PLC Controls Technician

Pay: $36.48 - $40.38 per hour, dependingon experience

Shift & Working Hours: Monday to Friday; 2:00 PM to 10:30 PM. Shift schedules include days, nights, and weekends, some holidays and periodic overtime.

 This is a Union Facility, and this position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement.

This role is part of our Dairy Foods division, which produces dairy products that represent real, simple goodness. We believe in the power of every drop of milk our farmers produce, and through innovation and improved production, we bring a little good to people’s lives.

The Maintenance Controls Technician job duties:

• Program and maintain numerous process meters and transmitters.  Examples: flow, level, pressure, temperature

• Troubleshoot Wonderware software related issues

• AS-I Fieldbus configuration and trouble shooting

• Ability to install, maintain, and troubleshoot PLC programs, control components - photo eyes, motor starters, relays, limit switches, proximity sensors, timers, solenoids, and variable frequency drives (VFD’s)

• Calibrate process instrumentation per work instructions

• Provide maintenance support for all production and utilities related issues

• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance, disassemble, examine parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear, repair and replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery and equipment

• Must be willing to work on mechanical issues and be mentored by maintenance personnel

Required Experience:

•  3-5 years' experience in industrial manufacturing maintenance

•  Basic computer skills

• Experience with basic electrical systems, compressors, conveyers, gearing, hydraulics, packaging, PLC, pneumatics, preventive maintenance, and pumps

• Prior diagnostic, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance experience

•  Working knowledge of Programmable Logic Control (PLC) Allen Bradley

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years' experience in industrial manufacturing maintenance

• Two-year associate's degree in an established Electrical Technology Program.

• Experience with PLC’s, HMI’s, AC drives and industrial networks - Allen-Bradley preferred

• Certificate from an accredited school for Controls System or equivalent   

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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