Process Engineer/ PLC Technician

Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Assign staff to repair or replace defective equipment parts, using hand tools and power tools, and reassemble equipment.

* Supervise routine preventive maintenance to ensure that machines continue to run smoothly, building systems operate efficiently, or the physical condition of buildings does not deteriorate.
* Assign the inspection and testing of machinery and equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
* Position is 70%/30% electrical/mechanical. Candidate must be able to interprety wire diagrams.
* Review the type and cost of maintenance or repair work.
* Assign staff to dismantle devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, and power tools .
* Review the diagnosis of mechanical problems and assign staff to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs as necessary

Technical Responsibilities:
* Overall goal is to optimize machine operation time by minimizing downtime due to system deficiencies.
* Use knowledge of electronics, pneumatics, hydraulics, electro-mechanics, PLC based controls, and motor-drive control systems to quickly solve production breakdowns.
* Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment issues, assist in repair/maintenance projects as required.
* Be responsible for diagnosis of electronic control system bugs.

*** PLC Knowldge: Needs to know how to read Ladder Logic and troubleshoot any problems that show up in the code. Read the input/output readings and if there is a "disconnect" in the code, they need to be able to find where there problem is and fix it i.e. bad switch. ***

About Aerotek:

Aerotek, headquartered in Hanover, Md., is a leading provider of technical, professional and industrial staffing services. Established in 1983, Aerotek is an operating company of Allegis Group, the largest provider of staffing services in the U.S. Aerotek operates a network of more than 200 non-franchised offices throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. For more information, visit .

Aerotek is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.