Electrical Controls Technician
Location: Greenville South Carolina
Description: ITW - Hi Cone is hiring Electrical Controls Technician right now, this career will be placed in South Carolina. Detailed specification about this career opportunity kindly read the description below. ITW Hi-Cone is seeking an experienced Electrical Controls Technician for our Technical Services Team. Primary responsibilities include the following:
- Install, maintain, and troubleshoot electro-mechanical systems, machinery electrical controls, PLC programs, Servo & VFD programs and controls, Safety circuitry, HMI terminals and all other electrical control functions for high speed packaging processes in customer's manufacturing plants and at machine builder's plant.
- Provide support for electrical and PLC control issues (via telephone, online or on-sit! e visits).
- Provide unscheduled emergency troubleshoot! ing and repairs of production equipment in the field.
- Maintain up-to-date and current back-up documentation of all electronic machine and controller programs and effectively communicate changes to appropriate personnel.
- Maintain current and up-to-date documents of adjustable parameters such as program recipes.
- Practices LOTO and follows safe electrical work practices (serves as a leader in safe electrical working practices, teaching other to follow).
- Assist with machine improvements.
- Present creative ideas to Engineering on possible solutions to common equipment deficiencies.
Sytems include, but are not limited to:
- A-B Kinetix servo drives
- A-B Current PLC (ControlLogix, CompactLogix)
- A-B Legacy hardware (PLC5, SLC500)
- Communication protocols: Ethernet, Devicenet, RS232, Data-Highway Plus
- Allen-Bradley RSLinx - Primary software tool managing above protocols
- Allen-Bradley softwar - RSLogix500, RSLogix5, RSLogix5000
- A-B HMI (Panelview, Panelview Plus, RSView32)
- Variable Speed Drives: Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40, 70, 700, and 575 AC Drives
Required Skill Set:
- Extensive hands-on experience with automated production equipment.
- Ability to read, interpret and modify electrical prints and schematics and document/record changes.
- Must be at an advanced level in reading and interpreting electrical control drawings, ladder
- Excellent Industrial Controls troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to work well with Engineering, Customer Machine Operators and Customer ! Plant Maintenance.
- Willingness to expand skill-set and pick up! greater responsibilities independently.
- Minimum 5 years hands-on experience in electrical and mechanical service and maintenance
- Minimum 5 years experience in writing, programming and trouble-shooting PLC programs, Servo
- Advanced knowledge of computer networks, switches, IP addresses.
- Must be able to take the lead on troubleshooting activities and be able to diagnose mechanical and
- Must be willing to share knowledge and teach others.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to travel up to 100%
- HS diploma/GED required. A.S. in Electrical Technology or B.S. in Electrical Engineering preferred.
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If you were eligible to this career, please email us your res! ume, with salary requirements and a resume to ITW - Hi Cone.
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This career starts available on: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:23:00 GMT