Electronic Controls Specialist I

We believe being healthy should not require tradeoffs. SCN BestCo is a leading innovator, developer and manufacturer of Vitamin, Mineral & Supplement (VMS), Over-the-Counter (OTC) and prebiotics/probiotics in enjoyable forms such as gummies, lozenges and chews. With over 50 years of excellence, our team leads the way in changing how consumers make healthier choices. With unique food science expertise and proprietary processes, we’ve pioneered many firsts. Our passion to create new to the world products has guided and continues to be core to our mission of making health and wellness more enjoyable. Come join us and become a part of our winning formula!

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Respond rapidly to all production breakdowns with a strong sense of urgency.
• Access, modify, and/or integrate programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to meet production demands.
• Diagnose and remedy machine electrical faults; determine necessary repairs.
• Perform complex adjustments, repairs, and replacements on motors, controls, electric tools, or other electrical equipment.
• Learn machine operating and maintenance requirements of all production machines and equipment.
• Interpret blueprints from locations outside of the U.S. Make corrections and/or modifications to electrical schematics, sketches, etc., needed when upgrades are performed.
• Install plant processing equipment including AC variable frequency drives, DC drives, timers, counters, encoders, temperature controllers, resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), and thermocouples.
• Perform necessary programming changes required to move, add, or repair phone, voicemail, alarm, plant networking, and plant access equipment systems.
• Perform calibration procedures on all required plant equipment in order to comply with FDA and customer requirements. Complete and maintain all documentation as required.
• Design and engineer PLC programming and human machine interface (HMI) programming needed for new machines, machine upgrades, and HMI repairs.
• Perform all installation qualification (IQ), operational qualification (OQ), and performance qualification (PQ) testing for the maintenance department. This includes supporting documentation generation and maintenance.
  
  

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Associate’s degree in electrical/electronics technology or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5 years of maintenance experience including experience performing electrical, electronic/mechanical troubleshooting and repairs.
• Electrical/electronic controls experience in a 480 volt, three-phase industrial setting.
• Hands-on PLC programming experience with AB SLC500, AB ControlLogix, and AB Panel View HMI.
• Industrial instrumentation troubleshooting and integration (temperature controllers, steam and electric heat applications, flow applications, pressure applications, etc.).
• Experience with variable frequency drive troubleshooting and integration into existing equipment.
• Experience with network operating systems, administration, cabling, hubs, and routers.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology, industrial engineering technology, or related field.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry.