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Automation & Controls Technician II/III

Greenheck Group · Schofield, WI

Level
Technician
Team
Controls
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
4+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
Today

The role in 30 seconds

A technician-level controls role at Greenheck Group (industrial) in Schofield, WI. To support operations, the Automation and Controls Team provides round-the-clock service.

They ask for
4+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
5S, PLC, Automation, CNC, AutoCAD
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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How this role compares

Against 13 other live controls postings in Wisconsin.

Experience asked
Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Automation 86%
  • ✓ PLC 79%
  • ✓ Team leadership 50%
  • Robotics 36%
  • ✓ CNC 21%
  • Welding 21%

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It asks for 4+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

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Off-shift / weekend coverage

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This plant: Greenheck Group in Schofield

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responsibilities

include coordinating preventative maintenance and managing and executing more complex projects. Demonstrates excellent problem solving/decision making skills, customer service, and the ability to plan and organize. To support operations, the Automation and Controls Team provides round-the-clock service. The team occasionally works overtime and is responsive to unforeseen situations which may cause a change in schedule.

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Ready to join a global leader in air movement and ventilation? At Greenheck Group, joining our team means more than just starting a job, it’s joining an award-winning culture prioritizing your growth and development. Our unwavering commitment in supporting our team members both personally and professionally has earned us national recognition time and time again. As an innovative, environmentally responsible manufacturer of commercial HVAC systems, Greenheck Group designs and manufactures industry-leading air movement and ventilation solutions through our family of trusted brands. Our products are found in commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities worldwide, from schools and hospitals to factories and stadiums. Since 1947, we’ve proudly invested in our people and our communities, fostering innovation, leadership, and opportunity at every level. We are more than products, we are a team of inspired people doing extraordinary things.

As an Automation & Controls Technician II/III for Greenheck Group you will be responsible for providing advanced level of expertise related to the highly technical production equipment, electrical controls, and lasers that enable us to be a worldwide leader in our industry. Additional

Troubleshooting

  • •Advanced electrical troubleshooting of circuits and electromechanical systems
  • •Assist in troubleshooting advanced hydraulic issues and the associated electrical controls
  • •Advanced system troubleshooting of automated CNC & motion control systems
  • •Advance laser system diagnostics, troubleshooting and repair
  • •Occasionally work independently to resolve chronic asset issues

Safety

  • •Remains up to date of all manufacturing safety practices and compliance items

General

  • •Immediate response to all production and maintenance requests
  • •Follow up with work done to ensure proper operation and repairs
  • •Ensure parts and service are being delivered as requested and documentation is completed
  • •Display world class customer service and professionalism
  • •Participate in maintaining 5S activities for area
  • •Complete all preventative maintenance (PMs) tasks assigned
  • •Coordinate PMs with production and mechanics
  • •Make occasional value-adding suggestions to new and existing PMs
  • •Actively participating in the weekend on-call rotation
  • •Able to respond quickly to phone calls and within 2 hours to on-site support
  • •Occasional planned and unplanned travel for training, support, preventative maintenance tasks, and downtime support
  • •Occasionally participate in GPS events and other continuous improvement activities

Communication

  • •Maintain a professional line of verbal communication with stakeholders and team members
  • •Actively participate in shift hand-offs at the start and end of each shift
  • •Communicate important changes and work done.
  • •Maintain professional written communication with team members and EOMs, plant managers, directors and any other stakeholder
  • •Document work done in CMMS and critical work done in shift reports
  • •Document asset changes in electronics and hard copy asset documents
  • •Make adjustments to schematics in AutoCAD and/or hard copy
  • •Document procedural changes
  • •Report any complications or issues to A&C technical lead or immediate supervisor

Projects

  • •Independently manage and execute complex projects while following all safety and electrical codes
  • •Order parts, create documentation and ensure proper operation

Administrative

  • •Specify needed parts, obtain quotes, order and receive parts, return parts, and send parts out for repair
  • •Schedule and coordinate OEM service for assets
  • •Act as the liaison between manufacturing and OEM support
  • •Document work and time and charge parts used against work orders
  • •Use CMMS regularly to research machine history

What you should have as an automation & controls technician ii

  • •2-4 years of relevant work experience in industrial equipment, power distribution, and automation in a manufacturing environment required.
  • •2 Year / associate degree in Electromechanical, Electronics, Automation, or a related field or equivalent years of job experience required.
  • •Full awareness and understanding of all electrical hazards and mitigation techniques. May encounter pp to 600V nominal, CAT 4 and 15,000V resonator hazards on the job.
  • •Allen Bradley 500, 5000 platform programming training preferred
  • •AutoCAD Electrical preferred
  • •Project Management skills preferred
  • •Troubleshooting skills preferred
  • •OEM equipment training preferred

What you should have as an automation & controls technician iii

  • •4-6 years of relevant work experience in industrial equipment, power distribution, automation in a manufacturing environment required.
  • •2 Year / Associate Degree in Electromechanical, Electronics, Automation, or a related field or equivalent years of job experience required.
  • •Full awareness and understanding of all electrical hazards and mitigation techniques. May encounter pp to 600V nominal, CAT 4 and 15,000V resonator hazards on the job.
  • •Allen Bradley 500, 5000 platform training preferred
  • •AutoCAD electrical preferred
  • •GE Proficy training preferred
  • •Trumpf LM1 training preferred
  • •Trumpf LM2 training preferred
  • •Will manage projects from start to finish
  • •Excellent troubleshooting skills
  • •OEM equipment training

Some things we think you should know

  • •Will work on-site at the Schofield WI location.
  • •This position does receive shift premium pay when working an off shift, and 2nd & 3rd shift rotat

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