Controls Technician Position Available In Berkeley, South Carolina
Tallo's Job Summary: The Controls Technician role involves working on electrical projects independently or collaboratively, from simple circuits to complex control systems. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, repair, calibration, and PLC programming. Requirements include strong communication skills, a trade school background, and at least 3 years of experience in electrical controls. The job entails designing customized solutions, creating HMI screens, and working in manufacturing environments.
Job Description
Perform the role as electrical controls technician, by working well with others as well as working alone on a project, whether it be to run a simple circuit for a 20-amp 120-volt receptacle, install an 1800-amp primary service, transformer and switch gear, design, build and install a PLC based control panel, PLC programming, or install high efficiency lighting.
Should be able to troubleshoot analog and digital control circuits, repair and calibration of instruments, control valves, transmitters. Will monitor, maintain and trouble-shoot control loops, instruments, and/or entire control systems.
You will assist in the development of electrical and controls system design solutions based on engineering principles and involvement in presentation of the solution to the customer. You will perform electrical hardware and software design of customized solutions including manufacturing automation and safety systems and create HMI screens.
- Requirements
- Strong Communication, organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills
- Professional
- Trade School (or equivalent
- A minimum of 3 years of electrical controls experience, time as a journeyman, or instrument tech could be substituted for experience
- PLC programmer and developer utilizing platforms such as Allen-Bradley (A/B) RS Logix, Koyo, Modicon, Siemens, etc
- Troubleshooting various types of machinery with different controllers and relay logic
- Reading Electrical Schematics
- Designing control panels
- Machine troubleshooting ability
- Ability to design and install control panels, PLC based, write ladder logic programs
- Skilled at installing conduit and wire
- Interfacing with HMI’s
- Determine machine sequence of operations
- Program given control system
- Work in manufacturing environments, not just behind a desk
- Troubleshoot an electrical issue from start to finish without the use of schematics or clear information from the operator or customer
