Controls Technician at Charter Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Charter Manufacturing is a fourth-generation family-owned business where our will to grow drives us to do it better.  Join the team and become part of our family!

Job Summary: 

We’re looking to add a Controls Technician at our Cleveland OH location.  This is a full-time, onsite position. 

Reporting to the Service Manager, the Controls Technician will provide automation and electrical support to critical systems in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Typical Schedule:  7:30am to 3:30pm either Sunday – Thursday or Tuesday – Saturday.  On-Call schedule rotation.

What You Will Do on a Typical Day:

• Act as first line of production support and troubleshooting from automation and continuous improvement endeavors in a 24/7 environment.

• Provide complete end-to-end support of control systems.

• Review and troubleshoot PLC programs.

• Become domain expert of systems in areas of responsibility.

• Work as part of Project Teams.

• Control System Hardware configuration and support.

• Acquire knowledge of existing systems and remain current with system upgrades.

• Identify opportunities to elevate safety, reduce cost, increase efficiency, and improve quality.

• Provide leadership when troubleshooting complex systems and sub-systems to Maintenance and Production employees.

• Follow Environmental, Quality and Safety Management System procedures and requirements.

What You Will Need:

• Associate’s Degree in Technical Field or combination of education and experience.

• Three plus years’ relevant experience in maintenance or production.

• Knowledge of PLC programming and communication protocols.

• Knowledge in troubleshooting and installing control system hardware.

• A strong safety mindset.

• Ability to create, interpret and update wiring diagrams and schematics.

• Ability to work well with team members and clearly communicate.

• Willingness to work in a heavy industrial environment.

• Motor drive (VFD) troubleshooting and configuration.

• Working knowledge of site-specific communication networks. (i.e. Profinet, Profibus, or Controlnet).

“Nice to Have” Experience:

• Experience with site specific technologies (i.e. Siemens PLC, Step 7, and TIA Portal or Rockwell).

• Experience working with electrical and electronic equipment (encoders, proximity sensors, temp, and pressure sensors, LVDTs, etc.).

• Steel plant or equivalent industrial experience.

• Working knowledge of HMI and control system interfacing.

• Root-cause identification and implementation of solutions.

• Understanding of mechanical and electrical principles.

• Using data acquisition software for trending and problem solving.

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