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Job Location

St Louis

Job Description

Electrical and Controls technicians are being hired as skilled members of our manufacturing operations teams. Electrical and Controls technicians are responsible for enabling production throughput, reducing equipment downtime, troubleshooting issues, eliminating defects, and building technical mastery. They focus on initiating and implementing continuous improvement projects with the goal of delivering the best product, at the lowest cost, with the highest quality, and in a safe environment. They have electrical technical mastery in order to successfully troubleshoot problems and to proactively improve production systems. Electrical and Controls technicians perform various types of work, such as:

+ Maintaining and troubleshooting high-speed packing, process, and utilities power & controls equipment

+ Using electrical test equipment to diagnose electrical problems

+ Performing preventive maintenance and calibrations on equipment

+ Troubleshooting, monitoring, & programming PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems

+ Troubleshooting and monitoring variable frequency drives, servo control systems, robotics

+ Troubleshooting and repairing machine and process control equipment

+ Analyzing trends and technical data to gain insights of the controls and identify issues proactively

+ Building technical skills in others

Job Qualifications

Requirements to Apply:

+ Minimum of a high school diploma/GED & 2-year technical degree/certification in Industrial Electrical or related field

+ Strong technical troubleshooting, problem-solving, issue resolution, and root cause analysis for industrial electrical issues

+ Able to read and use electrical schematics and single-line drawings

+ Able to use electrical troubleshooting tools for measurements and analysis

+ Interpersonal and teamwork skills

+ Able to rotate shifts (on a rotating schedule with 12-hour shifts)

Preferred Qualifications

+ Knowledge and practical application with some of the following technology areas: PLC’s, HMI’s, process instrumentation, machine control systems, variable frequency drives (PowerFlex, etc.), servo drives, robotics, power distribution (<600V), control system networking, and electrical safety

+ Capable of using PLC program navigation for troubleshooting

+ Preferred Fields of Study: Control Systems Technology, Electrical Automation Technology, Industrial Automation Technology, etc.

Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000123582

Job Segmentation

Plant Technicians (Job Segmentation)

Starting Pay / Salary Range

$85,000.00 - $115,000.00 / year