Controls Technician - programming and building PLC panels

Kingfisher Recruiting; Villa Rica (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with matching

OT paid 1.5x

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a seasoned Controls Technician for a major manufacturer in the southwest Atlanta suburbs. Day shift 7:00am–3:30pm, Monday–Friday, with attractive OT and benefits.

You will design, wire, program PLC panels and bring automated equipment online, while supporting installation and commissioning. You’ll troubleshoot PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors (PNP/NPN, 4-20mA, 0-10V), and safety circuits, work with engineers, and train others in device operation and

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of related experience.
• PLC programming demonstrated with context clues within PLC programs.
• Comfortable programming a machine process from scratch.
• Able to identify critical info from motor data plates and specify components.
• Familiar with sensors: PNP, NPN, loop-powered, and dry contact.
• Analog control knowledge: 4-20mA and 0-10V signals.
• Ladder logic troubleshooting and panel building.
• Authorized to work in USA without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Install air logic controls from prints or schematics.
• Troubleshoot hydraulic circuits and valve systems.
• Troubleshoot PLC systems using a computer.
• Install, program, or repair programmable controllers and robot controllers.
• Perform maintenance on fabrication equipment and controls.
• Operate or oversee equipment operation.
• Analyze events within equipment for troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with engineers and production to meet targets.
• Conduct preventive maintenance and routine upgrades.
• Repair machine controls and replace defective parts.
• Disassemble/re-assemble equipment to repair components.
• Train others on installation, use, and service.

Skills

PLC programming

Panel building

Ladder logic troubleshooting

Electrical experience

Robotic experience

Safety circuit integration

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Motor wiring

Sensor familiarity

Analog control

6+ years experience

Job description

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