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Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls Technician

Sunny Delight Beverages Company in Anaheim, Ca. has an employment opportunity for a highly skilled Electrical, Instrumentation and Controls (EIC) technician. The successful candidate will demonstrate advanced levels of leadership and technical skills with minimal direction. This individual will support and maintain plant electrical, controls and instrumentation systems. The successful candidate will be expected to work on shift in a 24/5 production environment with some overtime likely.

Principal Responsibilities / Accountabilities:

Maintain and troubleshoot plant electrical distribution panels
Install, maintain, and troubleshoot all plant electrical systems (voltages ranging from 480vac to 24vdc) and motor control centers
Use EI&C, mechanical and operational skills to be able to troubleshoot and repair process and packaging equipment (blend systems, labelers, fillers, conveyors, packers, palletizers, etc)
Troubleshoot and repair or replace PLC’s, HMI’s, VFD’s, servo drives and other electronically controlled equipment
Install, setup, calibrate, inspect and troubleshoot process instrumentation equipment
Troubleshoot PLC and HMI (Wonderware and other) programming
Install new equipment and implement engineering changes
Provide on-going support for evolving machine controls needs and provide the daily support required to maintain the manufacturing systems by maintaining, troubleshooting and modifying / editing EIC systems, technologies, and documentation
Participate in electrical training of new EIC technicians and operating technicians
Provide leadership to the team / plant for both technical and operational challenges and flow to the work to improve team performance
Develop others on team
Perform necessary steps to ensure personnel safety and food safety and quality
Perform other duties as assigned

Salary: $39.10 - $43.45/hr (depending on experience)

Plus: $1.00/hr shift differential for night shift

Schedule: 8 hour shift (Overtime)

**This position may start on a rotating shift and transition into a permanent night role

Qualifications:

REQUIRED Education / Work Experience:

High school diploma or equivalent
Minimum 5 years work experience in electrical, controls & instrumentation position
Experience using Microsoft Office software

DESIRED Education / Work Experience:

Formal EI&C education via trade / vocational school, military or other industrial electrical certification or equivalent work experience
Demonstrated mechanical skills / knowledge a plus
Food and beverage or packaging industry experience a plus
Experience with power distribution systems up to and including 480VAC with working knowledge of the N.E.C. and strong experience with basic electrical tools (meggers, amp meters, volt meters, conduit tools, etc)
Able to read power and controls schematics
Experience with integrating electrical, instrumentation, mechanical and operational knowledge as the approach to troubleshooting equipment

Experience with the utilities, process, and machine controls systems below or equivalent:

-PLC-5, SLC-500, ControlLogix 5000 -Communication networks (DH+, Controlnet, Devicenet, Ethernet)

Experience with refrigeration / HVAC systems, vision systems, online printing / coding systems a plus
Allen Bradley PowerFlex VFD’s, SEW drives, B&R, Rockwell or other servo controllers or equivalent
Knowledge of operator interface systems such as Wonderware HMI and PanelView HMI or equivalent
Experience with instrumentation
Experienced in the calibration of flow, pressure, level, and temperature instruments.
Capable of supporting basic board level electronic system repairs (i.e. troubleshoot to the board level and replace boards as necessary) a plus
Familiar with P&IDs and able to use as a tool for troubleshooting
Experience in a flexible, multi-skilled, team based working environment

Essential Functions of this position include:

Work in and out-of-doors in the seasonal ranges of temperature and humidity.
Lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
Enter confined spaces – including tanks and other normal work areas
Climb stairs, ladders, platforms, etc. on equipment, tankage and building structures for the purpose of inspecting, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting.
Bend at the knees and bend and twist the back for the purposes of operating and maintaining equipment.
Stand on concrete floors for periods of up to 12 hours/shift.
Drive a material handling tractor backwards in areas of high traffic and close quarters.
Operate high speed equipment requiring high levels of physical coordination and sensory capability (i.e. auditory, visual, olfactory, touch).
Consistently attend work during normally scheduled work hours
Work any scheduled shifts, weekends, up to 12 hours and occasional overtime.

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