Controls Technician

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Charter Steel is hiring a Controls Technician – Nights!

Charter Steel is a leading American supplier of carbon and alloy steel bar, rod and wire products, and the largest steel coil processor in North America. As a fully integrated steelmaker with locations in Ohio and Wisconsin, Charter Steel offers a full range of grade and size coiled products and vast technical service experience. Charter Steel is a member of the Charter Manufacturing family of companies.

Job Summary: In a team setting you’ll work with operations, maintenance, and automation teams to provide automation and electrical support to critical systems in the rolling mill. You’ll use your trouble-shooting skills to investigate issues and work with automation teams on continuous improvement projects.

Position specifics:

• Location: Cleveland OH

• Hours: 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM.

• Schedule: These are 12-hour night shifts on our 5-2-2-5 schedule. Work 5 nights on, 2 nights off, 2 nights on, 5 nights off. Have every other weekend off!

• Overtime: Available

Key responsibilities:

• Act as first line of production support and troubleshooting from automation and continuous improvement endeavors in a 24/7 environment.

• Provide complete end-to-end support of control systems.

• Review and troubleshoot PLC programs.

• Become domain expert of systems in areas of responsibility.

• Work as part of Project Teams.

• Control System Hardware configuration and support.

• Acquire knowledge of existing systems and remain current with system upgrades.

• Identify opportunities to elevate safety, reduce cost, increase efficiency, and improve quality.

• Provide leadership when troubleshooting complex systems and sub-systems to Maintenance and Production employees.

• Follow Environmental, Quality and Safety Management System procedures and requirements.

• Ability to meet the essential job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation, as outlined in the job description.

What you’ll need:

• Associates Degree in Technical Field or combination of education and experience.

• Three plus years’ relevant experience in maintenance or production.

• Knowledge of PLC programming and communication protocols.

• Knowledge in troubleshooting and installing control system hardware.

• A strong safety mindset.

• Ability to create, interpret and update wiring diagrams and schematics.

• Ability to work well with team members and clearly communicate.

• Willingness to work in a heavy industrial environment.

• Motor drive (VFD) troubleshooting and configuration.

• Working knowledge of site-specific communication networks. (i.e. Profinet, Profibus, or Controlnet).

Nice to haves:

• Experience with site specific technologies (i.e. Siemens PLC, Step 7, and TIA Portal or Rockwell).

• Experience working with electrical and electronic equipment (encoders, proximity sensors, temp, and pressure sensors, LVDTs, etc.).

• Steel plant or equivalent industrial experience.

• Working knowledge of HMI and control system interfacing.

• Root-cause identification and implementation of solutions.

• Understanding of mechanical and electrical principles.

• Using data acquisition software for trending and problem solving.

Take the next step in your career, apply today!

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We offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, along with a 401(k) plan that includes employer matching and profit sharing. Additionally, we offer company-paid life insurance, disability coverage, and paid time off (PTO).