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Job Description

You may not know our name, but you know our products.  What we make is part the places where we live, work and play – all day, every day.

Zekelman is a family of companies — 100% domestic manufacturers — with a legacy dating back to 1877. We’re proud to be the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America and the leading innovator in multi-family housing development. Our subsidiary Wheatland Tube located in Rochelle, IL has a full-time PLC Controls Specialist position available. 

We believe in what we build and what we build, builds the world around us.  Hospitals, hotels, schools, bridges, airports and more.

Come build a career you believe in.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Monitor Plant systems, analyze performance, and initiate action for optimization to achieve Plant goals for safety, productivity, and cost effectiveness.
• Study conditions at site and work with others as necessary to gather data and pertinent information for upcoming projects.
• Perform custom PLC & Drive programming for Allen Bradley, SAF and Rexroth Components
• Address safety issues in a timely fashion with regard to mill hazards, electrical issues and programming.
• Assist with specification and integration of control devices such as PLCs, sensors, transmitters, transducers, relays, VFDs, operator interface devices etc.
• Prepare bills of material, purchase requisitions, as built drawings and specifications to complete assignments to be approved by the Maintenance Manager.
• Assist (lead as required) site employees and/or contractors during construction, verification, and start-up.
• Review project related proposals, RFQ’s and bids from suppliers; and make recommendations to the Maintenance Manager.
• Work with maintenance and operations to solve equipment problems.
• Maintain, monitor, and improve production control equipment (PLC’s, Drives, etc.….) plant wide.
• Manage records regarding all system software changes and communicate any changes to affected employees
• Shift work as required.
• Strong working knowledge of ESA Code
• Preform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 5 years full time experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills and written ability
• Strong leadership and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work with AutoCad to create & modify drawings and strong ability to read prints
• Strong computer skills
• Strong PLC ability (Allen Bradly) and HMI experience (PanelView/Wonderware).
• Regular, full-time, predictable onsite attendance per the posted schedule is an essential function of this role
• Lead and promote health and safety work practices as required by regulatory agencies and company policy