Electrical Instrumentation & Controls Technician (12hr Shift) 6am-6pm

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Your role at Clorox:

At Clorox we are seeking a qualified candidate for a EIC Technician. In this role the EIC tech will handle the successful operation of all electrically controlled devices. Duties include following all Clorox Plant safety rules, eliminating safety risks present in his or her systems, troubleshooting electrical and control problems, ensuring proper hardware and software configurations for devices, ensure proper functioning of devices, use of the most current programs, performing PM's, ensuring stock of critical spares, properly inputting data into the CMMS system, executing work orders, backing up programs and keeping prints and manuals up-to-date.

In this role, you will:

Safety is a core value at Clorox. Therefore, all employees must perform all work in accordance with OSHA and Clorox safety standards at all times. This is to include following all basic electrical safety rules, all Clorox and Plant safety rules, and constantly evaluating work being performed and eliminating the risks associated with it. Further, correct any unsafe conditions that exist in the equipment under his/her care.

• Troubleshoot basic electrical problems throughout the plant. This includes taking voltage and amp readings, tracing wiring, evaluating relays, testing motors, evaluating health of wiring, checking breakers and fuses, evaluating sensors, and determining the health of valves. If a problem is found, determine the proper course of action, and safely implement it.

• Troubleshooting PLC problems. This includes connecting to the PLC, determining what component in the PLC or external to it is not functioning properly, determining the course of action, and safely implementing it. To do this, the technician needs to have a thorough understanding of the programs in the plant, the controls associated with each system and all the PLC product lines we use.

• Some examples of PLC’s in the plant are:

• Allen Bradley ControlLogix using RSLogix 5000 and StudioLogix 5000
• Allen Bradley PLC-5 series using RSLogix 5
• Allen Bradley SLC-500/MicroLogix series Using RSLogix 500

• Troubleshooting motor and motor control problems. This includes determining if a motor, a motor starter, run relay, VFD or servo motor is functioning properly and is configured properly. If there is a problem, determine the proper course of action and safely implement it. The technician needs to have a thorough knowledge of all VFD’s, and Servo motors used in the plant.

• Inspect, test, troubleshoot, repair, install, and maintain electrical equipment including but not limited to: motors (all types), starters, breakers, transformers, isolation switches, relays, fuses, resistors, air conditioning, valves, AC Drives, DC Drives, electrical cable, fiber optic cable, coaxial cable, conduit, receptacles, PLCs, heaters, control panels, lights & lighting panels, distributive controls, UPS, fire & emergency alarms, utility controls, disposal of bulbs, and other hazardous material.

• Troubleshoot problems with HMI's software and hardware. Isolate the problem, determine the proper course of action, and safely implement it.

• Some examples of HMI’s in the plant are:

• Allen Bradley PanelView using Factory Talk ME
• Allen Bradley PC based applications using Factory Talk SE

• Inspect, test, troubleshoot, repair, install, calibrate, and maintain instrumentation equipment including but not limited to: transmitters (all types), valves, I/P, positioners, actuators, dampers, flow meters, and level sensors.

• Inspect, test, troubleshoot, repair, install, and maintain mechanical equipment including but not limited to pumps, pump & motor alignment, hydraulic, pneumatic, and conveyors.

• Troubleshoot control network problems. Understand the architecture and parameters of the network for PLC's and Process databases and be able to fix the problems that will arise. This is to include wiring problems, corrupted file problems, failed component problems, and set-up problems. troubleshoot and configure the following communications networks and protocols:

• EtherNet/IP
• Remote I/O

• Troubleshoot problems with quality inspection systems, case coding, and bottle coding systems. Determine proper course of action and safely implement it.