Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

Description As an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician , you will support production operations by maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and improving industrial electrical, instrumentation, and machine-control systems. This position combines hands-on electrical maintenance with PLC troubleshooting, controls work, preventive maintenance, calibration, and equipment reliability. You will work with a wide variety of manufacturing technologies, including Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLCs, motion controls, machine communication networks, HMIs, vision systems, AC/DC motors, and electro-mechanical equipment. You will also help design and implement new control systems and identify improvements that eliminate recurring equipment issues. Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education: Associate Degree or higher, or military technical training plus manufacturing experience. Industrial electrical and mechanical systems experience. Experience troubleshooting electro-mechanical equipment. Ability to read and update building and machine-control electrical schematics. Experience bending and installing conduit up to 3/4". Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLC troubleshooting experience. Ability to troubleshoot and modify PLC programs. Experience troubleshooting and modifying motion-control programs. Experience troubleshooting machine communication networks, including: DeviceNet ControlNet Profibus Ethernet DH+ ASI Experience with material web-guide systems. Experience with CIJ printing systems. Experience with ultrasonic bonding technologies. Experience using oscilloscopes, chart recorders, and thermal imaging cameras. Strong analytical troubleshooting skills. Requirements: Follow all plant safety procedures, including LOTO and arc-flash requirements. Maintain accurate electrical schematics. Design, install, and implement new control systems. Redesign equipment and controls to eliminate recurring problems. Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and systems, including: Web guiding Dust collection Metal detection Elastic unwind Ultrasonic bonding CIJ printing Machine communication networks Stretch wrapping Spooling/despooling Hotmelt adhesive systems Packaging equipment AC/DC motor systems Troubleshoot Siemens and Allen-Bradley PLC programs. Troubleshoot motion-control programs. Troubleshoot HMI, marquee, and vision-inspection hardware. Perform repairs, calibration, and preventive maintenance on electro-mechanical equipment. Support machinery and equipment across multiple manufacturing processes. Perform daily electrical audits. Represent the E&I team in safety meetings as needed. Nice-to-Have Skills, Experience, and Education: Metal detector experience. Hotmelt adhesive system experience. PID loop tuning. AC and DC motor systems. Motion-control technology. HMI and marquee operator-interface systems. Vision-system technology. Camera-based inspection systems and programming software. #J-18808-Ljbffr Transmission & Distribution World