Electrical & Instrumentation Tech (PLC/VFD/HMI) – On-Call Bonus

Ahlstrom; Windsor Locks (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Call-in bonus

Weekend rotation bonus

Job summary

Ahlstrom is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to provide full maintenance service for electrical, instrumentation, and control systems at three Windsor Locks production buildings. You will troubleshoot and analyze malfunctions, perform preventative maintenance, and support engineering capital projects to meet safety and environmental standards.

Key qualifications include an associate degree or equivalent experience, 5+ years PLC/VFD and HMI programming, ability to read electrical

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Ability to read electrical schematics.
• Minimum of five years troubleshooting experience with PLC hardware and software.
• Strong electrical, drive, PLC troubleshooting skills.
• Must have experience in PLC/VFD and HMI programming languages, including function block/ladder.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office products.
• SAP experience preferred but not required.
• Must be flexible to work off shift when required.
• Must be able to participate in weekend rotational shift, approximately once every other month, with bonus payments.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, install, and repair electrical components such as wiring, conduit, cable tray, switches, analog circuits, motors, variable frequency drives, PLCs, power distribution lighting, etc.
• Be fluent in PLC programming and drive parameterization.
• Work with voltages ranging from 24 VDC to 480 VAC.
• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance tasks, maintain calibrations/ISO records of process control instrumentation.
• Assist Engineering with system improvement projects and retrofits of old equipment.
• Participate in continuous improvement teams and root cause analysis for machine breakdowns.

Skills

PLC troubleshooting

HMI programming

VFD programming

Electrical schematics reading

Drive parameterization

Microsoft Office

SAP

Education

Associate degree or equivalent industry experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Ahlstrom is seeking an experienced Maintenance Technician to provide full maintenance service for electrical, instrumentation, and control systems at three Windsor Locks production buildings. You will troubleshoot and analyze malfunctions, perform preventative maintenance, and support engineering capital projects to meet safety and environmental standards.

Key qualifications include an associate degree or equivalent experience, 5+ years PLC/VFD and HMI programming, ability to read electrical