Maintenance Controls Technician - 2nd Shift
$89,357–$90,709 year
On-site · Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Maintenance Controls Technician on 2nd shift responsible for maintaining, repairing, calibrating, and performing preventive maintenance on automated manufacturing and quality assurance systems, including PLC-controlled machinery, mechanical/electromechanical equipment, process instrumentation, nuclear measurement, radiographic, and ultrasonic systems. Must read and interpret schematics, wiring diagrams, parts lists, and ladder logic; read vendor maintenance manuals; troubleshoot computer hardware, software and interface peripherals; document and implement software changes; install/modify equipment; generate maintenance/calibration procedures; provide training and diagnostic assistance; collaborate with engineering, QA, and manufacturing to minimize downtime; comply with safety and housekeeping practices; and work under export-controlled requirements. This role requires the ability to work on-site in Wilmington, NC, on the 2nd shift (3PM–11PM) and to be able to obtain and maintain necessary access and compliance related to export-controlled information.
Required Qualifications
- Technical school associate degree in electronics, instrumentation, or micro-electronic solid-state technology; or equivalent military, industrial, or college training with five years of experience in maintenance or fabrication of related industrial equipment.
- Training, education and experience should include electronic, electrical, electro-mechanical, mechanical, optical, ultrasonic, nuclear measurement, radiography and computer disciplines.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience in troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing industrial, electrical, electronic, pneumatic, and electro-mechanical control equipment.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience reading and interpreting drawings, schematics, ladder logic, instruction manuals and logic symbol schematics.
- Must be able to logically troubleshoot control systems to identify software and hardware problems.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience and working knowledge of state-of-the-art test equipment; such as multimeters, digital oscilloscopes, programmable power supplies, calibrators, digital analyzers, microprocessor development systems, multi-channel analyzers, etc.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience with basic hand tools, soldering equipment, electrical and electronics test equipment.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience with microprocessor software structure and commands.
- Minimum of two (2) years troubleshooting techniques and repair of state-of-the-art electronic systems and circuits.
- At least 2 of the following: One (1) year building control panels, One (1) year performing repair and maintenance on automated machinery, One (1) year of experience performing maintenance and calibration of nuclear measurement equipment.
- One (1) year of experience maintaining process control using programmable logic controllers.
- One (1) year of experience troubleshooting and repairing circuits at the board level, including soldering and de-soldering SMT components.
- Ability to take the lead in troubleshooting and perform corrective action.
- Ability to read and understand written documents and procedures such as P&Ps, EOPs, and ESIs.
- Ability to maintain high level of concentration, attention to detail and analytical ability to develop and troubleshoot complicated mechanical, electro-mechanical, electronic and microprocessor-based equipment.
Additional Requirements
- U.S. persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and other protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) due to access to export-controlled technology.
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