Electronic Controls Technician

Colonial Group; North Carolina; On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Destination Inc. is seeking an Electronics Technician to ensure equipment is repaired safely and promptly, minimizing downtime and maintaining quality production.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting and repairing electrical/electronic equipment from work orders, calibrating load cells, coordinating with shift mechanics, and updating schematics and documentation. The role requires afterhours availability and collaboration with external vendors as needed.

Qualifications

• Two-year electronics degree and/or five years of industrial electronics experience.
• Must be available for afterhours emergency breakdowns and assist maintenance whether it be remote or onsite help.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair electrical/electronic equipment using work orders.
• Prioritize work requests by equipment criticality as directed by supervision.
• Collaborate with shift mechanics on problem resolution.
• Calibrate load cells and other instrumentation items.
• Update electrical schematics edits and store them in the company database.
• Serve as a liaison with IT for network drives and plant systems.
• Assist Plant engineers and Process technicians on electrical/electronic projects.
• Train new maintenance technicians.
• Act as a point of contact for outside vendors on electrical controls, software, PLCs, drives.
• Maintain safe work habits and ensure equipment operates safely.
• Keep work area clean and orderly.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Electrical safety

Electrical/electronic equipment

Documentation

Vendor coordination

Education

Two-year electronics degree

Five years industrial electronics experience

Tools

PLC programming

Drives & PLCs

Infrared survey

Electrical schematics

Job description

Electronics Technician

Position Purpose:

The ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN is responsible for ensuring equipment is repaired in a safe, professional, prompt manner, minimizing downtime while maximizing the production of a quality product.

The ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN is responsible for troubleshooting and repairs for all electrical/electronic equipment using work orders.

• Prioritize work requests in order of equipment criticality, as directed by supervision.
• Address other work orders and infrared survey items when time allows.
• Perform duties in keeping with set standards and specifications such as calibration of load cells and other instrumentation items.
• Responsible for tagging parts to be sent out for repairs as well as filling out the proper paperwork relating to repair work.
• Work closely with shift mechanics on problem resolution.
• Responsible for keeping work area clean and orderly.
• Responsible for safe work habits and ensuring that all equipment operates in a safe manner.
• Aid in training of new maintenance technicians
• Act as a point of contact for outside vendors and contractors on services pertaining to electrical controls, software, PLCs/Drives, electronics upgrades etc.
• Responsible for updating electrical schematics edits and or additions also storing them in company database.
• Responsible for all Network drives additions and troubleshooting also working with and being a liaison between IT and plant.
• Assist Plant engineers, Process engineers and Process technicians on electrical/electronic projects and upgrades.
• Responsible for PLC and Drives upgrades and program edits/changes also responsible for MOCs and documentation for the changes.
• Assist engineering in troubleshooting and root cause analysis for control system failure and improvements.
• Other duties as they arise and are assigned by management such as, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, civil, operational, administrative, etc. duties.

Essential Skills and Education

• Two-year electronics degree and/or Five years industrial electronics experience.
• Must be available for afterhours emergency breakdowns and assist maintenance whether it be remote or onsite help.