Automation Technician

Yazoo Mills, Inc., one of the nation’s leading, privately owned manufacturers of high-quality paper tubes and cores, servicing a wide scope of industries nationwide, such as converting, labeling, printing, packaging, flexible packaging, ropes and twines, medical supplies, tapes, graphic arts, and more. We are a family-owned business and our teammates are our family. We foster a company culture that inspires our employees to be innovative thinkers, problem solvers, community- minded, and results driven.

Are you looking for a new career with a stable company who has been in business for over 120 years? Yazoo Mills is hiring an Automation Technician to join our well-established and growing company on first shift in our New Oxford facility.

We offer:

• Competitive Wages.
• Comprehensive Benefits that include Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, 8 paid Holidays, Paid Time Off and more.
• Celebration of milestones and successes along with an occasional pop-up surprise to let our employees know we appreciate all of their hard work and dedication.
• Career Development by promoting from within and on-the-job training.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/Objective: Serves as the primary contact for all electrical controls and automation issues and automation improvement projects across all plants. Serves to improve safety systems and production processes through controls and automation improvements and assists with planning electrical projects. Is also involved in the repair, maintenance, and upkeep of production equipment to prevent or minimize down-time and assists with the basic maintenance and upkeep of facilities. Travel to all 3 facilities may be required.

Essential Functions:

• Maintains production and quality by ensuring operation of machinery and plant facilities.
• Ensures operation of machinery and plant facilities by completing preventative maintenance requirements on production machines, motors, pneumatics, conveyor systems, and all auxiliary plant systems/facilities.
• Maintains equipment parts and supplies inventories by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed equipment parts and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt.
• Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends to reduce machine down time and maintenance costs.
• Proficient reading and interpreting schematics, and drawings related to electricity and circuits
• Proficient multi-meter use, able to troubleshoot and correct issues with electrical, control circuits, instrumentation, drives, etc.
• Troubleshoot, repair, install and program HMI’s, PLC’s, and VFD’s
• Complete I/O checkouts, identify, diagnose, and correct problems with controls and instrumentation systems
• Design control panel layouts; assembles panels according to design/layout
• Works closely with the Operations Technology Engineer on developing and implementing electrical & automation projects.

Shifts Available: 1st Shift Monday through Friday 7AM-3PM, standard hours; schedules can change based on business needs

This position starts at $36.50 and is based on experience.