Maintenance Automation Technician - 3rd Shift - Further Processing
Bachoco Group is a leading multiprotein producer and one of the top ten largest globally, with over 38,000 employees. We offer a wide range of products, including chicken, eggs, pork, beef, pet food, and more. Through Bachoco USA, we deliver high-quality chicken products to the U.S. market, serving retail, food service, and national accounts through our fully integrated operations, including farms, hatcheries, feed mills, and processing plants.
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Bachoco USA is seeking a Maintenance Automation Technician for our Fort Smith, AR (Further Processing) location.
Summary: Preserve, repair and maintain the computer-controlled systems and robotic devices to maximize efficiency. Performs routine diagnostic checks on automated systems, monitor automated systems, isolate problems and perform repairs. Performs service to control systems ranging from electromechanical devices and systems to high-speed robotics and programmable logic controllers(PLCs). These types of systems include robotic assembly devices, conveyors, batch mixers, electrical distribution systems, and building automation systems.
- Check daily the parameters of the critical control points: temperature, weight, amperage and pressure, in order to correct deviations in time and form.
- Execute and coordinate preventive maintenance of electrical, electronic and control equipment, to guarantee the availability and operation of the equipment.
- Coordinate and supervise the implementation of electrical, electronic and control projects carried out by external personnel (contractors), in order to improve facilities and processes. Be the technical resource for Engineering for new projects involving setup, calibration, new technology, and sanitary design.
- Coordinate and execute the corrective maintenance of electrical, electronic and control equipment, in order to reduce wasted time.
- Coordinate and supervise the performance of preventive and corrective maintenance to substations, in order to reduce lost time.
- Comply with all electrical panel organization and cleaning to a personnel and food safety required standard. To comply with requirements established by the Food Quality and Safety System
- Own and understand our power distribution and drive timely execution of MCC and transformer PMs.
- Manage all panel documentation, including breaker labeling and machine schematics at the equipment.
- Install, maintain, and replace automation systems at key points in the production process
- Troubleshoot non-functioning components including servos, sensors, and control components
- Log equipment usage, parts replacement, and scheduled maintenance to ensure maximum functionality
- Periodically report to leadership regarding automation capabilities and status
- This is a safety sensitive position.
- Requires more than 1 year experience on this job or related jobs in the plant or elsewhere.
- Requires 3 years ‘experience in Industrial Electricity as well as 3 years combined experience with instrumentation and programmable controllers, and 2 years of electrical/electronic training or apprenticeship.
An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.
*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies: Please note that Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco USA and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco USA.
Nearest Major Market: Fort Smith