PLC Technician

Are you ready to accelerate your career with a best-in-class organization that values innovation, dedication, and growth? Our employees at Grede are the key to our success and share our passion for teamwork, customer service, and operational excellence. If you want to join an industry-leading company that focuses on your professional growth and development, we’d love to hear from you!

The PLC Technician will design, program, diagnose, and recommend electrical systems for the plant, including systems design, installation, and modification.

This is a 1^st shift position.

What You'll Do:

• Exhibit superior safety practices every day evidenced by outstanding housekeeping at all times.
• Extend treatment to all other employees of the Company as individuals with the courtesy and dignity shown to customers.
• Exceed customer quality and service expectations through attention to detail.
• Exercise maximum care to protect the environment by fostering and supporting responsible operating procedures.
• Assist in the design and installation of electrical systems on machines and equipment with programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
• Assist in the diagnosis and design of electrical equipment for installation.
• Install and maintain plant electrical systems for power, lighting, controls, and facilities in accordance with local codes and safety requirements.
• Inspect, isolate, and troubleshoot electrical or PLC programming problems or operating difficulties.
• Assist plant engineering and contractors with electrical systems on new installations or modifications.
• Determine the need for, and effect repairs and adjustments. 
• Work from manufacturing drawings, schematics, blueprints, diagrams, and specifications.
• Train and assist lower-rated maintenance electricians and mechanics.
• Perform analysis of electrical systems in order to prevent breakdown or electrical stoppage.
• Perform emergency repairs, when necessary, to prevent excessive production delays.
• Observe extreme caution and good safety practices while servicing plant electrical systems.
• Perform mechanical troubleshooting and repair assignments, as required.
• Maintain working knowledge of PLC system design, troubleshooting, programming, logic commands, software, and hardware from a variety of PLC manufacturers.
• Apply understanding of basic hydraulics, pneumatics, AC, DC, and 3 Phase circuits, motor generator principles, motor control theory, motor drive, and coupling alignment, electrical code, electrical control devices, high voltage maintenance, electrical test equipment, panel building, and wiring and basic PLC logic
• Personal attendance records should remain in compliance with company guidelines.
• Secure proper tools for each task.
• Communicate suggestions and recommend solutions to problems to provide for an efficient operation.
• Approach work assignments in a positive manner and function as a team member.
• Perform other assignments as may be requested.
• Research solutions to complex electronic problems.
• Obtain, understand, and utilize operational manuals for various equipment and components.
• Learn software when necessary for new installations.
• Train electricians to use various PLC troubleshooting techniques.
• Archive and inform necessary parties of troubleshooting methods and findings.

Why You'll Love Working for Us:​​​​​​

• Competitive pay
• Sign-On Bonus $1500
• Company Match – 401K Program
• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Company Provided Short and Long-Term Disability

What We Need from You:

• Requires higher math for application of engineering principles.
• Over three years, up to five years of experience.
• Considerable judgment to plan, layout, and perform difficult work.
• Familiarity with Rockwell and Microsoft suite software.
• Moderate computer skills in networking and file manipulation.

Grede is proud to support transitioning service members and current military veterans with career opportunities that are a match for their skills gained while serving our country. Military veterans are encouraged to apply.

To learn more about Grede, please visit our website at www.grede.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.