What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Automation Specialist position at Alterman, Inc.?
The Senior Automation Specialist is the front-line representative for the automation services provided by the company. The primary duties of a Senior Automation Specialist are to prepare accurate and functional high-level code for PLC & SCADA based control systems, troubleshoot and repair customer control system issues. Additionally, the Senior Automation Specialist will be required to support the communication systems for the customer control networks.
The Senior Automation Specialist, specifically, will work on a service and project basis. This position will also mentor and assist where needed and may include supervisory duties.
This position requires varying on-call availability on a 24/7/365 basis
Essential Duties and Responsibilities to include but not limited to:
- Provide timely and high-quality service work and troubleshooting for all aspects of a customer's control system.
- Estimate, plan and execute high quality service projects.
- Assist with the efficient operation of the Automation Department by testing control panels, assisting with estimates, etc.
- Manage multiple customer service requests and projects simultaneously and prioritize in accordance with deadline and priority requirements.
Qualifications
- Education – Experience – 8 to 12 years of experience with control systems. Education can be substituted for experience if the degree is in an engineering or control systems discipline. Documented successful completion of a PLC/SCADA project.
- Language Skills – Ability to read and interpret design specifications and plans. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the company. Ability to speak, write and read English.
- Mathematical Skills – Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
- Reasoning Ability – Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables, in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Computer Skills – To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, project management and email software. Additionally, the candidate shall have the ability to learn varying and new PLC / SCADA software packages.
Other Skills, Abilities and Qualifications
- Computer networking, radio programming and path planning.
- Preference given for prior experience with relay-based control systems and/or instrument technician experience.
- Preference given for Ignition Gold Certification
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
