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Website Nordstrom
Job Description:
The Controls System Technician, Sr is responsible for providing controls Subject Matter Expert support within a 24×7 fulfillment center operation. The primary focus is on maintaining, advanced troubleshooting and modifying material handling equipment (MHE) and control systems equipment to ensure operational performance of the MHE equipment including Conveyors, Sortation Systems, Hi Speed Scanners, Cameras, Print & Apply System and SCADA Devices & Programs.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform and utilize fulfillment center system assessments to identify opportunities in improving utilization of systems/equipment.
- Explain production impacts and work closely with operations and engineering to ensure a thorough understanding of impact to systems
- Appropriately escalate downtime situations to vendors, facilities leadership and operations for support to restore equipment operation
- Partner with facility operations leadership, equipment vendors and parts suppliers to plan and coordinate new technology installations
- Apply subject matter expertise in MHE and electronic systems to maximize equipment availability to production
- Understand, maintain, and troubleshoot material handling control systems, including programmable logic controllers and industrial networks such as Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, motor control systems, servo drives, frequency drives, and electrical distribution systems.
- Monitor MHE Metrics and partner with maintenance/operations teams to deploy system performance improvements within the fulfillment center
- Act as the technical consultant for capital projects within the building
- Communicate technical setbacks to Facilities Maintenance Management and Operations Leaders coming up with proactive solutions to address issues
- Work within the cross-site network to provide support and guidance for other fulfillment centers and distribution centers (some travel required)
Job Requirements:
- Industrial electrical hands-on experience and troubleshooting of 24VDC up to 480V 3phase systems.
- Field Service Engineering Experience
- Must have demonstrated experience using RSLogix 5000 to troubleshoot, program and modify PLC code. Lack of RSLogix5000 will disqualify the candidate for this role.
- Experience with Robotics systems components
- Experience and understanding of messaging protocols within a Warehouse Management System software as well as Warehouse Control Systems.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- Systems Controls knowledge and programming experience using RSlogix5000
- 5+ years systems control knowledge and PLC troubleshooting experience
- Systems Trainer or training experience
- Experience with a wide range of conveying and sortation’s systems
Job Details:
Company: Nordstrom
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Location: Cedar Rapids, IA, US
Application Deadline: N/A
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