Industrial Controls Technician

I&C Technician

Helion is seeking an experienced I&C Technician with strong industrial controls and electrical troubleshooting skills to support production equipment in a food manufacturing environment. This position will focus primarily on hands-on electrical and controls troubleshooting, with additional programming and instrumentation responsibilities to keep production equipment running efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servo drives, MCCs, and related control systems.
• Diagnose electrical issues involving motors, drives, power distribution, and 480V systems.
• Connect to PLCs using a laptop and Ethernet to identify faults and determine root causes of equipment failures.
• Troubleshoot production line faults, sensor failures, communication issues, VFD faults, PLC I/O problems, and motor control issues.
• Perform basic controls programming adjustments and work with engineering on programming modifications when needed.
• Inspect, test, replace, and repair failed instrumentation and assist with calibration activities.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and control drawings for troubleshooting and system support.

Qualifications:

• Strong Allen-Bradley PLC troubleshooting experience is required.
• Strong electrical troubleshooting skills, including 480V systems, MCCs, motor starters, VFDs, servo drives, and power distribution.
• Experience with HMIs, PLC I/O, industrial networks, and basic controls programming.
• Instrumentation experience with flow, level, temperature, and pressure devices is preferred.
• Ability to independently connect to PLCs, identify faults, and troubleshoot equipment issues.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and control drawings.
• Engineering experience or background is also welcome.

If you meet the requirements above, I highly encourage you to apply!