Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Traveling to facilities throughout the region (Approximately 1-2 week every month)
• Configuring, commissioning, and maintaining Control Panels, PLCs, and SCADA Systems
• Supporting the installation of Control Panels, PLCs, & SCADA Servers, and Workstations
• Troubleshooting process control issues
• Troubleshooting SCADA communications issues
• Remote Work, Home/Local Facility
• Remotely monitor assets across facilities and identify maintenance needs or service degradation
• Remotely Assist with troubleshooting process control issues
• Remotely Apply minor updates and fixes to existing SCADA & PLC systems
• Work with facility managers to identify technology needs
• Document existing infrastructure
• Develop plans to improve facility control systems in alignment with facility needs
• Collaborate with other disciplines on equipment installation, startup & commissioning
• Configure equipment to conform to process control and resiliency standards
• Manage SCADA user accounts and access controls
• A principle-driven person that exudes Integrity, Curiosity, & Empathy
• +5 Years’ experience in Control System Design, PLC Programming, & SCADA Development
• A solid technical foundation focusing on electrical and/or control system design
Ideally, You'll Also Have:
• A person who is visionary; one who plans far ahead and focuses on what is important
• Certifications/Training: Relevant SCADA & PLC OEM certifications
• Background in networking or information systems management.
• Other corollary skills: Automotive repair, Mechanical skills, process, manufacturing knowledge, etc.
Physical Requirements:
• Sitting at desk. Phone use and PC or laptop. It may require lifting and carrying boxes of supplies or files up to 25 lbs. Extended periods of sitting while on PC/laptop or phone.
• Extended periods of walking throughout industrial facilities both inside and outside.
• May require climbing, working at heights, and in small, confined spaces such as under raised floors, inside closets, and server racks. Must be able to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch for long periods. Work in loud areas with hotter and colder temperatures than standard office environmental conditions. Lift and transport equipment up to 50 pounds.
Tools & Equipment:
• General office equipment, which includes telephone, copier, PC/laptop, and other miscellaneous office equipment.
• Industrial Control Equipment: VFDs, PLCs, HMIs, Embedded devices, Radios, etc.
• Servers, switches, routers, and other computer equipment that support the commercial and industrial network environment.
• Operating hand tools, power tools, ladders, and test equipment.
• Attendance:
• Regular attendance in accordance with the established work schedule is mandatory
• Overtime/work outside the regular schedule may be required.
• Estimated (25-50%) travel throughout the US and West Region will be required
• Candidate must maintain a valid driver's license with no major infractions
• Candidate must maintain a valid ‘REAL ID’ driver’s license or other TSA-approved identification
Other Essential Functions:
• Adherence to established company safety policies and good industrial and office safety practices.
• Candidate must exhibit professional behavior that promotes teamwork, fosters cooperation and enhances productivity in the workplace. Must be well organized and coordinate, prioritize, and execute multiple tasks simultaneously in a high-pressure environment. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing to work effectively with contractors and personnel at all levels.
• Grooming and dress are usually business casual but dependent on the client’s standards.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:
The physical and environmental demands required to perform the essential duties of this position include standing, walking, sitting, coordination, balance and agility demands, which may include the ability to stoop, kneel, squat, grasp, reach, perform repetitive hand movements. Additional demands may involve a specific level of dexterity, grip strength, climbing and cardiorespiratory demands. The work areas may be indoor, outdoor, have loud noise, active machinery, high pressure fluid systems, electrical equipment, confined spaces, heights and depths, fumes, air borne particles, noxious gases, and chemicals. The use of appropriate safety equipment will be mandatory in these areas to prevent hazardous contact.
