Automation Technician

Job Title: Automation Technician

Location: Waterloo, IA

Salary: $30-40/hour

Job Summary: The Automation Technician is responsible to support the electrical/controls infrastructure of the facility. The Automation Technician will implement new processes or strategies.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence to all electrical codes.

• Maintain all electrical MOCs.

• Perform annual NFPA 70E plant inspection and electrical safety program audit.

• Ensure all electrical PM’s are completed timely.

• Works with Maintenance Planner to schedule and perform automation preventative maintenance and calibrations.

• Coordinate and assist with control system start-up and commissioning.

• Work to optimize and maintain automation inventory.

• Ensure critical facility electrical systems and programming problems are identified and repaired.

• Monitor electrical systems and electrical apparatus used in the plant including: Transformers, Switchgear, Panels/Breakers/disconnects, UPS systems, PLC’s, Power monitoring systems, and Instrumentation.

• Create and reads ladder logic and flow diagrams for program design, startup, simulation and testing.

• Design, coordinate, troubleshoot, and support Programmable logic controllers (PLC’s), Human Machine Interface (HMI) / SCADA systems, Communications, Databases (i.e. SQL server)

• Develop process control flow diagrams.

• Develop piping and instrumentation diagrams (P& ID's).

Education & Experience:

• 2 year degree in Industrial Controls or Electrical related field

• All experience levels are considered. New Grads and Entry Level is fine.

• Knowledge/prior experience or familiarity with NFPA 70AE

• Understanding of PLC, HMI, Electrical Circuits