Industrial Controls Technician

Company: Pacific Coast Producers
Location: Lodi
Posted on: January 6, 2022

Job Description:

Pacific Coast ProducersLocation: 650 South Guild Avenue, Lodi, CA, 95240, United StatesEmployee Type: Full-TimeJob Category: MaintenanceIndustry: ManufacturingOur CompanyPacific Coast Producers or "PCP" is an agricultural cooperative, and a food production company owned by California growers. We make healthy and flavorful products for families around the world to enjoy.Our Lodi distribution facility maintains production lines for labeling, casing, and preparing product for customer delivery and satisfaction.Each PCP facility utilizes complex technology and equipment that require skilled, talented, and motivated personnel to function properly.Key responsibilities include:

• Install, adjust, maintain, troubleshoot, repair and overhaul controls systems, instruments, and related equipment.
• Recognize and correct potential controls system failures.
• Test, time, and calibrate pneumatic and electromechanical components, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interface (HMI) hardware and software, printers, level and temperature devices, control valves, chart recorders and similar components, and other devices or technology for efficient performance.
• Read blueprints, charts, sketches, and operating instructions and proceed accordingly.
• Keep maintenance records on controls systems and/or equipment.
• Obtain and maintain an adequate supply of applicable repair parts.
• Responsible for work and layout, requisitioning necessary equipment.
• Conduct load calculations to determine: Wire size, conduit size, transformer size and power supply size
• Basic circuit installations to include: layout conduit, bend conduit, pull wire, land wiring, test and finalize circuit installation
• Conduct electrical system testing utilizing electrical circuit instrumentation: i.e. multi-meter, amp probe, oscilloscope, etc.
  • Reliable and able to maintain excellent attendance.
  • Significant (5+ years) relevant industrial experience.
  • Committed to safety and food safety, including use of appropriate PPE.
  • Proficient English communication skills.
  • Must possess and use personal hand tools.
  • Demonstrable experience leading control system installations and upgrades, as well as designing and building control and electrical panels,
  • Skilled with creating and understanding applicable diagrams, drawings, and schematics.
  • Strong knowledge of PLC, HMI, and associate software suites, e.g. Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Automation Direct, etc.
  • Server configuration, development, and administration experience for control data manipulation: e.g. SQL, Java, HTML; along with networking and domain structure administration skills.
  • Familiar with NEC and UL Standards, electrical abbreviations, symbols.
  • Able to install, program, and troubleshoot VFDs.
  • Background in solid state circuitry and devices, high voltage D.C. rectifiers and control circuits.
  • Basic hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge and experience.
  • AutoCAD experience for creating electrical drawings.---Come Work with Us!Join our legacy of talented people working together to provide the highest level of customer service. PCP employees can earn competitive pay, along with terrific benefit plans such as affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance.Retirement savings plans, including a defined-benefit pension plan is also provided to eligible employees.Pacific Coast Producers offers equal employment opportunity to all applicants including females, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans.

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