Controls & Automation Technician

Company Description
For over 100 years, BlueScope continues to build on our reputation of quality brands and products, leading technology and a customer-first spirit. Through our global brands, we are one of the largest manufacturers of building solutions in the world. Our diverse, bright and inspired workforce is committed to bettering the communities we serve through breakthrough thinking and innovations. Your goals, ideas and perspective can help shape our future – we look forward to hearing them!   

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: includes the following. 

Other duties may be assigned:

• Ensures engineering drawings, maintenance procedures and technical information are kept up to date.
• Confers with the engineering department and recommends design or material changes
• Develops and/or updates maintenance SOP’s, strategies and standards
• Identifies safety hazards for both maintenance and production employee’s and develops appropriate actions.
• Identify and implement process equipment improvements utilizing reliability-based maintenance philosophy
• Provide direction to maintenance associates and contract labor
• Work with planners/scheduler to develop detailed shutdown work plans
• Optimize spares holding levels, develop efficient supply contracts and minimize stock holding costs
• Develop & organize training programs for maintenance associates that apply to operations, maintenance and safety
• Carries out root cause analysis on equipment failures and takes appropriate measures to prevent failures from reoccurring
• Promotes the use of rational process in problem solving and decision making
• Develops capital requests, cost justifications and project management
• Implement standardization of HMIs and PLCs, to include training, and supporting technical specifications
• Establishing repair priorities through communications with the operating departments, line maintenance associates and planners
• Determining whether to buy new or repair
• Communicating with vendors for the purpose of timely repairs
• Creating Work orders and MSO’s as needed
• Determining most cost-effective repair method
• Documentation of activities and status in the work orders
• Communicating with Engineers where design changes may be required because of repetitive repairs
• Keeping Planners informed as to status of equipment repair
• Reviewing the addition of Spare and Bulk parts
• Taking on Maintenance Excellence Projects to improve efficiency
• Researching purchasing department spare part procurement problems
• Reviewing PM’s for best efficiency as per RCM methods
• Handling repairable spare storeroom items
• Executing inspection of storeroom fabricated parts
• Assisting Engineers with Maintenance and Engineering infrastructure improvements Promoting common spare parts
• Assist in other functions as directed

Additional Information
The preceding job responsibilities and tasks were designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this job.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job duties and responsibilities required of associates assigned to this job.  Associates may be required to perform other duties as assigned.  Additional job competencies, individual goals, and performance measurements are set at the department level.

The benefits are just as rewarding as the work at BlueScope.  To support our goal, we offer a total compensation plan and an outstanding benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability, paid time off, and retirement. 

EEO: Employer/M/F/Disabled/Protected Veteran

BlueScope is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status, as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.