Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Providing technical and engineering support for automated industrial machinery and industrial electronic controls.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Other duties may be assigned.
- Read, create, and modify electrical schematics according to IEC and NFPA standards.
- Read, create, and modify fluid power (hydraulics and pneumatics) schematics according to IEC and NFPA standards.
- Read, create, and modify P&ID schematics according to IEC and NFPA standards.
- Read, create, and modify programming code in the following languages: Siemens Structured Control Language (SCL), Siemens Statement List, Siemens Graph 7, Siemens Function Block Diagram (FBD), Ladder Logic (Siemens, Allen Bradley and others), Allen Bradley Structured Text, Microsoft Visual Basic, C++, C#, Java, Python, Microsoft SQL, and others.
- Read, create, and modify database tables in MSSQL server.
- Read, create, and modify HMI programs for Siemens, Allen Bradley, and other HMIs, this includes using WinCC Flex and Panel Builder 32.
- Read, create, and modify SCADA programs for Siemens WinCC, and Inductive Automation.
- Install, commission, repair and troubleshoot any brand of PLC, HMI or VFD.
- Install, commission, repair and troubleshoot any industrial communications media and protocols.
- Install, commission, repair and troubleshoot a wide range of industrial machinery.
- Upgrade and retrofit controls that are obsolete with no direct replacements available. This requires making all necessary modifications to existing equipment.
- Possess exemplary troubleshooting skills and be able to repair any machinery from any manufacturer.
- Properly use oscilloscopes, test meters, megohmmeters, process calibrators, thermal imagers, vibrations analyzers, data loggers and any other test equipment.
- Sources all necessary materials for projects and repairs and works with maintenance inventory clerk to acquire needed materials in timely manner.
- Train technicians and apprentices the proper methods and procedures for process instrumentation calibration.
- Train technicians and apprentices how to read and understand programming code and logic.
- Train technicians and apprentices the best practices and methods of troubleshooting components of electrical controls systems.
- Train technicians and apprentices about fluid power systems, and how to troubleshoot and repair these systems.
- Must be able to perform all duties with minimal outside support.
- Ensure all work is performed and executed safely. Must identify and correctly use appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required for various tasks.
- Must be able to work remotely and also be able to travel with all tools to multiple locations.
- Serve as a resource to production staff in all departments in multiple facilities.
- Support company efforts to develop and maintain positive Employee Relations.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- Associates of Applied Science from accredited college in Electronics Engineering or Computer Science with emphasis on Programming or equivalent experience and certifications.
- 10+ years direct experience in industrial automation.
- Certification in programming preferred, such as Siemens or Allen Bradley certified programmer.
- State issued electrical trades license preferred.
- Proficient in AutoCAD Electrical (Preferred)
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- Read, analyze, and interpret blueprints, mechanical and electrical schematics, and machine drawings.
- Read, analyze, and interpret programming code documented in languages other than English.
- Read, analyze, and interpret common scientific/technical journals, regulatory documentation, and legal documents.
- Must be able to give clear and easy to understand written instructions.
- Must be able to create easy to understand operating procedures.
Job Tags
Apprenticeship, Remote work, Flexible hours,