Overview
Role Overview
TheMaintenance Technicianis responsible forprogrammingPLCs (ProgrammableLogic Controllers), troubleshooting and repairingfaultsand for ensuring maximum production uptime.The incumbent is also responsible for preventive and breakdown maintenance on the department’s assembly conveyorsand on the automatic warehousing system.
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
(To perform within this position successfully, the incumbent must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.)
- Tests PLC programs using standard testequipmentandanalyzingresults to evaluate performance anddeterminethe need for adjustments
- Performspreventative maintenance andcalibrationof equipment and systems
- Reads blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematicdrawings, and engineeringinstructionsfor assembling PLCprograms
- Performsrepairandmaintainshigh tech automotive plantproductionequipment
- Troubleshoots problems with equipment andoptimizesPLC systems to obtain desiredspecificationsandqualities
- Adjust and replaces defective orimproperlyfunctioning circuitry and electrical components of PLC systems andautomationmachinery
- Provides userapplicationsand engineeringsupportandrecommendationsfor new and existing equipment for installations, upgrades, andenhancements
- Sets up and conducts tests of complete units and components under operational conditions to investigate proposalsfor improving equipment performance
- Coordinates with engineers todeterminenecessary tools, materials, and equipment for the maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of PLCsystems andautomation equipment and machinery
- Devisesand outlinesmaintenance procedures for electrical equipment to ensure maximum service life andutilization
- Coordinatestest-runs ofmotionsensors, signal processors, and conveyor systems andconfigurestomeet specific engineering needs
- Analyzeselectrical circuit layouts,diagnosesthe function and compatibility to operationalstandardsand writes maintenance reports to preventrepetitivemalfunctions
- Maintainsengineering documentation including functional specifications and standard operating procedures.
- Programs and troubleshoots operation of the department’s PLCs, implements corrective actions
- Monitor andmaintainsDC Motors,A and B contacts, and timer relays
- Completes repair logs and downtime reports and providestimelyfeedback to the management team
- Required to work with, handle, store, or otherwise manage hazardous materials, and mustcomply withall applicable regulationsestablishedby the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- Responsibilities include ensuring safe and compliant management of hazardous materialsin accordance withstate and federal regulatory requirements.
- May berequiredtoparticipatein training for handling of hazardous materials.
- Maintains 3R5S standardsin all work areas and with maintenance property and equipment, reports results, makes suggestions for improvement
- Performs scheduled weekend, holiday, and shutdown tasks, reports results
- Maintains andcomplies withall PPE and with OSHA and MAL safety standards, reports recognized hazards
- Records process data required by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) related equipment
- Prompt, regular, predictable attendance
- Physical presence at work during all scheduled work hours
- Overtime and weekend work asrequired
- All other job duties as assigned.
Qualifications
AUTHORITY & SCOPE
This role operates within defined corporate policies and procedures and exercises judgment appropriate to its level of responsibility. The position may influence decisions related to functional operations, processes, or recommendations and elevate matters as required
Supervisory Responsibilities
No
Qualifications
(The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required and preferred for this position.)
Required Education & Experience
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
- Ability to speak and write fluently in both Korean and English
- Electricalmaintenanceskillswith ability to read and interpret electrical blueprints
- Ability to program and troubleshootPLC systems
- General knowledgeof pneumatics, hydraulic,electricaland mechanicalsystems.
- Knowledge of (TPM) Total Productive Maintenance.
- Experience with fabrication
- Knowledge of MicrosoftWord, Excel, and PowerPoint
Preferred Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Five or more years of experience with PLC systems
- Working knowledge of robotics and robot repair
- 4 years of industrial maintenance experience with an emphasis on electrical repair
Working Conditions
- Rotating8 hourshifts Monday – Friday
- Weekend, production shutdown, and holiday workrequired
- Ability to stand, walk, stoop, climb ladders and stairs, crouch, crawl and kneel
- Ability to lift 40 pounds unassisted
- Ability to be exposed to confined spaces and multiple chemicals