Maintenance Technician I

Maintenance Technician I

Department: Maintenance

Reports To: Maintenance Manager

• MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

• The Maintenance Technician I is responsible for support troubleshooting, and repairs on all mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC/Electrical related issues. This position requires a high level of responsibility towards keeping the automated industrial control systems current, troubleshooting, and providing preventive and corrective maintenance on production equipment in an industrial manufacturing environment.

• KEY AREAS OF ACTIVITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

• Demonstrate thorough understanding of industrial control systems and Programmable Logic Computers (PLC's)
• Implement 5S concepts and tools.
• Effectively maintain programming, hardware networking and communication; troubleshoot, determine causes of failure, and perform corrective actions.
• Preform predictive and preventative maintenance program and other internal projects assigned by the maintenance lead.
• Diagnose and correct PLC problems to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose, repair and or replace electrical components of machines including but not limited to motors, relays, overloads, cables, switches, sensor, and variable speed drives.
• Ensure maintenance and repair work is completed safely, effectively, and in a timely manner.

• CONTACTS
  • Internal
    • Pandrol site Personnel
    • Pandrol business unit personnel
  • External
    • Peers
    • Customers
    • Vendors
• SKILLS NEEDED
  • 2 year or 4-year degree in an Industrial maintenance program or Industrial Technology.
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience troubleshooting, repairing, programming, and installing electrical control equipment in a manufacturing environment.
  • 2-4 years maintenance mechanical experience
  • 5 years PLC and HMI programming experience
  • Factory training in Allen Bradley PLC’s is preferred.
  • Familiarity with ABB robots.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and calibrate the following properly and safely: control panels using relay logic, Cam-driven switch boxes, process control valves, pneumatic control systems, hydraulic control systems, electronic scaling systems, electronic meters.
  • Ability to interface with and troubleshoot PLC's including connecting to the PLC, reading ladder logic, diagnosing hardware and software problems.
  • Ability to interface with and troubleshoot the following motor control equipment properly and safely: motor starters, Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs); Servo motors and controls.
  • Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel.
  • Skills with pneumatic and hydraulic applications required.
  • Welding and fabrication skills is a plus.
  • Tooling and die skills is a plus.
• CONTRACTUAL/ FINANCIAL AUTHORITY
  • None