PLC Programmer

Process Controls

About Big River Forest Products

Big River Forest Products, LLC (BRFP) is building a state-of-the-art lumber mill in Gloster, Mississippi.

The new mill will require over 1 million tons of timber annually to produce about 250 million board feet. The facility will be located on 65 acres (about the area of a large shopping mall) and represents a corporate investment of over $200 million, creating 131 jobs and supporting an additional 200 indirect jobs when operating at full capacity.

Family-owned and operated, BRFP is dedicated to its employees who are passionate about delivering unmatched, high-quality lumber from a world-class lumber manufacturing facility.

Big River Forest Products is slated to begin manufacturing lumber in May of 2024. For more information: www.bigriverrfp.com/

CONTROLS PLC

Big River Forest Products is now seeking application for a PLC Technician. This position will be responsible for troubleshooting all electrical, instrumental and process malfunctions, including mechanical power transmission equipment and hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot electrical machinery and electrical control equipment throughout the plant (sawmill, planer, boiler-kiln areas).
• Coordinate working process with production and maintenance leadership team.
• Interpret PLC logic and make necessary modifications to get equipment functioning properly.
• Setup and operate test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions, and record results.
• Implement new control systems to improve equipment efficiency.
• Provide technical assistance and resolution when electrical or engineering problems are encountered before, during and after construction.
• Build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot or repair electrical instruments or testing equipment.
• Conduct inspections for quality control and assurance programs, reporting findings and recommendations.
• Analyze and interpret test information to resolve design-related problems.
• Modify electrical prototypes, parts, assemblies or systems to correct functional deviations.
• Use precision measurement tools and equipment to calibrate and adjust equipment.
• Comply with government health, safety, and environmental guidelines, following all OSHA guidelines and regulations as required.

Required Skills:

• 2-5 years of industrial electrical experience.

• Strong knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers, preferably Allen Bradley or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of Process Control Instrumentation
• Industrial electricity and motor controls and diagnostics experience.
• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and related controls.
• Previous experience with power distribution systems.
• Ability to use laser/thermal guns and temposonic/linear position sensors.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and diagrams..
• Troubleshooting skills (including locating and isolating problems, identifying and testing possible solutions and selecting effective approaches).
• Strong skills in use of PCs and maintenance systems.
• Excellent technical aptitude.
• Proven safety and quality record.
• Excellent time management skills.
• General PLC/Electrical knowledge and skills to include but not limited to:
  • Soldering, splicing, meter reading, AC motors/generators, DC motors, Schematics reading, SLC/PLC systems, electrical codes, laser scanning systems, sorting/stacking systems.

Environmental Conditions:

• Must be able to tolerate extreme hot, humid, cold, and outdoor conditions. Comfortable working in loud environment, around moving machinery, with vibrations and airborne particles (sawdust).