Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Transmission & Distribution World; Delaware, Northern (OH, KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Transmission & Distribution World is seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to support production operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving industrial electrical and instrumentation systems, including PLCs, HMIs, and motion controls.

You will work with Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLCs, read schematics, and perform preventive maintenance, calibration, and equipment reliability improvements across multiple manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher or military technical training plus manufacturing experience.
• Industrial electrical and mechanical systems experience.
• Experience troubleshooting electro-mechanical equipment.
• Ability to read and update electrical schematics.
• Experience bending and installing conduit up to 3/4".
• Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLC troubleshooting experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot and modify PLC programs.
• Experience troubleshooting motion-control programs.
• Experience with machine communication networks (DeviceNet, ControlNet, Profibus, Ethernet, DH+, ASI).
• Experience with CIJ printing, motion-control and ultrasonic bonding technologies.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, chart recorders, and thermal cameras.
• Strong analytical troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and improve industrial electrical, instrumentation, and machine-control systems.
• Design, install, and implement new control systems and redesign equipment to eliminate recurring problems.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and systems including web guiding, dust collection, metal detection, CIJ printing, and packaging equipment.
• Troubleshoot Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLC programs and motion-control programs.
• Perform repairs, calibration, and preventive maintenance on electro-mechanical equipment.
• Support machinery across multiple manufacturing processes and perform daily electrical audits.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

PLC troubleshooting

Siemens PLCs

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Electro-mechanical systems

Schematic reading

Motion-control

HMI/vision systems

Electrical safety (LOTO/arc-flash)

Troubleshooting instrumentation

Preventive maintenance

Education

Associate Degree or higher

Job description

Description

As an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician, you will support production operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving industrial electrical, instrumentation, and machine-control systems. This position combines hands-on electrical maintenance with PLC troubleshooting, controls work, preventive maintenance, calibration, and equipment reliability.

You will work with a wide variety of manufacturing technologies, including Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLCs, motion controls, machine communication networks, HMIs, vision systems, AC/DC motors, and electro-mechanical equipment. You will also help design and implement new control systems and identify improvements that eliminate recurring equipment issues.

Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Associate Degree or higher, or military technical training plus manufacturing experience.
• Industrial electrical and mechanical systems experience.
• Experience troubleshooting electro-mechanical equipment.
• Ability to read and update building and machine-control electrical schematics.
• Experience bending and installing conduit up to 3/4".
• Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLC troubleshooting experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot and modify PLC programs.
• Experience troubleshooting and modifying motion-control programs.
• Experience troubleshooting machine communication networks, including:
  
  • DeviceNet
  • ControlNet
  • Profibus
  • Ethernet
  • DH+
  • ASI
• Experience with material web-guide systems.
• Experience with CIJ printing systems.
• Experience with ultrasonic bonding technologies.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, chart recorders, and thermal imaging cameras.
• Strong analytical troubleshooting skills.

Requirements:

• Follow all plant safety procedures, including LOTO and arc-flash requirements.
• Maintain accurate electrical schematics.
• Design, install, and implement new control systems.
• Redesign equipment and controls to eliminate recurring problems.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and systems, including:
  
  • Web guiding
  • Dust collection
  • Metal detection
  • Elastic unwind
  • Ultrasonic bonding
  • CIJ printing
  • Machine communication networks
  • Stretch wrapping
  • Spooling/despooling
  • Hotmelt adhesive systems
  • Packaging equipment
  • AC/DC motor systems
• Troubleshoot Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLC programs.
• Troubleshoot motion-control programs.
• Troubleshoot HMI, marquee, and vision-inspection hardware.
• Perform repairs, calibration, and preventive maintenance on electro-mechanical equipment.
• Support machinery and equipment across multiple manufacturing processes.
• Perform daily electrical audits.
• Represent the E&I team in safety meetings as needed.

Nice-to-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Metal detector experience.
• Hotmelt adhesive system experience.
• PID loop tuning.
• AC and DC motor systems.
• Motion-control technology.
• HMI and marquee operator-interface systems.
• Vision-system technology.
• Camera-based inspection systems and programming software.