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Kelly Engineering has a GREAT opportunity for a Controls Technician located in Grand Saline, TX!

Direct hire! Relocation offered!

Must have PLC programming experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe working environment. Understand, follow, and support company policies, procedures (i.e. lock out/tag out, hot work, confined space, etc.) in addition to corporate and local safety initiatives. Be proactive in the area of safety, including anticipating unsafe behaviors, conditions, and unusual circumstances.

• Serve as a technical resource for the Grand Saline facility. Advise, consult, and facilitate activities with operators, engineers, managers, electricians, outside contractors, manufacturing representatives or other outside consultants on maintenance problems and projects. This includes identifying the hardware and software needed to provide solutions to problems.

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and train users on facility PLCs, robot controls, automated equipment, and automation systems.

• Maintain, calibrate, and train users on facility instrumentation, controllers, chart recorders, and alarm enunciators.

• Maintain and troubleshoot as needed plant PC's, Routers, Switches, VPN, Servers, and databases to determine causes of malfunctions. Propose corrective actions to recurring system failures.

• Assist in the customization and adaptation of existing programs to meet users' requirements, including databases, spreadsheets, Web Pages, PLC software, and automation software.

• Deliver quality products and services to all internal and external customers.

• Follow all Safety, Environmental and Quality Control policies and procedures to ensure the safe, reliable and efficient operation of facility equipment. This includes staying current with all required company and job-related training.

• Oversee capital and expense projects as requested.

• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Familiar with the electrical and mechanical interrelationships of automated machine components.

• Familiar with intricate high speed packaging/conveying/palletizing machinery.

• Experienced in instrumentation maintenance, calibration and operation.

• Proficient in Rockwell Studio 5000 and other Allen Bradley PLC software.

• Proficient in Rockwell Factory Talk SC/ME software.

• Proficient in Fanuc Robot software.

• Strong interpersonal skills, self-motivated, hands-on individual with strong team and analytical skills required to establish and maintain professional trust relationships.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Conflict resolution skills.

• Trained and well-versed in project and time management.

  Position Qualifications:

• Associates degree or similar course completion in mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation technology preferred.

• One (1) to three (3) years of experience with various forms of process loop control schemes.

• Three (3) years related industrial controls experience.

• One (1) to three (3) years of experience with theory/ field practice of analog and digital instrument control.

Physical Requirements:

• Normal working schedule – flexible hours, weekend and overtime may be required

• Responds to urgent or emergency situations outside of normal working hours, as needed

• Works in seated or standing positions for prolonged periods of time

• May perform sustained manual activities at moderate levels of exertion including lifting and moving loads of up to Fifty (50) pounds, climbing ladders / stairs and working on elevated platforms

• Works and travels throughout surface plant environment of varied temperatures and humidity

• Must be capable of wearing all required PPE and must be physically able to access all plant work areas

• Uses full range of motion

• Works in general office and manufacturing plant environment

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly ® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we’re here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.