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The GE Appliances philosophy, backed by three simple commitments defines the way we work, invent, create, do business, and serve our communities: we come together, we always look for a better way, and we create possibilities.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and must be able to maintain such authorization without current or future employer or school sponsorship. GE Appliances will not sponsor employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
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Join Roper Corporation team in a high-energy, production facility environment. Our Maintenance Technicians support appliance manufacturing operations to ensure equipment reliability and uptime in support of safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives. It is an essential industrial maintenance role involving machine setup, troubleshooting, repair, and preventative maintenance to mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment.
Responsible for reducing unscheduled maintenance, increasing uptime, and lowering maintenance costs by developing maintenance capabilities and effectiveness. Responsible for performing duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety production and maintenance processes to support the achievement of the site's business goals and objectives.
This position is 3rd shift, 6:30pm-6:30am – D shift – Weekend Shift
Position
3rd Shift PLC Maintenance Technician
Location
USA, LaFayette, GA
How You'll Create Possibilities
Critical Knowledge and Skills
- Monitor and apply safety standards to maintain a safe working environment.
- Ability to install, commission and troubleshoot automated industrial electrical-electronic controls and installations.
- Provide PLC systems support, robotic applications, including PLC and HMI programming
- Provide electrical-electronic support, including but not limited to, troubleshooting and component setup.
- Provide mechanical support, including but not limited to, assembly, disassembly and rebuild of automated production equipment and systems.
- Diagnoses and repairs or replaces faulty electronic components or logic.
- Must be able to interact and communicate with internal customers. Internal customers may include manufacturing, engineers, project manager and management personnel.
- Ability to prioritize workload and shift work activities in order to meet plant needs.
- Tests malfunctioning machinery and determines technical issue and potential remedy.
- Replaces faulty electrical components of machine such as relays, switches, and motors, and positions sensing devices. Reviews equipment schematics/manuals for specification concerning placement parts and installation.
- Replaces electric motor bearings and rewires motors.
- Diagnoses and replaces faulty mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic components of machines and equipment.
- Periodically is scheduled for off-hours/emergency call-in to repair equipment or other technical related problems.
- Responsible for promoting safety awareness and keeping safety as a number one priority on a daily basis.
- Optimizes existing equipment capacity and anticipates utilization demands or equipment inhibitors.
- Use of Hand Tools, Power Tools, and Diagnostic Tools; operate Fork-lifts and Man-lifts
- Provides technical expertise directly or assists staff in troubleshooting systems and equipment.
- Experience working with Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), Analog and digital AC/DC drive systems, pneumatic/hydraulic systems
- Possess experience working with 480V, 220V, 120V, and low volt DC electrical controls and systems and the ability to read and understand electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot, install, repair and maintain the operating condition of industrial production and processing machinery and equipment, to include but not limited to: electrical systems (480), hydraulic and pneumatic systems, motors, gearboxes, VFD/HMI/Servo control devices, conveying systems, pumps, valves, photo eyes, switches, machine alignment, belt drives, chain drives, bearings, rollers, turn tables, flippers, manipulators, elevators, lowerators, heat exchangers, level controls.
- Provide quick response to maintenance requests and calls from maintenance leadership and manufacturing operations teams
- Ability to create advanced control systems and programs for process and operational control.
- Possess basic understanding of ABB and Fanuc robots; Electrical system components – PLC’s, robotics, and other associated automation equipment.
- Operate safely electrical test equipment
- Troubleshoot and repair low voltage control circuits and three phase motor circuits up to 480 volts
- Perform preventive maintenance on equipment
- Assist in the installation of plant and process equipment
- Provide corrective maintenance – including Root Cause Analysis
- Effectively provide feedback/training to Operator Technicians as needed
- Follow safe work methods and procedures to avoid injury to self and co-workers or damage to company property, including use of all required personal protective equipment, following safety precautions (e.g. LOTO), ensuring machine guards, etc.
- Follow proper housekeeping standards to ensure clean and organized line maintenance work areas
- Operate motorized equipment, including but not limited to scissor lifts, JLGs, fork trucks, etc.
- Use a wide range of powered tools and hand tools and vibratory tools/equipment
- Install new fixtures, motors, light and control circuits and other electrical equipment as required.
- Work with PLC, including upload/download program, troubleshoot discrete ladder logic, forces, searching, and timers
- Working knowledge of PLCs (modern Studio 5000 and legacy RsLogix 500 Allen Bradley SLC PLCs, Siemens), FANUC and ABB Robots, Cognex Vision Systems, VFDs, & HMI programming.
What You'll Bring to Our Team
Physical Demands
- Ability to read and concentrate via computer data entry typing
- Must be able to climb ladders and/or stairs and walk on open grating on elevated surfaces
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- Required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch
- Perform work in a loud/noisy environment
- Change shifts and work overtime and weekends, as required
- Work with parts/equipment which may be hot, cold, and/or wet
- Work outside in all weather conditions and work at heights
- Use a wide range of powered tools and hand tools and vibratory tools/equipment
- Frequent sitting, walking, and standing, and occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and balancing
- Frequent use of eye, hand, and finger coordination enabling the use of office machinery
- Oral and auditory capacity enabling interpersonal communication as well as communication through automated devices such as the telephone
- Required to sit, stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- Must continuously have the ability to differentiate colors precisely
- Prolonged standing, frequently handling various parts for assembly, frequent walking, reaching at waist level, pushing/pulling, grasping/squeezing, pinching
- Have fine motor dexterity, neck flexion, and be able to use air tools
- Be able to reach overhead, reach at shoulder level, reach at knee and floor level
- Bending, stooping, squatting, crouching, kneeling, crawling, ladder/stair climbing, pivoting, twisting, neck extension/rotation, and using vibratory tools also required
- Occasionally operate business machines
- Handling and lifting of parts and/or equipment (minimum of 42 lbs. lifting/carrying and 25 lbf. pushing/pulling is required)
Qualification/Certifications/Education
- Must have a high school diploma, GED or GED equivalent and
- Associates Degree or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical field; Industrial Systems Technology; Instrumentation and Controls Technician; Automation Engineering Technology
- Technical Certificates: Advanced PLC and HMI Technician II Certificate; Mechatronics Specialist Certificate; Programmable Control Technician; Robotic Technician Certificate; ABB Robotics; Mechanical Maintenance Technician; Industrial Electrician;
- Certified Journeyman with 2 or more years of experience in one of the following trades: Electrical or Mechanical.
- Possess at least 2 years of current hands-on working experience.
Our Culture
Our work is centered on our People and Culture as reflected in our Zero Distance philosophy and we recognize the importance of reaffirming our commitment to inclusion and diversity (I&D). This underscores our commitment to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, connected, and empowered to contribute, while positioning our organization to adapt seamlessly to the evolving needs of our workforce and communities.
This reflects our dedication to creating solutions that: Empower colleagues by fostering an environment where all voices are heard, valued, and encouraged to contribute. Strengthen communities where we live and work. Reinforce a culture of belonging, purpose, and engagement. Reflect the diversity of the communities we serve through our workforce, products, and practices.
By further embedding Zero Distance into our People and Culture framework, we will continue to build a deeply connected organization. We are cultivating a culture of engagement, belonging, and connection, because while attracting new talent remains a priority, retention is a cornerstone of our strategy.
GE Appliances is a trust-based organization. It is important we offer our employees the flexibility they need to do their best work while balancing the needs of the business and individuals. When you join GE Appliances, you will have the opportunity to work with your leader to create a flexible work arrangement that balances the needs of the individual, team, and organization.
GE Appliances is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Appliances participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S
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