Automation Technician

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QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidates must have a minimum of a two (2) year technical degree or five (5) years full time industrial, commercial and/or military E/I work experience
• Internal candidates must be a level A. E&I Journeyman
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer skills including SAP, MS Office Suite

The Automation Technician is dedicated and committed to continuous learning and self improvement, training, process improvement, maintenance excellence and the open sharing of information with others, to achieve best-in-class controls (and related) systems reliability and performance. The technician will be expected to participate in training both on the job, on the computer, and in a classroom environment to acquire the necessary skills and will be assigned to perform all the following tasks.

• Daily automation support and control system server administration for the following systems.
• Honeywell Experion DCS Systems
• Rockwell PLC’s
• FactoryTalkView
• AC/DC Drives
• Other system may be added to meet the needs of the business.
• Process network training and support.
• Shift and Area E/I maintenance support.
• Operator and production personnel support.
• Area maintenance downtime and startup support.
• Capital projects installation and startup support.
• Control system tuning and troubleshooting.
• Help in the training of new hires, shift and area E/I.
• Development and oversight of mill configuration standards.
• Software upgrades to control systems to ensure all system are up to current vendor support levels.
• Help in the development and implementation of current and future life cycle planning.
• Initiate work requests into computer maintenance system (SAP) for any work that is identified.
• Willingness to work in a team based cross-functional organization in all areas of the mill as assigned.

Compensation Data: Current classified rate with contractual increases consistent with the Labor Agreemen