CONTROLS AND AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness, humility, and a spirit of adventure, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There’s much to learn from our 79 production sites worldwide, known for their best-in-class processes and procedures. There’s many to learn from, with high-performing leaders and caring colleagues to explore ideas and ambitions with. Every day, your energy, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature. Controls and Automation Technician (1st Shift) - Your future position? As a Controls and Automation Technician at our Devon manufacturing facility, you will be fundamental in supporting the day-to-day operations of the plant through daily troubleshooting, controls automation, reliability and improvement. You will have the opportunity to support site process improvement initiatives as well. In this role you will: Optimize, Maintain and Repair: you will implement reliable controls based automation systems to support operations and engineering with process improvement initiatives. You will optimize, maintain and repair all existing automation systems through reliability initiatives and ensuring systems are up-to-date. Instruct and Teach: you will train and instruct Maintenance technicians/mechanics in the troubleshooting and programming of automation systems. You will instruct production personnel in the operation and interfaces of automation systems. Repair Controls: you will assist maintenance team in the troubleshooting and repair of controls and automation systems. Troubleshoot and Document: you will complete, diagnose and troubleshoot all assigned work orders and provide solutions where necessary. As well, you will ensure proper documentation is maintained on all plant controls and automation systems. Instrumentation: you will set up, calibrate, and troubleshoot various flow, temperature, and pressure sensors. You? Are you someone who wants to grow and shape your own world? Who thrives being in a culture where you can express yourself in a creative team environment? Who wants to collaborate and learn together with teams who are passionate as you are? Then come join us - and impact your world. Your professional profile includes: A 2 year technical degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Programming engineering or equivalent experience and education is required. An Associate's degree is preferred. Minimum of 3 - 5 years experience in process controls and PLC programming is preferred. Minimum of 2 years industrial maintenance work experience is requested; Food and/or Chemical industry is preferred. Solid customer service orientation and excellent interpersonal skills. Knowledge of Allen Bradley Programming is highly desirable. Prioritization of workload with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at the same time is needed. Communication skills with all levels of employees. Must be self-driven to implement continuous improvement of processes and controls. Ability to troubleshoot all aspects of a controls system. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs is required. At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions. Every essence of you enriches our world. Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners. Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world. #J-18808-Ljbffr