Industrial Controls Technician

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Other Duties May Be Assigned

• Support Engineering, Controls and Maintenance teams, and contractors with control, automation, and communications installations, implementations, and upgrades.
• Design, institute, and perform system tests to verify proper equipment operation and performance.
• Perform electrical and controls-related preventative maintenance, calibration, installation, troubleshooting, and repair of Plant equipment such as saws, thermal machines, splitters, handling systems, conveyors, motor control systems, servo and frequency drives, PLC/HMI systems, control cabinets, process power distribution and wiring, HVAC, and ethernet/Wi-Fi communication systems.
• Maintain current documentation of all electrical and control systems including device hardware and software.
• Initiate, manage, and support electrical, controls, and automation projects, jobs, and tasks that improve equipment effectiveness.
• Coordinate with and assist controls engineers and technicians at other Plants as directed, appropriate, or when business priorities dictate.
• Assist Industrial Maintenance Technicians, as needed, in troubleshooting and repair of Plant equipment.
• Program and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controls (PLC) programs and modify software programs for Plant equipment.
• Review, improve, develop, store, and safeguard machine programs.
• Pursue professional development and training—especially in the areas of electrical technologies and industrial controls (including standards and safety).
• Review PLC control flow of equipment and monitor uptime & downtime metrics.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to support business improvement initiatives teams.
• Utilize business systems to track, manage, and document processes and work activity.
• Analyze process data, generate relevant reports, and make written project proposals.
• Complies with safety, environmental, and quality requirements established by external and internal regulations.

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• This position requires physical activity for most of the shift including walking, climbing, standing, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting no more than 50 lbs.
• This position will be in the machine environment most of the time and can reach high ambient temperatures in some operating conditions.
• This position requires occasional long shifts, weekend work, and an on-call requirement.

NOTE

Any experience deemed equivalent will be considered. Please note that Polycor Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all inquiries will be handled confidentially. We will communicate only with the candidates who will be selected.

 ABOUT SWENSON GRANITE WORKS – A POLYCOR INC. COMPANY

Polycor Inc. is the world’s leading natural stone quarrier and its core mission is to make people fall in love with natural stone. Their world-class reputation comes from a great legacy of stone work on historical landmarks, institutional, commercial and residential projects. Founded in Québec City (Canada) in 1987, the company now employs nearly 1,300 people and owns over 50 quarries and 20 manufacturing plants across North America and Europe.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

Equal Employment Opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Polycor Stone Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Polycor”). This Equal Employment Opportunity Policy applies to all other policies and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. This Policy applies to all persons at Polycor, including all directors, executives, managers and other employees of Polycor as well as individuals in an employment-type relationship with Polycor. All persons involved in Polycor’s operations are prohibited from engaging in discriminatory conduct. Appropriate disciplinary action may be taken against any employee violating this policy.

Employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful and violates our policy. Furthermore, regardless of whether sexual orientation or gender identity (transgender status) are legally protected statuses or not, Polycor does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity (transgender status).

Polycor will take appropriate steps to provide reasonable accommodation, upon request, to qualified individuals with disabilities so long as doing so does not cause an undue hardship. The company will also provide reasonable accommodation, upon request, to an employee’s religious beliefs so long as doing so does not constitute an undue hardship. If you need accommodation, please provide a written description of your situation and your needs to Human Resources at ssc@polycor.com and someone will contact you to discuss your request.