Mars Wrigley – GNV Site

Flowery Branch, GA

Controls Technician - 12 Hour Night Shift

What are we looking for?

• A motivated, energetic, collaborative problem solver with the ability to work and communicate in a team environment to troubleshoot, maintain and improve site control systems in a highly automated manufacturing environment.
• 4 years’ experience in industrial control systems and experience working in a manufacturing environment.  Preferred:  2-year degree in a control systems related field in addition to 4 years’ experience.
• Experience troubleshooting and modifying programmable controllers (such as PLCs, drives, servos and other controllers) and experience working with and troubleshooting power systems up to 480 VAC.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Responsible for the maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical and control systems equipment down to the component level, including 480V electrical power distribution, instrumentation, motor controls, VFD’s, Servo’s, I/O devices/modules, PLC’s, HMI’s, and control networks. 
• Troubleshoot machine breakdowns and malfunctions utilizing a working knowledge of control system programs and tools required to troubleshoot PLC’s, HMI’s, and VFD/servo systems including electrical schematics, programming software, meters, and other electrical test equipment.
• Repair, replace and calibrate all electrical sensing devices, instrumentation including photoelectric, inductive, capacitive, pressure, temperature, weight, position sensors, flow, and analytical instruments.
• Troubleshoot, repair, replace and commission all electrical control devices including: AC drives, DC drives, Servo Controllers, contactors, motors, breakers, solenoids power supplies and indicator lights.  All PLC/HMI hardware including processors, discrete and analog I/O cards, power supplies, network adapters, I/O hardware, operator interfaces such as Panel view, PC based interfaces, and message displays.
• Manage and troubleshoot control system applications, include PLC programs, HMI applications, SCADA applications, data collection system, and MES systems. 
• Identify and recommend changes to improve plant performance utilizing existing or new control systems.  Make program modifications in PLC’s logic, HMI’s programs and servo controller logic to improve equipment performance. 
• Coordinate the electrical preventative maintenance program by identifying items that need regular inspection and replacement, scheduling the tasks and task frequencies required, and following up to ensure the completion and effectiveness of each task.
• Manage all PLC, Servo and HMI programs and changes as well as electrical documentation.  Ensure that they are all accurate, updated, and available to the technicians and archived at regular intervals.

About the GNV Manufacturing Plant

The Flowery Branch, Georgia plant is the world's largest chewing gum plant making brands our consumers love including Extra, Orbit, 5 Gum, Eclipse and others.  GNV has many exciting projects coming up to grow the gum business using the latest automation technologies.  Come and join a fun, collaborative, dynamic team!

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5â„¢, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitalsâ„¢, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCAâ„¢ and Pet Partnersâ„¢. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Disclaimer:
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.​​​​​​​

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