PLC Automation Technician (2nd Shift)

Blount Fine Foods Corp.; Fall River (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

401k with Company match

Paid time off including vacation, sick

Education Assistance Program

Life Insurance and Short-Term Discount

Job summary

Blount Fine Foods Corp. seeks an Industrial Controls Engineer for the second shift (3pm–11pm) in Fall River, MA. The role focuses on PLC programming for manufacturing equipment, system troubleshooting, and documentation of controls.

A BS in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering or 3–5 years of relevant experience is desired. Responsibilities include maintaining PM program compliance, training operators, managing Factory Talk Historian metrics, and supporting capital projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a similar position with advanced technical skills in the mechanical/electrical fields in a manufacturing environment.
• A BS in Electrical, Mechanical or Computer Engineering is desired or 3-5 year's working knowledge.
• Experience with PLC programming and maintenance in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Create, troubleshoot, and maintain PLC programming for all manufacturing equipment.
• Perform routine inspections on manufacturing machines.
• Maintain equipment as required by the preventive Maintenance Program.
• Assists maintenance in identifying and scoping control systems related projects.
• Monitor line parameters and machine faults during the day to proactively maintain equipment.
• Manage Software Factory Talk Metrics / Historian in order to provide production reports.
• Maintains an up-to-date and complete set of as-built electrical and controls documentation.
• Perform database administration on Factory Talk databases in order to keep the metrics software functioning.
• Assists in training and development of machine operators and maintenance technicians for equipment and process controls operation.
• Assists on plant capital projects as needed.
• Design and manage production fiber optic network.
• Contributes to plant wide initiatives as assigned.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical troubleshooting

Manufacturing experience

Documentation

Training others

Education

BS in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Factory Talk Historian

Job description

Blount Fine Foods Corp. seeks an Industrial Controls Engineer for the second shift (3pm–11pm) in Fall River, MA. The role focuses on PLC programming for manufacturing equipment, system troubleshooting, and documentation of controls.

A BS in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering or 3–5 years of relevant experience is desired. Responsibilities include maintaining PM program compliance, training operators, managing Factory Talk Historian metrics, and supporting capital projects.