Electrical & Automation Technician

 Location: Auburn, Maine, United States of America 
Category: Manufacturing and Quality Assurance 
Job: Id R000109839 
Job: Type Full time  
Plant Technicians 
Starting Pay / Salary Range: $89,000.00 / year

Job Description

P&G is the largest consumer packaged goods company in the world. We have operations in over 75 countries, with 65 trusted brands that improve the lives of 5 billion consumers worldwide. Our Auburn, Maine manufacturing site is hiring 1 Electrical & Automation Technician to join existing site resources working on critical business needs across multiple operating departments. These resources will contribute to the overall expansion, maintenance, and step-change manufacturing capability of the site. Successful employees will break down technical barriers to success, obtain technical ownership supporting manufacturing projects, and ultimately bring new production capacity to our site. The ideal candidate is curious, not afraid to challenge the status quo, and ultimately a team player.

At Auburn, we manufacture most of P&G's global tampon production within the overall Feminine Care business unit. Here we model our approach to work after several core values: culture of safety - nothing we do is worth getting hurt - utmost emphasis on quality, as well as placing confidence and trust in our people and systems. You will flow across a production department to maintain production line health, ensure minimal unscheduled downtime, and engage in continuous improvements to accelerate manufacturing capacity. The initial role scope will be general maintenance & troubleshooting across production lines with planned future work to include small electrical projects (upgrades, modifications, training, etc) across departments.

This is a mid-level electrical resource.

These roles will be day shifts (5:45 am to 6:15 pm) on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule. This schedule will be modified occasionally to meet business needs. Modifications include some weekend and night shift coverage as planned with your Operations Manager.

Expected responsibilities include:

Provide electrical & automation development, coaching, and technical support for on-shift manufacturing technicians.

Executing Process / Machine Control first-level support (maintain/improve) and preventative maintenance coordination.

Engage in continual improvement activities; update and modify existing control systems including robotic programs, ladder logic programs, relay logic, electrical distribution, motor controls, operator interface, hydraulics, and pneumatics distribution and control.

Create, maintain, and keep documentation of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics, as well as platform panel layouts.

Schedule and complete backups of all electronic machine control and robotic programs on a set schedule.

Maintain and update controls portion of machine standards.

Participate in and provide periodic coordinated power, controls, instrumentation, and information systems technical training for site capability building.

Job Qualifications

Associate degree, or similar educational background, in the Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, etc... disciplines (relevant certifications, experience, and/or military service also works

2-5+ years of relevant electrical experience, preferably in a manufacturing or general industrial environment

Foundational experience with PLCs, Ladder Logic, HMIs, etc

Experience with Allen Bradley Processors, Rockwell, and Fanuc Robots a plus. Most platforms at the site are Allen Bradley.

Able to work flexible shifts as required by business needs (planned).

We believe to be able to perform on the job, you will need to meet the following physical requirements: 

Use basic hand and power tools

Lift 50 pounds by bending and stooping; climb, stand, and move around on stairs, ladders, and platforms; twist, turn, and bend

Enter confined spaces

Stand on concrete floors for an extended period

Average Starting Pay: $89,000

Other benefits include:

120 paid hours of vacation (prorated based on start date in a calendar year)

Holiday Schedule | 6 days protected, 6 days unprotected

5% profit sharing program

Health insurance starting Day 1