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Electrical Controls Technician, Blue Buffalo
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Company, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of Company in 2018, so even your pets love us too. We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together.
Check out why Company Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:
Electrical Controls Technician - Joplin, MO
As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for supporting, creating, integration, troubleshooting and improving the controls systems within the manufacturing facility.
Shift hours:
- 8-hour shifts
◦ 1st Shift: 8 am to 4 pm
◦ 2nd Shift: 4 pm to 12 am
◦ Monday through Friday with on call availability on weekends
- Currently hiring for 1st and/or 2nd shift, dependent upon business need
- Ability and willingness to work overtime, any shift, including days, nights, weekends, holidays and emergency events
- Plant operation is 24 hours a day, 7 days per week
Pay:
- $31.78 to $45.00 per hourdepending upon skillset and experience
- Shift differential
◦ Additional $1.00 per hour when working between the hours of 7 pm and 7 am
Benefits:
- Up to 15 days (120 hours) of vacation a year and 11 paid company holidays
- Great paid time off benefits
- 401(k) match
- Health Insurance - includes medical, dental, vision and life
- Pet Parent Perks - includes pet insurance and pet adoption reimbursement
- And much more!
About our Location:
Located in historic Joplin, at our Joplin Pet manufacturing site we produce Blue Buffalo dog food and dog treats. We foster a culture where we want our employees to be excited to come to work. We have a variety of committees at our plant to engage and connect our employees. Our Blue Rah committee hosts events throughout the year, as well as events for employees and their families. We also partner with our local humane society for different events and volunteer work. Blue Rah!
Our Products:
Blue Buffalo dog food, Sizzlers, Stix, Bits, Blue Bones and Wilderness Wild Bones dog treats.
What your day will look like:
- Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
- Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
- Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it
- CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
◦ Supporting, creating, integration, troubleshooting and improving a variety of processing/packaging controls systems including Wonderware, ArchestrA Systems, PLC
◦ Reading and updating electrical and control schematics, piping and instrumentation diagrams
◦ Providing technical support/skills for equipment troubleshooting and controls/equipment modifications
◦ Understanding, initiating, and participating in Root Cause Analysis (Why, Why)
◦ Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives to increase platform performance
◦ Assist in training new employees
What you have to offer:
- Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
- 2 + years (minimum) experience in Controls Programming and Industrial Controls Technology or equivalent education in a related field/industry
- Knowledge and practical application with the following technology areas: PLC’s, HMI’s, process instrumentation, machine control systems, VFD’s, servo drives, robotics, power distribution (<600V), control system networking, and electrical safety
- Working knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems
- Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
Physical requirements:
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
- Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
- Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
- Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
- Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
- Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
- Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
- Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment
- Ability to work in a tobacco free environment
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