Service Technician II/ PLC Technician

Job Title

Service Technician II/ PLC Technician

Job Description

Job Tasks and Responsibilities: 

• Solve errors on electrical and mechanical field as well as basic PLC level in automated handling systems 

• Perform basic PLC and VFD diagnostics, adjust setting / parameters, and version control and backups 

• Carry out electrical-mechanical and PLC related inspections, corrective and preventive maintenance as well as emergency maintenance. Including researching and requesting spare parts, and replacement or fixing of parts/assets if required. 

• Following and executing trouble shooting and maintenance activities in accordance with diagrams, electrical drawings, O&M manuals and manufacturer’s specifications using hand tools and precision measuring and testing instruments.  

• Reporting and administration of the carried-out operations and maintenance activities, including service reports, parts usage and warranty records. 

• Responsible for resolving manual coding issues on bags that are routed to them and where the existing code is unreadable by manual coding the bags and/or adding identification to bags 

• Responsible for resolving bag loading issues and load correction zones and ensure bags are loaded correctly into the system. 

• Respond to service callouts, error notifications, alarms, warnings and complaints.  

• Reporting of problems/maintenance activities that needs attention, also on controls level.

• Clear bag jams should they occur to restore operations and correct system functioning as soon and effective as possible. 

• Work safely and promote safe working environment; Exercise safe working practice at all times, complying with Lock-Out/Tag-Out procedures. 

• Keep system and surrounding floor space clean and free from obstructions 

• Advise and execute optimization of (sub) systems after consulting the supervisor, control and propose improvements for the quality of the service process 

• Occasionally support the overall team by helping out or filling in for colleagues within the O&M team. 

Knowledge-Skills-Abilities: 

• Taking the initiative, being responsive and proactive 

• Cooperation and teamplay 

• Customer orientation/service provision 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Troubleshooting and analyzing skills 

• Discipline 

• Safety awareness 

• Stress resistance

• Ability to maintain overview in hectic environment 

• Results oriented  

• Ability to make choices and set priorities to balance safety, operational needs, system integrity & functionality 

• Flexibility with time, able to shift priorities quickly based on staff and system needs 

• Working knowledge of computers and equipment 

• Ability to solve problems under pressure 

• Pro-active attitude towards process improvement 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Minimum associates/2yr college degree with electro-mechanical education or affiliated fields 

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience in electro-mechanical maintenance 

• Minimum 1 year experience with CMMS systems, preferably Maximo 

• Perform specialized / difficult preventive and corrective maintenance tasks for electrical and mechanical components 

• Specialist in the field of electro-mechanical technology, good understanding of PLC hard- and software  

• Knowledge of PLC controls, Ability to Read and interpret PLC and SCADA logs, possibly programming settings adjustments 

• Ability to train colleagues to execute operational and maintenance activities 

• Quickly respond to failures and ability to prioritize correctly to ensure safety, system functionality & integrity and operational requirements. 

• Electro-mechanical fault finding and repairs 

• Controlling baggage flows and correcting flow disturbances such as solving errors, unjamming and manual encoding / load correction activities. 

• Ability to work under stress situations 

• Ability to speak, read, understand and write English 

• Available to work sche