Supervisor, Automated Facility Maintenance



Primary Responsibility :


Work under limited supervision to lead maintaining, troubleshooting, and controls modifications of mechatronic systems in a cold storage warehouse environment, to ensure overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Be the on-site technical point of contact for automation and controls. This is a hands-on role with accountability to problem solve, provide technical support, develop capability of teams, and the ability to lead project management/execution of assigned projects. This role will work side by side, supervise and provide direction to site maintenance teams in troubleshooting and repair of equipment controls, electrical, and instrumentation devices/systems.


What You’ll Do :


• Perform work in a safe manner, as well as, keeping equipment clean and in safe working condition. Comply with all job specific safety procedures and utilize PPE as required.

• Provide progressive and innovative technical solutions and recommendations to increase asset availability and reliability of automated equipment.

• Implement industry best practices, technology, tools, and training.

• Develop and support strategic automation supplier relationships and performance management for automated equipment to ensure effectiveness of OEM level support.

• On-site support of new business with automation to ensure the site is maintaining the automation equipment, spare parts list, PMs, and firmware/software is updated per OEMs recommendation.

• Analyze maintenance data relating to automation and controls to identify trends impacting asset and organizational performance; develops solutions against findings for optimizing reliability and reducing expenses.

• Serve as the site subject matter expert in control and automation technology, electrical, and instrumentation.

• Assist the Facility Service Manager in developing the maintenance team through mentoring, coaching, encouragement, and development of formalized training plans.

• Lead advanced troubleshooting and repair of automation control systems, HMIs, VFDs, servo drives, motor control systems, PLCs, and electrical circuits.

• Actively participate in all phases of automation systems life cycle including design, development, test, installation, startup and support.

• Act as first-level escalation for automation controls support for the site and appropriately escalate issues that negatively affect OEE.

• Perform controls systems assessments to maintain and improve equipment reliability.

• Safeguard change management methodology related to control systems.

• Capture and trend metrics to resolve mechatronics problems that create performance deficiencies.

• Proactively communicate the status of technical issues and potential variances to aligned upon timelines with leadership, ensuring resulting impacts to systems and OEE is understood.

• Maintains accurate maintenance records related to control systems.

• Technical liaison for site with Corporate Support Center.

• Some travel required to support other sites or projects as assigned.

• Network with Automation Controls Engineers from other sites.

• Answer after hours “call backs” as needed.

• Keeps work area clean and performs housekeeping duties as required.

• Performs related work and other job assignments as required.


What Experience and Education You Need :


• Demonstrate minimum 5 years of experience on industrial automation systems.

• Must be self-driven with the ability to work independently with little or no direction or supervision.

• Associates / Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical / Automation / Mechatronics is preferred.

• Advanced electrical and controls troubleshooting ability of automation control systems: PLC, HMI, hardware, software, their related equipment, and field devices.

• Rockwell Studio 5000 and Siemens TIA portal required.


What Could Set You Apart :


• Ability to set up, configure, and maintain automated systems (EtherNet, Profibus, Profinet, Modbus, DeviceNet, and ControlNet).

• Ability to understand, review, and analyze functional descriptions, instrumentation diagrams, blueprints, and interpret PLC ladder logic.

• Experience with low and medium voltage distribution systems (24VDC to 480VDC).

• Maintain excellent and positive working relationship with the team, with other departments, as well as with all outside vendors, suppliers, and contractors.

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal communications skills, written and verbal.

• Prioritization and organizational skills.

• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

• Demonstrates st