Controls Technician - programming and building PLC panels

LRSolutions, LLC; Villa Rica (GA); Presencial; USD 39.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401K with matching

OT paid (time and a half)

Comprehensive benefits

Descripción de la vacante

LRSolutions, LLC is seeking a skilled Controls Technician for a day shift in the SW suburban Atlanta area. The role involves design participation, integration of controls, and installing automated equipment.

You will build PLC panels, program and bring machines online, and support troubleshooting and maintenance across production lines. Responsibilities include pneumatic/hydraulic control work, PLC and robot controller tasks, and collaboration with engineers and the production team to optimize

Formación

• Six or more years of related experience required.
• Proficient PLC programming with ability to read PLC code and schematics.
• Comfortable programming a machine process from scratch.
• Able to wire a 9-lead motor and stress test windings.
• Identify critical information from motor data plates for specing or programming components such as contactors, soft starters, and VFDs.
• Familiarity with sensors: PNP, NPN, loop-powered, and dry contact.
• Knowledge of analog control: 4-20mA and 0-10V signals.
• Proficient ladder logic troubleshooting and panel building.
• Electrical experience with some robotics exposure and safety circuit integration.
• Must be authorized to work indefinitely in the USA without sponsorship.

Responsabilidades

• Install pneumatics and air logic controls from prints or schematics.
• Troubleshoot hydraulic circuits with valves, accumulators, cylinders, flow controls, and pressure valves.
• Troubleshoot PLC systems using a computer.
• Install, program, or repair programmable controllers and robot controllers.
• Perform maintenance tasks using fabrication equipment knowledge.
• Operate or oversee equipment operation and maintenance.
• Analyze and categorize events within equipment to support reliability.
• Collaborate with engineers and production teams to meet output goals.
• Conduct preventative maintenance, upgrades, and inspections.
• Repair machine controls, systems, and tools as needed.
• Disassemble/re-assemble equipment to replace defective parts.
• Train others to install, use, and service equipment.

Conocimientos

PLC programming

Ladder logic troubleshooting

Panel building

Electrical experience

Robotics experience

Safety circuit integration

Motor wiring

Sensor knowledge (PNP/NPN)

Analog control (4-20mA, 0-10V)

Authorized to work in USA without visa

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