Controls Technician - programming and building PLC panels

King Recruiting Services; Villa Rica (GA); Presencial; USD 39.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401K with matching

Benefits package

OT paid at time and a half

Descripción de la vacante

KingRecruitingServices is seeking a skilled Controls Technician for a day shift in the southwest suburban Atlanta area. You will participate in cell design, integrate controls, install and program automated equipment, and get systems up and running.

Responsibilities include pneumatic/hydraulic circuit work, PLC programming, panel building, robotics involvement, preventative maintenance, and training teammates.

Formación

• 6+ years of related experience in controls and automation.
• PLC programming with confidence using PLC logic from prints/schematics.
• Wiring and testing motors and drive components (9-lead motors, VFDs).
• Able to troubleshoot PLC systems and robots; familiar with sensors.
• Experience with panel building and preventative maintenance.
• Authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.

Responsabilidades

• Install and program PLCs and robot controllers; bring automated equipment online.
• Build, wire, and troubleshoot pneumatic/hydraulic controls from schematics.
• Troubleshoot PLC systems using a computer; perform preventive maintenance.
• Repair and replace defective parts; disassemble/reassemble equipment as needed.
• Operate and oversee equipment; train others on installation and service.
• Collaborate with engineers and production to meet output targets.

Conocimientos

PLC programming

Panel building

Electrical systems

Troubleshooting PLC

Robotics exposure

Ladder logic

Motor winding testing

Sensors (PNP/NPN)

VFDs/soft starters

Safety circuits

Herramientas

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

Robot controllers

VFDs/soft starters

Descripción del empleo

Major and established company with a huge majority market share in what they manufacture and a good working culture has an opportunity on the day shift which is 7:00am - 3:30pm Monday thru Friday for a Controls Technician in the southwest suburban Atlanta area. The Controls Technician will participate in cell design, along with the integration of controls and installation of automated equipment. Will build PLC panels and then program them as well as get them up and running. The technician is responsible for assisting in configuring, testing, operating, maintaining, servicing, and troubleshooting controls, as well as other automated systems used in production. Some of the responsibilities of the role detailed below:

1. Pneumatics: Install air logic controls from prints or schematics.
2. Hydraulic: Troubleshoot hydraulic circuits containing the following components, check valves, accumulators, cylinders, flow controls, directional control valves, pressure control valves.
3. Troubleshoot PLC systems using computer.
4. Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, and robot controllers.
5. Use knowledge of all fabrication equipment to complete maintenance tasks.
6. Operating the equipment or overseeing the operation of equipment.
7. Analyzing and categorizing events within the equipment.
8. Working closely with engineers and production team to help achieve a desired output.
9. Conducting preventative maintenance, such as routine upgrades and inspections.
10. Repairing machine controls, systems, and tools as needed.
11. Disassembling (or re-assembling) equipment to repair or replace defective parts.
12. Training others to install, use, and service equipment.

The location is southwest suburban Atlanta, GA. There is an attractive hourly rate. OT is paid at time and 1/2. There are major company benefits and an attractive 401K with matching.

Needed experience:

• desire at least 6 years of related experience
• PLC programming with confidence in using context clues within the PLC program
• comfortable with programming a machine process from scratch
• comfortable with wiring a 9-lead motor, and stress testing the motor's windings
• able to identify critical info. from a motors data plate and use the info for specing-out or programming new control components such as contactors, soft starters, and VFDs
• familiarity with sensors: PNP, NPN, loop-powered, and dry contact
• analog control familiarity: signal ranges of 4-20mA and 0-10 volts
• ladder logic troubleshooting
• panel building
• electrical experience
• some robotic experience
• safety circuit integration
• must be authorized to work indefinitely in the USA without sponsorship