Facilities Operations Technician – 24/7 SCADA/HVAC

Wolfspeed; North Carolina; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolfspeed in Durham, NC is hiring a Facilities Operations Technician to join the Facilities Operations & Maintenance Team at our site – the world’s largest silicon carbide materials factory. This role operates and maintains systems that provide uninterrupted services and utilities to enable life safety and production.

You will work 12-hour shifts for 24x7 production coverage, monitor HVAC and related systems, respond to alarms, troubleshoot equipment, and support new installations and

Qualifications

• Must possess a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Must possess a valid US driver’s license.
• 5 years of related experience in an industrial setting, military experience, or a technical degree.
• Use of computerized building management system / SCADA to maintain and troubleshoot facility equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex equipment malfunctions on plumbing, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, chillers, fire system and other facility equipment.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in a non-climate-controlled environment, at heights and confined spaces, around machinery and moving parts.
• Shift work (12hr shifts) for 24x7 coverage.

Responsibilities

• Monitors to ensure preventive maintenance is complete, and operate the operation of HVAC equipment, hydronic systems including chilled, heating, wastewater systems, compressed air, medium voltage electrical distribution, among other various exhaust systems.
• Utilize control systems to monitor equipment within the factory and verify recent trends, respond to alarms and other urgent facility situations, troubleshoot operational parameters that fall outside of normal operating parameters.
• Start and stop equipment as well as maintain facility operation through control software, work with computers and software to include Microsoft Office suite of products and SCADA.
• Provide support for new equipment installation, startup, commissioning, and sustaining operations.
• Must be able to work safely, use all personal protective equipment as required by OSHA/ job requirements, observe all safety policies during the execution of required tasks, participate in training as needed, and assist with training less experienced personnel.

Skills

SCADA

Troubleshooting

Electrical systems

HVAC operation

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Building Management System (BMS)

Job description

Wolfspeed in Durham, NC is hiring a Facilities Operations Technician to join the Facilities Operations & Maintenance Team at our site – the world’s largest silicon carbide materials factory. This role operates and maintains systems that provide uninterrupted services and utilities to enable life safety and production.

You will work 12-hour shifts for 24x7 production coverage, monitor HVAC and related systems, respond to alarms, troubleshoot equipment, and support new installations and