Sr. Maintenance Technician - PLC
Niagara Bottling · New York - Johnstown, NY
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Controls
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 7 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Niagara Bottling (food & beverage) in New York - Johnstown, NY. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.
- They ask for
- 6+ years
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PLC, Robotics, Automation, Injection molding
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 181 other live controls postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (6+ vs 5+)
Typical $79k–$99k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 57%
- ✓ Automation 55%
- ✓ Robotics 35%
- Union environment 29%
- ✓ Root cause 25%
- ✓ Team leadership 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Injection molding, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Niagara Bottling in New York - Johnstown
3 other open roles at this site.
- Plant Engineering Manager · Production · Manager
- Sr. Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
- Production Supervisor · Production · Supervisor
Full description from Niagara BottlingAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
and lead overhaul efforts to rebuild equipment to like-new status during planned downtime
- ✓Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of bottling production specialization:
- ✓Blow molding, inclusive of PET processing, machine set-up, mold changes, and quality inspection systems
- ✓Filling/capping, beverage processing methods, cap feeding systems with light closures, vision inspections systems and laser date coders, quality/sanitation standards, and conveying systems
- ✓Labeling technology, roll-fed and/or cut and stack, machine set-up, hot melt gluing systems, and conveying systems
- ✓Dry-end packaging including case packers, case conveyors, conventional and robotic palletizers, and stretch wrappers. Machine set-up required for all pack size changes
- ✓Common OEM’s for production equipment: Krones, Sidel, KHS, Sacmi, Tech Long
- ✓Transfer knowledge to Niagara team members to develop operating and troubleshooting procedures in the following areas of injection technology:
- ✓Husky injection molding machines consisting of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical systems
- ✓Auxiliary systems including resin handling/blending, resin drying, dehumidification, vision inspection, conveying, and cooling systems
- ✓Mold systems, internal hot runner and cold half maintenance, identification of component wear and troubleshooting through detailed inspection of produced products
- ✓Plastic processing at high speeds while maintaining tight part tolerances and acceptable levels of acetaldehyde (AA)
- ✓Create SOP’s for troubleshooting machines, and upload them to BDA system
- ✓Regular and predictable attendance, as well as required on-call availability, are essential functions of the job to ensure equipment and facility up-time.
- ✓Ability to stand or walk for extended periods of time in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- ✓Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or
responsibilities
that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.
Qualifications
- ✓Minimum
Qualifications
- ✓6 Years – Experience in an electrical maintenance environment
- ✓6 Years – Experience in Position
- ✓4 Years – Experience managing people/projects
- ✓experience may include a combination of work experience and education
- ✓Effective communication of issues and solutions to cross-functional team members
- ✓Ability to read and interpret schematics: electrical and instrumentation diagrams
- ✓Familiarity with all basic hand tools, multi-meter and PLC Hardware (I/O modules, communication modules, CPUs and safety relays)
- ✓Knowledgeable on RSLogix 5000, SIMATIC Step 7 and Factory Talk Studio
- ✓Willingness to be a technical leader and trainer within the automation and electrical area of the plant or machine center
- ✓Skilled in the repair of variable frequency drives, servomotors and controllers, communication systems (asi-bus, can-bus, profi- bus, ethernet), PLC input/output cards, and safety modules
- ✓Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and resolve issues across multiple departments and levels of the organization
- ✓Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- ✓Will need own toolbox and basic tools
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓10+ Years– Experience in an electrical maintenance environment
- ✓10+ Years – Experience working in Position
- ✓6 Years – Experience
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At Niagara, we’re looking for Team Members who want to be part of achieving our mission to provide our customers the highest quality most affordable bottled water.
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- •Work in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment with a chance to make an impact.
- •Develop lasting relationships with great people.
- •Have the opportunity to build a satisfying career.
Sr. Maintenance Technician - PLC
Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC ensures equipment uptime through timely, in-depth electrical troubleshooting of 480VAC & 24VDC components. The Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC has strong working knowledge of all operating systems in the plant including but not limited to Allen Bradley (AB), B&R automation, Siemens, and Zenon. Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC acts as a subject matter expert on behalf of the plant in frequency drives, human machine interface (HMI), plant operating systems and data collection/system backups. Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC performs troubleshooting and repair of facilities and auxiliary equipment and general electrical maintenance of the building and grounds. The Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC works directly with Maintenance Technicians, machine Operators, Supervisors and Managers to resolve both electrical and mechanical issues. Sr. Maintenance Technician-PLC develops and implements best practices aligned with Niagara’s maintenance strategies. Through the use of preventative and predictive maintenance processes, the Sr. Maintenance Technician - PLC champions continuous improvement efforts and assists with training in their focus areas. Essential Functions
- •Adhere to and enforce highest standards in safety and good manufacturing practices plant-wide
- •Train and lead Operators, Mechanics and Supervisors on technical procedures related to high-speed bottle manufacturing and packaging
- •Work directly with plant leadership to develop and execute projects involving continuous improvement, upgrades, and the resolution of re-occurring problems
- •Rapid identification of machine problems to minimize equipment downtime with root cause analysis conducted to prevent re-occurrence
- •Partner with other Sr. Maintenance Technician to resolve cross-functional problems
- •Use of available software systems to analyze and identify issues to drive throughput performance
- •Define