Specialist Technician
 Givaudan Fragrances | |
 United States, Illinois, Carol Stream | |
 Apr 30, 2025 | |
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Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Job Purpose Perform routine and more complex repairs, preventive maintenance and installation of mechanical and electrical equipment with minimal supervision and in a timely manner to minimize disruptions of site operations. $32.50 hr Core Responsibilities * Installs, programs, inspects, troubleshoots, and adjusts electrical and mechanical equipment, instrumentation, and related information systems. * Performs tests and maintenance on mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation equipment; interprets readings and outputs of equipment; ensures proper functioning of equipment and related information systems. * Reviews operator's manuals and other established guidelines; ensures equipment and information systems are operated in accordance with established guidelines * Performs basic programming for utilities information systems; programs with ladder logic and relay logic; operates PLCs, RTUs and associated inputs/outputs; Operates VFDs;. * Ensures proper operation of SCADA system; identifies and troubleshoots issues pertaining to SCADA system. Perform preventative maintenance and advanced troubleshooting and/or repairs of production and facility equipment, proactively identifying and resolving recurring maintenance issues in the assigned area of activity. * Conduct electrical or mechanical installation, repair, and troubleshooting of motors, instrumentation and/or controls. * Identify deviations and document/communicate them in compliance with Standard Operating Procedures. Monitor contractors on small maintenance projects. * Work in accordance with all relevant requirements including, but not limited to ATEX, GMP, AIB, OSHA, HACCP, FDA, USDA and internal safety guidelines. * Maintains level of housekeeping/sanitation/food safety and safety which meets Company's standards and guidelines. * Perform administrative duties including but not limited to creating and closing work requests using Maintenance management system (SAP). * May assist the Maintenance Lead and/or Supervisor in delivering technical training for the staff* May perform other tasks as assigned. Academic Background Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by college-level course work in electronics or a related field. Certification required in forklift operation as well as in at least one of the following: pipefitting, welding, or hydraulics. Professional Experience Overall work experience of 7 to 10 years in manufacturing or plant operations (experience inmatrixed organization preferred). Up to 1 year of experience in people management is desirable. Technical Skills * Independently perform the most difficult installation, repair, troubleshooting, and maintenance of instrumentation and electrical equipment. * Modify, design and change control circuits; install temporary systems to sustain operations. * Oversee and participate in repairing, troubleshooting, installing, and maintaining low voltage electrical equipment and related devices including transformers, power panels, wireways, light fixtures, receptacles, and disconnect switches. * Oversee and participate in the repair of instrumentation systems, equipment and components, both in the field and in the shop. * Oversee and participate in installing and maintaining electrical control systems and instrumentation systems including electronics, programmable controllers, telemetry, telecommunications, meters, generators, transmitters, hydraulics, pneumatics and a variety of other systems; inspect installed systems to ensure proper operation. * Must be able to read, write and communicate in English in order to complete documentation. * Good knowledge of EHS rules and guidelines. * Basic knowledge of SAP and Excel tools. * Mathematical aptitude: Ability to perform electrical and mechanical conversions, numeric; estimates and computations for size, speed, feed, dimension, and tolerance. * Intermediate plasma and oxy-acetylene torch cutting ability * Strong understanding of electric motors, rotation, windings, operation, and all major motor/motor system troubleshooting and testing procedures. * Advanced electrical troubleshooting up to 480VAC. * Basic conduit bending and wiring, adjust, rebuild, replace or modify machines, parts fabrication on the engine lathe, welding and cutting. * Evaluate, design and test new equipment, provide daily, weekly and monthly reports, write, complete and verify work orders, input, update and modify maintenance program and participate in lean activities. * Ability to safely use hand tools and equipment for installation, disassembly and testing ofelectronic, pneumatic and electrical devices. * Good mechanical and/or electrical abilities within e.g. welding, plumbing, pipefitting or electrical areas. Ability to draw/sketch/redline standard machines and process drawings, write and provide simple and accurate instructions At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives. | |