Systems Support Specialist (Electro-Mechanical with PLC Experience)

Job Description:

About the Team:

This team is part of the Print Operations Business Group.

About the Role

The System Support Specialist is responsible for ensuring the maximum availability and performance of advanced production manufacturing and automation equipment. This hands-on role involves comprehensive installation maintenance and troubleshooting of mechanical electrical and control systems. You will work independently under limited supervision to perform complex breakdown analysis preventative maintenance (PM) equipment upgrades machinist and technical skills in a fast-paced industrial environment. You will be based at our LaGrange Georgie print plant and will report to the Associate Director Production.

You Will:

Troubleshooting and Repair:

• Diagnose troubleshoot and repair failures in advanced production manufacturing and automation equipment. This includes mechanical electrical electronic hydraulic and pneumatic Maintenance (PM): Inspect equipment for proper functioning and perform routine predictive and preventative maintenance duties per manufacturers specifications and computerized PM schedules/ Diagnostics:
• Utilize electrical test equipment (e.g. Digital volt meter oscilloscopes) to troubleshoot electrical circuitry down to the component level including control circuits AC/DC drives (VFDs) and basic electrical systems (starters fuses contacts relays).

Controls Systems:

• Troubleshoot and perform maintenance on PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) controls systems. Experience with setup programming and troubleshooting of PLCs is highly valued.

Mechanical Systems:

• Perform maintenance on heavy mechanical systems including but not limited to gear boxes chain drives sprockets motors seals bearings compressors and hydraulic/pneumatic components (cylinders pumps valves).

Facility Support:

• Conduct maintenance and adjustment/repair of building mechanical systems (e.g. air compressors HVAC systems) and power distribution systems as required.

Machining & Fabrication

Machining:

• Operate machining tools including lathes milling machines grinders drill presses and other shop equipment to produce repair or reproduce replacement parts and components for machinery.

Fabrication:

• Fabricate modify and repair machine parts tooling and fixtures from various materials according to blueprints technical specifications or reverse-engineered samples if required.

Precision Measurement:

• Use precision measuring instruments (e.g. micrometers calipers gauges) to ensure all machined parts meet specified tolerances and quality standards.

Technical Interpretation:

• Read analyze and interpret complex mechanical drawings blueprints electrical schematics and technical procedures/manuals to make necessary repairs adjustments and to fabricate components.

Documentation Safety & Teamwork

Documentation:

• Create and close work orders using asset management systems documenting labor hours equipment status failures and parts used (including machined components). Complete a detailed shift report as required.

Inventory:

• Test inventory items such as electronic control boards periodically. Assist in developing maintaining and managing parts ordering and inventory.

Safety and Standards:

• Enforce and adhere to all safety requirements including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Arc Flash Hot Work procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).

Mentorship and Teamwork:

• Work effectively in a team-based environment collaborating with production staff maintenance colleagues and potentially providing support or mentorship.

You Have:

• Machining: Proven proficiency in operating and setting up manual machining tools (lathes mills grinders) and machining processes.
• Diagnostics: Proven experience with logical troubleshooting (diagnostics problem-solving) for electro-mechanical equipment.
• Electrical: Competent in fundamental electrical skills for installation maintenance and troubleshooting electrical systems.
• Reading Schematics: Ability to read and apply knowledge from mechanical drawings (hydraulic/pneumatic) electrical schematics and detailed part/component blueprints.
• Tools: Must have and be proficient with standard hand tools power tools and precision measuring instruments (multimeters/DVM micrometers calipers).
• Physical Requirements: Ability to frequently lift and/or move materials up to 70 pounds; frequent standing walking climbing bending and working in conditions near noise.
• Schedule Flexibility: Willing and flexible to work various shifts including overtime if needed weekends holidays and on-call if needed.

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Family Care Benefits
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Print Operations

Job Category:

IT Telecom & Internet

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $60000 - $85000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge location technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract engage and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary for bonus eligible roles targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles in addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..