Hydro employees can enjoy several benefits including:

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement Savings Plans with Company Match/Contributions
• Education Assistance
• Bonus Plan Eligibility
• Parental Leave

**JobSummary:**Plant/facility technical/electronic maintenance, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance; training of other maintenance department employees on PLC-based control systems.

Required Education/Experience:

• Associates degree in electrical/electronic technology field

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on industrial experience with control systems.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications:

• Proficiency in programming/navigating and troubleshooting PLC control systems is necessary.

• Experience with Allen Bradley PLC-5, SLC-500, ControLogix, Panelview, and Panelview Plus is a big plus

• Familiarity with the following industrial control communication protocols: ControlNet, Ethernet, DH+, Remote I/O, and DeviceNet.

• Working knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, and combustion control systems

• Knowledge of the Windows operating system, PC/software configurations, and how PLC software works with computer operating systems

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with installation, start-up, and maintenance of plant/facility electrical equipment and control systems, with particular emphasis on troubleshooting PLC-based control systems.

• Maintain complete and current software configurations on a group of roughly 14 maintenance laptops that are assigned to various maintenance crews throughout the plant. Familiarity with Rockwell software products

• PLC and HMI/operator interface configurations and minor/low-level changes such as adding new alarms, adding timers, or other methods to eliminate problems from bouncing input contacts and other “noisy” input signals.

• Assist operating and maintenance departments in selecting and standardizing equipment, software, device upgrades, drivers, and interfaces to improve equipment operation and control system reliability.

• Provide written documentation of changes to control systems engineers and notifications to all maintenance employees when significant changes are made to control systems so that troubleshooters on all shifts are aware of recent changes.

• Communicate within the department, and with other technical specialists in IT and plant engineering departments, as needed to resolve problems that are beyond your ability to correct.

• Contact equipment suppliers for technical support, as needed.

Hydro in North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer where all phases of employment are based strictly upon the qualifications of the individual as related to the work requirements of the position. This policy is applied without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or any other category protected by law.

You should be proficient in:

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Hydraulics Experience
• Pneumatics Experience

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Allen Bradley)

Salary info:

$57.69 - $62.50 / hr