Sr. Plc Maintenance Tech

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Sr Maintenance Technician - PLC (Days M-F)
Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth electrical troubleshooting of 480VAC & 24VDC components. The Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC has strong working knowledge of all operating systems in the plant including but not limited to Allen Bradley (AB), B&R automation, Siemens, Beckhoff, and ASI.
Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC acts as a subject matter expert
on behalf of the plant in All things Automation including but not limited to; Servo motors, Encoders, Frequency drives, Rockwell and Siemens PLC operating systems, signal exchange, Utilities systems such as R/O and distillers. IT communications within the plant between our intersystem and equiptment, data collection/system backups. Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC performs troubleshooting and repair of facilities and auxiliary equipment and general electrical maintenance of the building and grounds. The Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC works directly with other Sr Maintenance Technicians, Maintenance Manager to resolve both electrical and mechanical issues. Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC develops and implements best practices aligned with Niagara’s maintenance strategies.
Through the use of preventative and predictive maintenance processes, the Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC champions continuous improvement efforts and assists with training in their focus areas.
Essential Functions

• Train and lead Operators, Mechanics and Supervisors on technical procedures related to high-speed bottle manufacturing and packaging
• Work directly with plant leadership to develop and execute projects involving continuous improvement, upgrades, and the resolution of re-occurring problems
• Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.
• Regular and predictable attendance, as well as required on-call availability, are essential functions of the job to ensure equipment and facility up-time
• Adhere to and enforce highest standards in safety and good manufacturing practices plant-wide
• Create SOP’s for troubleshooting machines, and upload them to BDA system
• Rapid identification of machine problems to minimize equipment downtime with root cause analysis conducted to prevent re-occurrence
• Partner with other Sr. Maintenance Technician to resolve cross-functional problems
• Use of available software systems to analyze and identify issues to drive throughput performance

Qualifications

• 4 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• Minimum Qualifications:- 6 Years – Experience in an electrical maintenance environment- 6 Years – Experience in Position

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• Willingness to be a technical leader and trainer within the automation and electrical area of the plant or machine center
• Proficiency in troubleshooting one or more of the following automation systems: Allen
• Working experience with RSLogix 5000, SIMATIC Step 7, and Factory Talk Studio
• Skilled in the repair of variable frequency drives, servomotors and controllers, communication systems (asi-bus, can-bus, profi- bus, ethernet), PLC input/output cards, and safety modules
• Experience may include a combination of work experience and education
• Familiarity with all basic hand tools, multi-meter and PLC Hardware (I/O modules, communication modules, CPUs and safety relays)
• Skilled in layout and installation of electrical and communication lines
• Ability to read and interpret schematics: process and instrumentation diagrams
• 4 years of experience in troubleshooting one of the following operating systems: Allen Bradley (AB), B&R or Siemens
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• 4 years of experience in an electro-mechanical role with Krones, Husky, Sidel, or other packaging or bottling equipment
• Knowledge of COPA-Data Zenon, SEW Motion Studios, and/or B&R Automation Studios
• Ability to read and interpret schematics: electrical and instrumentation diagrams
• Knowledgeable on RSLogix 5000, SIMATIC Step 7/TIA and Factory Talk Studio, Bihl Wiedleman ASImon
• 2 years of experience creating process improvements or continuous improvement initiatives
• 6 Years – Experience managing people/projects
• 1 year of experience leading and developing others on the functionality and repair of electro-mechanical equipment
• Experience may include a combination of work experience and education
• 10+ Years – Experience working in Position
• Understanding of binary numbers and computer infrastructure
• Effective communication of issues and solutions to cross-functional team members
• Skilled working with electrical systems including 480VAC & 24VDC power
• Bradley (AB), B&R, and/or Siemens
• Preferred Qualifications:- 10+ Years– Experience in an electrical maintenance environment
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and resolve issues across multiple departments and levels of the organization