Electro‑Mechanical Controls Technician (Industrial)

Electro‑Mechanical Controls Technician (Industrial)

Your mission

When production depends on reliable automation, you’re the one who keeps it moving. Picture a line trip at peak demand: you review the HMI, dive into ladder logic, scope the control circuit, and stabilize a variable-speed drive to bring the system back up. You then integrate a new control panel with pneumatics and mechanical assemblies, verify real-world performance, and document as-built changes in CAD. You close the loop by proposing a small redesign to simplify future maintenance—and fabricate a needed bracket on the lathe, finishing the job with a quick weld.

Outcomes you’ll own

• Rapidly identify faults using industrial electronics and mechanical principles to restore equipment
• Diagnose PLC, control circuit, and VFD issues; implement durable fixes
• Construct, test, and install control panels from electrical schematics
• Install conductors and devices to company specifications and local code requirements
• Assemble automation systems per engineering direction, technical manuals, and component knowledge
• Recommend circuitry/installation improvements that reduce maintenance effort
• Verify performance of new installs under actual operating conditions
• Capture as-built updates in electrical schematics using CAD tools
• Link electrical controls with pneumatic and mechanical systems
• Fabricate parts using bench lathes, drills, and other machine tools
• Support additional responsibilities as assigned by management
• Execute preventive maintenance: inspect drives, motors, belts; check fluids; replace filters; complete checklists
• Resolve mechanical problems using blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs
• Plan and blueprint repair work leveraging diagrams, drawings, maintenance manuals, and schematics
• Cut or join metal using torches or welding equipment
• Set up and operate machine tools to repair/fabricate parts, jigs, fixtures, and tools

Strengths you bring

• Electrical schematic and blueprint literacy
• Advanced electrical troubleshooting skills
• Root cause discipline with the 5 Why method
• Mechanical troubleshooting capability
• Pneumatics experience, including troubleshooting
• Knowledge of single- and three-phase power
• Experience with 120/208/240/480 VAC systems
• Motor replacement, repair, and maintenance
• Relay testing competence
• Broad maintenance and repair skill set

Core technologies

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• PLCs: Allen‑Bradley, Siemens
• Servo motors