PLC programmer / controls Specialist - Controls (2nd shift)
ZF · Gray Court, SC
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Controls
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level controls role at ZF (automotive) in Gray Court, SC. Develop, modify, and optimize PLC and PC-based control system programs to enhance equipment performance.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Automation, Machining
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 8 other live controls postings in South Carolina.
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 67%
- Union environment 44%
- ✓ Automation 44%
- Casting 33%
- Team leadership 33%
- EHS / safety 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: ZF in Gray Court
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Full description from ZFAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Req ID 84973 | Gray Court, United States ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC
Job Description
About the team: Join the team in Gray Court, SC to ensure the reliability and availability of manufacturing equipment. This position serves as an internal consultant to the maintenance department, across all areas for maintaining production equipment during start-ups, breakdowns, and continuous improvement activities on electrical/controls process issues. This position may be on second or third shift.
What you can look forward to as a Lead Technician- Controls
- •Diagnose and resolve equipment control system failures by identifying deficiencies in operation, design, and maintenance controls.
- •Design and implement long-term corrective actions, including control system upgrades, equipment replacement strategies, and program revisions to improve reliability.
- •Basic knowledge of industrial communication networks such as Ethernet, Profibus, and related protocols.
- •Develop, modify, and optimize PLC and PC-based control system programs to enhance equipment performance.
- •Provide expertise in hardware, software, electrical, and power transmission control systems, improving safety, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- •Collaborate with manufacturing engineering and customers to improve automation and equipment control systems.
- •Support shop floor users through troubleshooting, training, and technical assistance for PLC applications and manufacturing control systems.
- •Maintain control system documentation, backups, and continuous improvement initiatives to maximize manufacturing equipment uptime.
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Your profile as a Lead Technician- Controls
- •High school diploma or GED equivalent / 2-5+ years of related experience
- •Experience in machining components / Ability to use standard shop measurement tools/ Familiarity with engineering assembly and component drawings.
- •2+ years of experience in electrical engineering, control system design and installation utilizing PLC’s ladder logic, variable frequency drives and servo control systems
- •Working knowledge of vision systems. This positions will be working in 3rd shift
- •Ability to work flexible hours for production, development and training needs.
- •Experience with supporting plant floor systems and applications.
- •Ability to read logic/flow diagrams for program design, programming simulation, testing and start-up / Ability to read drawing/prints (i. e. CAD)- in both electrical and mechanical – in DIN/ISO standard format (in metrics)
- •Ability to analyze blueprints and use mathematics to evaluate/understand complex machine drawings /Ability to understand/edit PLC programs for machine and process applications (WINCC)
Why you should choose ZF in Gray Court
- •A supportive collaborative team environment
- •Annual Incentive Plan
- •Paid Vacation
- •401k Plan
- •Health Care Benefits
- •Paid Holidays
- •A strong diversity culture
- •Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities
Competencies
Analytical Thinking
Communication
Creative Thinking
Embracing Change
Life-Long Learning
Resilience
Team Collaboration
Be part of our ZF team as PLC programmer / controls Specialist - Controls (2nd shift) and apply now!
Diversity commitment
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice.
With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility.