Controls Technician

• Ensures equipment, machinery, tools, and other items used by technician are operated properly
  
• Understands how to handle machine properly during an emergency, which includes power outages, machine failure,
  workplace injuries, etc.
  
• Ensures knowledge of state and federal workplace safety regulations, including OSHA and CalOSHA, and how they
  relate to the D&W work environment
  
• Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines; wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
  
• Understands and performs Lock-out/Tag-out procedures and has the ability to train and mentor others in compliance.
  
• Has a very good understanding of Arc-Flash hazards and procedures and possesses the ability to train others in the
  proper compliance with Arc-Flash rules.
  
• Trains other maintenance technicians on safety procedures and guidelines
  
• Informs supervisor of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately
  
• Must consider safety concerns with respect to instrumentation, controls, and equipment.
  

• Follows plant quality practices including Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMP’s
  
• Assists in ensuring all department facilities, shops, and offices are compliant with 5S and AIB standards for cleanliness
  and visual management.
  
• Provides dependable equipment control systems to the operation.
  

• Assists in the development, implementation, repair of site wide instrumentation, control and electrical systems.
  
• Performs system startups and operational checkouts on systems including configurations, wiring, calibration,
  grounding and power testing.
  
• Reloads and reboots PCs and PLCs to restore faulted equipment.
  
• Preforms preventative maintenance and routine inspections.
  
• Provides hardware and software applications support assistance to engineers, maintenance and operations.
  
• Sets up and configures replacement boards and assemblies to fit specific applications
  
• Specifies, organizes and maintains adequate spare parts and modules for control and instrumentation systems.
  
• Tunes automatic feedback on closed loops using PID controls.
  
• Maintains “To Do” lists and systems trouble reports and routinely reports status.
  
• Participates in the development of project scopes, design of systems, and functional specifications.
  
• Utilizes technical materials such as equipment manuals, system drawings, process and instrument diagrams,
  schematics, and blue prints to troubleshoot and maintain systems.
  
• Participates in cross functional process improvement teams to drive plant performance through improved
  processes and system control systems performance.
  
• Participates in the creation and implementation of a training program for the maintenance technicians and
  operations employees around the operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of integrated controls and
  information systems.
  
• Performs the following type of maintenance activities:
  ▪ Advanced electrical work
  

Requirements

• Highly Preferred: AA/AS degree in related field; or equivalent college credit hours or D&W approved continuing education or courses; or
  approved state or locally approved trade licenses such as Electrician, heating and cooling, boiler operator
  
• 5 Year manufacturing electrical and instrumentation maintenance experience.
  
• A track record of achieving positive results and increased engineering leadership responsibilities.
  
• Very strong process controls background required.
  
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to interpret and troubleshoot electrical/electronic circuits .
  
• Demonstrated knowledge of distributed control systems and PLC systems-demonstrated ability to solve problems, troubleshoot complicated
  process control systems, apply root cause failure techniques, to anticipate changes, and react to avoid disruptions.
  
• Highly motivated, energetic, and enthusiastic; must be driven to keep busy
  
• Ability to work in team environment and communicate information to other employees
  

Benefits

• Medical
  
• Dental & Vision
  
• 401k company contributes 50 cents on the dollar up to 6%
  
• 8 paid and 2 rotating holidays (maintenance does work holidays other than Christmas but you get time and a half plus holiday pay).
  
• Company provides uniforms and vouchers for PPE