Night-Shift Electrical Controls Technician

Thornton Tomasetti; North Carolina; On-site; USD 34,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits start day 1

Vacation & holidays

401(k) match

Tuition reimbursement

Career development

Job summary

Abbott’s Columbus Plant seeks an Electrical Controls Technician to maintain electrical/mechanical systems safely and reliably in a GMP environment. You’ll support manufacturing teams via preventive/predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades to processing, packaging, and filling lines.

The role involves a 12-hour night shift (6:00pm–6:30am) on a rotating schedule, with strong emphasis on safety, 5S, and NEC guidelines. Abbott offers career development opportunities and benefits.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of electrician, controls technician, or industrial experience.
• Electrical technical degree, or High School Diploma/GED and 2+ years of equivalent experience in an Instrumentation or related role.
• Able to access and interpret PLC logic via a laptop computer or desktop station and understanding of wiring schematics.
• Experience with Allen Bradley, Rockwell, RSLogix including but not limited to VFDs and PLCs.

Responsibilities

• Perform repairs and troubleshoot high speed equipment and plant utility systems.
• Make machine adjustments to case packers, palletizers, sleevers, labelers, and other equipment for proper operation.
• Perform Preventative Maintenance on equipment to ensure proper operation.
• Troubleshoot and repair/replace VFDs, vision systems and barcode scanners, video-jet ink printers, computer control systems.
• Wire and repair/replace electric motors; repair basic wiring, install/replace correct size fuses, troubleshoot motor overload protection and contactors.
• Use electrical tools such as Multi-meter and Megger.
• Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting problems with AC drive systems and PLCs.
• Follow all plant safety procedures; LOTO.

Skills

Electrical experience

PLC troubleshooting

Allen-Bradley

Documentation reading

Education

Electrical technical degree

High School Diploma/GED with experience

Associate's degree in electrical

Tools

RSLogix/Allen-Bradley

VFD troubleshooting tools

Electrical testing tools

Job description

Abbott’s Columbus Plant seeks an Electrical Controls Technician to maintain electrical/mechanical systems safely and reliably in a GMP environment. You’ll support manufacturing teams via preventive/predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades to processing, packaging, and filling lines.

The role involves a 12-hour night shift (6:00pm–6:30am) on a rotating schedule, with strong emphasis on safety, 5S, and NEC guidelines. Abbott offers career development opportunities and benefits.