Controls Technician
Redwood MaterialsMcCarran, NV
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Official posting summary
Role summary
Maintain controls hardware, instrumentation and electrical equipment across production and facility systems. Diagnose faults in automation components and support equipment commissioning, upgrades and process improvements with engineering and maintenance teams.
Main responsibilities
- Diagnose and repair electrical, mechanical and automated manufacturing equipment to reduce downtime.
- Build or modify control panels and wire instrumentation and motor controls to engineering and safety specifications.
- Calibrate and repair electronic, electrical, pneumatic and mechanical systems; use schematics and P&IDs for troubleshooting. Support commissioning and upgrades, and document work, control-logic changes, diagrams and calibration data.
Basic qualifications
- 4+ years of practical industrial automation, controls or instrumentation experience in a manufacturing or process environment.
- Demonstrated troubleshooting and repair of PLCs, HMIs, VFDs and industrial sensors; ability to interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs and technical documentation.
- Practical control-panel fabrication and wiring skills, with understanding of motor controls, instrumentation wiring, calibration and pneumatic/mechanical integration. Proactive problem solving and commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
Working conditions
Full-time work in office and industrial/manufacturing facilities, indoors and outdoors. Work may involve extended exposure to noise, dust, chemicals and temperature extremes while protected by PPE, plus climbing, standing, stooping, lifting, precise hand movements or typing. Safe performance of essential functions and regular, punctual attendance are listed subject to ADA, FMLA and applicable standards. Occasional nights, weekends, on-call availability and travel are stated. Consult the official posting for complete physical and safety requirements.
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Experience
4+ years is an explicit basic qualification. The stated experience is in industrial automation, controls or instrumentation within manufacturing or process operations, not simply any four years of employment.
Skills
Troubleshooting, wiring and technical drawings are explicit. The duties also mention control-logic updates. The depth of PLC programming is not specified; clarify it with the employer rather than treating programming as unnecessary.
Schedule
Occasional nights, weekends, on-call work and travel are listed. Exact shifts, frequency and travel expectations are not quantified; confirm them with the employer.
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