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About this Senior Controls Technician role at KION Group

KION Group · Onsite · Grand Rapids, MI, United States
High Level Summary of Responsibilities:

The Controls Technician (CT) would spend most of their traveling time in the field completing audits for the engineering team. The CT would receive audit packets from a controls project engineer and would travel to site, complete the audit, and interface and communicate with the engineering team as needed. The CT would also assist in the early portions of installation, working with the installation leads to review the existing control infrastructure and help plan an efficient demolition and start to installation. A good candidate for this role would be an experience PreComm Technician that might be interested in working more closely to the engineering and design side of projects.

We offer:

  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities

 

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Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

 

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $36.17- $48.93 per hour at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications:

What You Will Do in this Role:

  • Audits:
    • Perform comprehensive electrical and controls system audits at customer sites.
    • Assess and document Legacy (point to point) and distributed controls architectures, including Ethernet, Asi, CAN, Profibus and other fieldbus networks.
    • Evaluate controls power distributions systems
    • Verify proper configs and performance of Ethernet-based industrial networks (managed and unmanaged switches, Hirschman, AB )
    • Identify gaps, inefficiencies, or risks in existing controls equipment relative to the defined controls scope
    • Collaborate with internal project engineering teams to align audit results with project scopes. 
    • Interface directly with customers to clarify requirements and support follow-up actions.
    • Prepare clear, detailed technical documentation and audit reports
  • Commissioning Support:
    • Support commissioning support to the Electrical and Mechanical installation teams on active brownfield projects, supporting demolition and pre-commissioning activities.
    • Seek advice and guidance from controls project engineering leads on non-routine or more complex equipment and  areas of the system
    • Identify problems as they occur and take appropriate steps to solve them
    • Provide regular Commissioning status/progress updates to Dematic leadership
    • Support on-site Reliability, Performance, and Volume Testing, System Start-up, Go-Live, and post Go-Live customer support for Dematic projects

What We are Looking For:

  • Associate’s or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology preferred (Electrical Engineering or Mechatronic Engineering preferred)
  • 3-5 years of successful experience in a related field experience.
  • Willingness to travel to customer sites (approximately 80%)
  • Experience in brownfield projects at customer sites
  • Experience with Allen-Bradley PLC based control systems
  • Experience with Bihl and Wiedermann software tools (Asi Controls Tools, ASIMON)
  • Proven ability to work independently in the field with minimal supervisioin
  • Strong customer facing communication skills.
  • In-dept understanding of centralized and distributed controls architectures.
  • Working knowledge of industrial fieldbus networks and software tools
    • Ethernet
    • Profibus
    • Profinet
    • CAN
    • Hirschman Hi-vision
  • Knowledge of safety systems and standards (NFPA79, UL)
  • Solid understanding of controls power distribution systems
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and other controls documentation.
  • Demonstrated basic knowledge of professional behavior principles and skills including communication, collaboration, courage, training, and teamwork
  • Ability to effectively Collaborate and Communicate with Dematic Customers, Dematic co-workers, Vendors and Sub-contractors
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About KION Group

KION brands keep the world moving – globally, regionally, and locally. KION is the Supply Chain Solutions Company. With over 42,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we enable smart, sustainable, and reliable supply chains worldwide - wherever goods are stored, moved, or delivered. KION offers its customers the full spectrum of solutions to make their supply chains future-ready. Our international brands, Linde Material Handling, STILL, and Baoli and our regional brands, Fenwick and OM , stand for outstanding technological innovation, intelligent automation and service excellence in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment. Dematic complements this expertise with state-of-the-art automatio

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