What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrument and Controls Technician position at Guardian Industries?
Your Job
Guardian Glass is looking for a motivated Instrument and controls Technician with a passion for safety to join our team in Corsicana, TX! Instrument Technicians are responsible for performing highly diversified maintenance to production machines and plant facility’s equipment, on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic for both troubleshooting and repairs in support of efficiency and allowing our facility to create quality glass that meets our customers’ needs.
Shift: 10-hour shifts. Monday through Friday. Holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.
Our Team
At Guardian Glass, a Guardian Industries company, we make high-performance, energy efficient glass for homes and buildings. To learn more about Guardian Glass, visitwww.guardianglass.com.
What You Will Do
One or more of the following:
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products, and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation, and technical glass applications. You’ll find our glass in homes, offices, and cars and in some of the world’s most iconic projects.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: [2] http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
Guardian Glass is looking for a motivated Instrument and controls Technician with a passion for safety to join our team in Corsicana, TX! Instrument Technicians are responsible for performing highly diversified maintenance to production machines and plant facility’s equipment, on mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic for both troubleshooting and repairs in support of efficiency and allowing our facility to create quality glass that meets our customers’ needs.
Shift: 10-hour shifts. Monday through Friday. Holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.
Our Team
At Guardian Glass, a Guardian Industries company, we make high-performance, energy efficient glass for homes and buildings. To learn more about Guardian Glass, visitwww.guardianglass.com.
What You Will Do
- Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical equipment and systems to maintain expected machine performance
- Inspect machinery to identify issues or reliability/production gaps
- Create and lead an environment where the team strives toward zero incidents in Environmental, Health and Safety
- Helping facility meet or exceed production and quality goals
- Communicate daily work performed and machine conditions via written and verbal documentation
- Perform a variety of duties in the maintenance department related to assembly and repairs
- Work with and troubleshoot AC and DC voltages ranging from 24 volts to 480 volts
- Perform preventive maintenance and inspection routes that help to maintain and improve machine reliability
- Troubleshoot, AC/DC Drives, PLC Controls, and Machine Interfaces
- Understanding PLC Ladder Logic for various controllers and interfaces, troubleshooting equipment while online with the PLC. Inspect, clean, calibrate, and maintain low and medium voltage distribution equipment
- Perform a variety of electronic, mechanical, and electromechanical tests on electronic systems, subassemblies and parts to ensure unit functions according to specifications or to determine cause of unit failure
- Read/interpret electrical schematics, PLC ladder logic, single line electrical drawings, hydraulic prints, pneumatic diagrams, technical manuals, and instrument loop drawings
- Contacting vendors and manufacturers as needed for support with issue resolution
- Perform tasks requiring lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, pushing and or pulling for 8 to 10 hours per day
- Work in elevated spaces
One or more of the following:
- Associate/Technical degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Systems, Instrumentation, or Electronic Technology
- A minimum of two or more years of Electrical/Electronic/Controls troubleshooting experience in a manufacturing or military environment
- Experience reading and following electrical and maintenance schematics/blueprints
- Experience utilizing electrical test devices such as Ammeters, Voltmeters, and Ohmmeters
- Experience in PLC systems, including understanding PLC ladder logic
- Experience in computer skills with MS Word and Excel
- Experience in Fanuc or Industrial Robotics experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience working within a Power Plant, Pulp and Paper, Converting, Palletizing, and/or Automation Equipment operations
- Experience with Servos and Servo Controllers
- Experience with PLC programming logic and troubleshooting equipment while online with the PLC
- Experience with systems integration to include advanced PLC troubleshooting experience and understanding Arrays and Servo control within the PLC logic
- Experience with HMI Programming
- (5) or more years of manufacturing or industrial experience inspecting, testing, troubleshooting, repairing, installing, and maintaining electrical and Instrumentation equipment
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products, and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation, and technical glass applications. You’ll find our glass in homes, offices, and cars and in some of the world’s most iconic projects.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: [2] http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf
