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Controls Technician
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Controls Technician in the food and beverage industry who maintains and troubleshoots PLCs, HMIs, and plant floor electrical, control, and pneumatics components.
About this role
Controls Technician
Food And Beverage Industry
This position is located in Topeka, Kansas with our client who is a global manufacturer.
This is a full-time job (not a contract position).
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) including Allen Bradley ControlLogix and GuardLogix, Wonderware based Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) or Panelview.
- Maintain and troubleshoot plant floor electrical, control and pneumatics components including: vision systems, industrial and collaborative robots, valves, motors, loop controllers, solenoids, control system I/O (Flex IO and Point IO), measurement and instrumentation systems (flow meters, load cells, photo-electrics, level probes, metal detectors, container fill detectors, touch screen monitors, computer equipment and peripherals and container vacuum detection).
- Function as a technical resource and shift troubleshooting resource for operations, maintenance and engineering (requires climbing, bending and crawling).
What we offer:
• $30 - $38/hr. starting rate depending on experience ($62,400.00 - $79,040.00 annual)
• Merit increases every year based on performance
• Advancement Opportunities
• 8 hr. shift schedules with overtime available
• Phenomenal Culture & work environment at a climate-controlled facility
• Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for employee & eligible dependents - Start on Day 1
• Basic Life Insurance for you and eligible dependents at NO Cost
• 15 Days of Paid Vacation
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Saving & Investment Plan with Company Match
• Tuition Assistance - up to $10,000 per year
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to discounted Company products
Qualifications
Qualifications
- High School Diploma
- 5 years of plant technical experience OR 3 years of experience plus a 2-year technical degree
- Ability to troubleshoot and program PLC's and Safety PLC’s using ladder logic programming. Familiar with Sequencer programming and AOI blocks.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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