Arxada

Controls Technician-ROCHESTER, NY

Arxada is a pioneering leader with a powerful legacy: Over 120 years of creating specialty chemicals and solutions that potentiate the performance of our customers and their products. Our solutions, our expertise and our support help them to perform better - to be more efficient, more effective and more sustainable. We are passionate about empowering high performance and enabling our employees, partners and customers to realize their full potential. Together we make daily life safer, cleaner, healthier and greener. If you like making a difference, we are the company for you!

Arxada is looking for a Controls Technician in Rochester, NY plant.

This Position will support plant control and power systems, including all instrumentation, PLCs, HMIs, power distribution, freeze protection, and variable frequency drives (VFDs). This role will also provide training and support to maintenance, contractors, and engineering teams to enhance operational efficiency, troubleshoot plant issues, and ensure regulatory and jurisdictional compliance.

The salary for this role is 75-95k annually

Key Requirements:

• Maintain a safe working environment. Understand, follow, and support company policies, procedures in addition to corporate and local safety initiatives. Be proactive with safety, including anticipating unsafe behaviors, conditions, and unusual circumstances.
• Serve as a technical resource for the Rochester Site. Identify hardware and software needed to provide solutions to problems. Provide after-hours support when necessary.
• Assist in developing and commissioning engineering projects, ensuring all control systems, including instrumentation and VFDs, are functioning correctly.
• Ensure proper operation of as well as identify and troubleshoot issues pertaining to SCADA systems.
• Train and support plant personnel on control systems, electrical distribution, and instrumentation.
• Ensure compliance with safety and jurisdictional regulations, including NFPA 70 standards and industry best practices. Maintain relevant licenses.
• Evaluate onsite contractor activities related to the field of expertise.
• Acquire and maintain a class three stationary engineer's license and other required skills for supporting the maintenance department.
• Continually evaluate new technologies or skills that may bring benefits to the facility.

Key Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED required. Assoc degree in Electrical, Controls or Instrumentation (preferred)
• 3 years’ experience in manufacturing
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to train and mentor others.
• Must be able to follow instructions from engineers and others. Need to clearly convey problems to engineers.

Arxada - Potentiating Performance

Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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