Controls Technician

Controls Technician

Company: Rieke LLC

Primary Location: 301 Ave 11 NW, Atkins, AR 72823 USA

Employment Type: Hourly | Full-Time

Function: Manufacturing Production / Distribution

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Position Summary

This position
is responsible for the maintaining of control systems for equipment and
documentation revisions to ensure the existing environment operates meeting all
business targets. This role will be a member of our Controls Engineering team
supporting and ensuring efficient operations on automation, installation and
launch, drives, new equipment installation and revising existing equipment to
include all documents and schematics related to the equipment.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Maintain,
update, and modify existing controls systems including robotic programs, ladder
logic programs, relay logic, electrical distribution, motor controls, operator interface,
pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, distribution and control.

• Conduct all
  work following all safety policies and safe work practices.
• Maintain
  machine controls including robotic, electrical, electronic, pneumatic,
  hydraulic, mechanical and vision systems.
• Conducts
  routine maintenance of all equipment.
• Support
  engineering and maintenance on existing machine control modifications,
  electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical and vision systems.
• Keep current
  all hard copies and electronic data bases: all electrical, pneumatic
  schematics; panel layouts; PLC, operator display, operator interface, and robot
  programs; machine power distribution and all related vendor controls component
  part documentation.
• Complete
  back-ups of all electronic machine control and robotic programs on set schedule
• Maintain
  data collection system from shop floor processing equipment.
• Maintain
  existing plant floor machine control Ethernet gateways, links, and connections.
• Maintain all
  sub machine control data highways.
• Maintain and
  update controls portion of machine standards.
• Coordinate
  with and aid company systems personnel with plant floor Ethernet machine drop
  routing and Ethernet message traffic control.
• Complete
  correspondence, forms and reports using computer and applicable software.
• Handle
  confidential information on a regular basis.
• Encourage 5S
  and housekeeping practices and lead by example.
• Promote
  positive and effective communication and treat all co-workers with respect.
• Proactively
  participate in Continual Improvement activities
• Adhere to
  customer requirements, Business Management System, and company policies.
• Perform
  other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• University degree in a technical field or 5 years direct work experience
  in a manufacturing environment - Required
• Programmable Logic Controllers experience - Required
• Able to
  use a fork-lift, man lift, and / or scissor lift.
• Always
  exhibit a high level of flexibility and ability to multi-task.
• Competent
  in reading and interpreting schematics and mechanical drawings.