Industrial Controls Technician

Are you an experience in Industrial Controls and looking for a job where your attention to detail and experience can make a difference? Look no further! Villari Foods is currently seeking an Industrial Controls Tech to join our team in Warsaw, North Carolina.

At Villari Brothers, the Industrial Controls Tech will be responsible for the daily maintenance and repair of electrical equipment for The Pork Company and Villari Foods manufacturing sites. Your responsibilities will include providing preventive maintenance, identifying problems with equipment parts or wiring, and making the necessary repairs. This position will require you to be hands-on and troubleshoot repairs throughout the manufacturing facilities daily

Job duties:

• Provides hands-on technical support for automation, servo-motion, PLC, and electrical

   repairs.

• Analyzes control-related problems on equipment and provides needed repairs.
• Develops, maintains, and standardizes documentation and software for applicable

  equipment.

• Directly supports the maintenance team in troubleshooting and training at the

  component and programming levels.

• Troubleshoot, investigate, and resolve current issues related to any automated   concerns.
• Assists in all required audits and inspections and corrects maintenance deficiencies.
• Works with outside contractors as necessary to safely perform jobs to company

   specifications.

• Works on special projects assigned by the Director of Engineering and Maintenance Manager.
• Some minor panel buildings in the accordance with engineering drawings.
• Field wiring devices on equipment in the shop or production floor.
• Sensor and field device set up.
• Develop technical SOPs for new and existing equipment under the direction of the Maintenance Manager.
• Understanding and ability to work with PLC's.
• Program and troubleshoot drives.
• Troubleshoot and repair motion control devices.
• Troubleshoot, install and repair motor control circuits.
• Troubleshoot and repair e-stop circuits.
• Perform all other tasks assigned by Supervisor or Management.
• Ability to read and interpret documents and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries from personnel inside and outside the company.

To qualify for this job, you must have:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• 3-5 years of related experience is required.
• Experience in a high-volume food manufacturing environment or related field preferred.
• Vocational training and/or an Electrician License are preferred.

 We’d also love it if you have:

What Villari Foods offers you:

• Medical insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• 401K
• Paid vacation days and holidays
• Employee discounts on Villari meat products
• Opportunities for employee recognition
• Opportunities for promotion from within; more than 80% of our leaders started in an entry-level position at Villari Foods!

How Villari Foods is different:

• As a family-owned and operated business, we’re more connected with our team members and truly consider each employee a member of the Villari family.
• We’re a people-focused culture. Team members are not only known but also cared for by peers, leaders, and owners. You aren’t just a number.
• The experience each employee has working at Villari Foods is important to us. That’s why we strive for a better quality of work-life with a slower pace that avoids an eventual burnout.

Physical requirements and work environment:
The physical demand described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. To perform assigned duties the following will occur: Standing on one's feet for long periods of time, walking, and lifting. The employee is regularly required to sit/stand, reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee may be required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs on an occasional basis. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to a cold, wet environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually below 85 db for a time weighted average of 8 hours.

More about Villari Foods:
Founded in 1925 by Sam Villari, Villari Foods is still a family-owned business with a rich history. As a teenager, Sam came to America from Italy, instilled with the value his native culture placed on pure, good food as an integral part of the family and social life. Today, at Villari Foods, we combine our unwavering commitment to Old World quality with our capacity to keep pace with evolving customer demands – and exceed expectations for great taste, good health, variety, value, convenience, and creativity in the kitchen. With the fourth Villari generation now entering the business, our family remains dedicated to ensuring an exceptional experience for all who enjoy our products.

We offer a wide variety of quality pork and other meat products for retail, foodservice, and export markets. We understand and are responding to consumer preferences for meat products that are locally sourced, humanely raised, organic, and free of antibiotics, hormones, and steroids. And we’re well known for our smoked products.

As part of Villari Foods, we also have our own livestock and trucking operations, which allows for greater quality control and extraordinary customer service, including superior delivery options. We partner with local farms and are committed to environmental sustainability.

EEO Statement:

Villari Foods is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans’ status, status as a disabled individual, or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.