What are the responsibilities and job description for the RFI - Electronics Technician position at Rochelle Foods?
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Support plant Quality, high performance culture and continuous improvement programs through active participation in QRMP, Quality Management Systems and plant productivity programs
- Support General Plant Electrical, Maintenance, and Preventative Maintenance needs.
- Troubleshoot electrical equipment, maintain, and improve electrical control systems, and complete work orders.
- Communicate and coordinate with Maintenance/Production Leadership, any corrective electrical/mechanical maintenance required on assigned equipment to ensure optimum line efficiency and product quality.
- Lead in establishing predictive electrical maintenance initiatives for focused lines in the department.
- Lead efforts to develop / enhance PM's & troubleshooting guides as assigned by Manager/Coordinator for focused department.
- Utilize the Maintenance system to document activities and to enter time daily. Ensures documentation is accurately completed using Quality Management System guidelines.
- Recommend and implement continuous improvement on equipment and system design through the use of team concept. Support project planning and execution.
- Communicate with other shifts to ensure coordination of all maintenance efforts on assigned equipment and effectively operate as part of a team.
- Conform to Rochelle’s policies and procedures including, but not limited to: Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), Lock Out/Tag Out, HACCP check points, Quality Standards, Fall Protection, Hot Work, OSHA Regulations, and all others
Management reserves the right, as it deems necessary to assign jobs on a temporary basis in any manner that supports efficient plant operations.
Preffered Qualifications:
- Minimum of two years industrial electronics training and two years industrial controls experience or four years of industrial controls experience.
- Must be able to perform and train self/others in basic electrical and mechanical skills, mechanical repairs and overhauls, maintenance systems, computer skills, new technologies in preventive/predictive maintenance, problem solving/troubleshooting, etc. where skills are not at the required level.
- Must be able to program and troubleshoot Allen Bradley PLC’s, PanelView’s, Servos and related control networks.
- Demonstrate successful application of problem-solving techniques, effective communication and planning.
- Ascend/Descend stairs and ladders throughout shift
- Lift up to 50 pounds, crawl over, under and into equipment as necessary to perform job duties.
- Must possess manual dexterity necessary to operate equipment, disassemble and reassemble equipment, operate a computer and other standard office equipment
- Vision is adequate to manipulate equipment controls, complete paperwork, utilize computers, and have depth perception.
- Knowledge of PLC’s (Programmable Logic Controllers).
- Work weekends when plant enters busy season and when needed.