PLC Technician

ELIGIBLE FOR SIGN-ON BONUS

Shift: 6pm-6:30am, 12 hour shifts, 2 week cycle

$35-$40/hour

Job Duties:

• Participate in and direct troubleshooting activities in the event of equipment failure including participation in failure analysis, problem solving and prevention.

• Work with production team to make rapid, educated decisions regarding the issue at hand and trouble shoot systems, resolve issues by providing investigation, analysis, test, and follow-up where appropriate.

• Maintenance, testing and upgrading of all production equipment. Installation and testing of new food manufacturing, packaging and processing equipment. Interface with machine tools and special equipment or test modules, troubleshoot existing equipment for electrical or electronics failures and change or modify machines to improve or update.

• Planned mechanical maintenance duties.

Required Education, Work Experience & Certifications:

• Candidates must successfully pass the Ramsey Mechanical Skills and Aptitude Assessment in order to be considered.

• 3+ years experience in industrial manufacturing maintenance is a must!

• Experience with automated filling, packaging and palletizing systems.

• Electrical/controls concept design, engineering, programming, system install, start-up and debug of systems.

• Strong background in automated controls systems.

• Must have experience with Allen Bradley PLC's.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

• Demonstrated ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

• Computer skills.

• Willingness to work flexible hours.

• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills.

Physical Demands of the Position:

• Standing, walking, kneeling and bending approximately 85% of day

• Computer and administrative work approximately 15% of day

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds

• Ability to communicate effectively.