in industrial maintenance, mechatronics, electronics, mechanical systems, facilities maintenance, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.

3+ years of experience in facilities maintenance, equipment maintenance, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, or a related field required.

Certification in maintenance, technical operations, or equipment handling, or equivalent certification preferred.

Benefits

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.