What are the responsibilities and job description for the CONTROLS TECHNICIAN position at 8th Ave Food & Provisions?
Business Unit Description :
8th Avenue Food & Provisions is a growing organization made up of businesses that produce and sell quality products including pasta, peanut butter, granola, and fruit and nut trail mixes to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers. The company was formed in October 2018 through a combination of Post Holdings private brands businesses and is owned by Post Holdings and funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (THL), a private equity firm.
Responsibilities : SUMMARY :
The Controls Technician position will act as a subject matter expert with PLCs, VFDs, (HMI) and plant operating systems. You will work directly with maintenance technicians, maintenance operators, supervisors, and managers to resolver automation issues.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Troubleshoot and fix automation and control issues that are causing production issues. Capable of performing and executing troubleshooting of equipment automation / instrumentation issues for all automated food processing systems, robotic systems, and transfer systems applications.
- Assist Engineering with updates, changes and testing of new modifications for multiple high-speed food processing production lines.
- Assist with automations implementation, design, and recommendations for existing and future high [1] speed production line projects.
- Perform periodic maintenance of systems.
- Document work completed on maintenance work orders. Create work orders for any repairs or follow-up work needed.
- Research, recommend and implement automations improvements for equipment reliability.
- Plan, lead and execute automations preventative maintenance efforts to minimize equipment downtime.
- Demonstrate creative problem solving to identify and perform equipment improvements.
- Coach and mentor operators, technicians and other peers with automations procedures related to high [1] speed food manufacturing equipment.
- Participate in special projects on equipment upgrades or installations.
- Collaborate with peers and team members to transfer specialist technical knowledge.
- Complete obsolescence study of control systems to identify high risk areas and develop a plan to upgrade obsolete components.
EDUCATION AND EXPEREINCE REQUIRED :
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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the following physical job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation :
