Controls Techncian

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Marion, IN
Mid level
Manufacturing
The Role
The Controls Technician is responsible for maintaining and optimizing plant control systems, troubleshooting electrical distribution, and supporting plant maintenance activities.
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Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
• Troubleshooting and managing the maintenance and optimization of plant control systems including PLC’s, VFD’s, I/O, sensors, HMI’s, communication networks, DCS system, automation and control software, etc., through direct involvement and the deployment and direction of internal and external resources.
• Supports the troubleshooting and managing the maintaining and optimizing of the Electrical Distribution system performance including transformers, switchgear, MCCs, load centers, lighting, etc. through direct involvement and the deployment and direction of internal and external resources.
• Coordinates and collaborates with the appropriate stakeholders to ensure the plant’s alignment with Huhtamaki best practices.
• Complies with all safety and environmental regulations (Internal & External) and applicable Huhtamaki standards.
• Reports to the Maintenance Manager to achieve overall success and attainment of plant goals and objectives.
• Responds to and troubleshoots all plant equipment resulting directly or indirectly from electrical or controls system dynamics.
• Provides troubleshooting support for mechanical system malfunctions
• Recommends and implements improvements and optimizations for plant electrical and control systems as a project lead or as a team member.
• Recommends and implements technical skills development strategies for the plant technicians and supports on complex controls problems..
• Collaborates with the Maintenance Manager and Maintenance Planner to establish and execute PMs for the plant’s electrical and control systems.
• Updates regularly and as needed the electrical power distribution and control system drawings and documentation and ensures copies are available in the control panels.
• Supports and participates in the planning cycle for weekly, monthly and annual maintenance activities including extended plant shutdowns.

• Responsible for maintaining all plant systems, troubleshooting and program modifications and our plant process control database.

• Understands and complies with the National Electric Code while performing work on equipment.

• May be required to design and draw schematics for equipment updates.

• Examines expansion plans for proper electrical installation.

• Responsible for PLC upgrades, programming and wiring.

• Work with outside vendors effectively coordinating work

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
• Associate’s degree required in related field – electrical engineering or industrial controls.  or Minimum 3 years of experience required with electrical controls / PLC troubleshooting, programming, and repairing.
• Minimum 3 years of experience required with electrical controls / PLC troubleshooting, programming, and repairing. 

• Demonstrated knowledge of electrical distribution systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Instrumentation and Process Control Systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of DCS, HMIs, PLCs, I/O, VFD’s, Sensors, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge on manufacturing IT, industrial networks and applications
• Good knowledge of electrical safety

• Ability to read and interpret blue prints

• Ability to operate forklifts and aerial lifts and maintain annual certification

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Top Skills

Automation And Control Software
Dcs
Electrical Distribution Systems
Hmi
I/O
Plc
Sensors
Vfd
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The Company
Batavia, OH
5,380 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030.

We are a participant in the UN Global Compact and EcoVadis has awarded Huhtamaki with the Gold medal for performance in sustainability. To play our part in managing climate change, we have set science-based targets that have been approved and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.

With 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage we operate in 37 countries and 103 operating locations around the world. Our values Care Dare Deliver guide our decisions and help our team of around 18 000 employees make a difference where it matters. Our 2023 net sales totaled EUR 4.2 billion. Huhtamaki Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and our parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Find out more about how we are protecting food, people and the planet on www.huhtamaki.com

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