Controls Technician
$85,280–$85,280 year
On-siteWoodland, California, United States
Job Summary
Install, adjust, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair controls systems, instruments, and related equipment within the Woodland, CA Distribution Center. Test, time, and calibrate pneumatic and electromechanical components, programmable logic controllers, HMIs, and control valves for efficient performance. Conduct preventative maintenance, load calculations, and basic circuit installations including conduit layout and wiring. Read blueprints, sketches, and operating instructions to proceed with repairs and maintenance tasks. Keep maintenance records on controls systems and equipment while obtaining necessary repair parts. Perform electrical system testing utilizing circuit instrumentation such as multi-meters and oscilloscopes. This role involves significant industrial experience leading control system installations and upgrades, with a focus on PLCs, HMIs, and VFDs.
Required Qualifications
- Reliable and able to maintain excellent attendance
- Significant (5+ years) relevant industrial experience
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Must possess and use personal hand tools
- Demonstrable experience leading control system installations and upgrades, as well as designing and building control and electrical panels
- Skilled with creating and understanding applicable diagrams, drawings, and schematics
- Strong knowledge of PLC, HMI, and associate software suites, e.g. Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Automation Direct, etc
- Server configuration, development, and administration experience for control data manipulation: e.g. SQL, Java, HTML; along with networking and domain structure administration skills
- Familiar with NEC and UL Standards, electrical abbreviations, symbols
- Able to install, program, and troubleshoot VFDs
- Background in solid state circuitry and devices, high voltage D.C. rectifiers and control circuits
- Basic hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge and experience
- AutoCAD experience for creating electrical drawings
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