Controls Technician

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Candidate will be the subject matter expert to maintain facility electrical and instrumentation (E&I) hardware.
• Collaborates with Engineering, Maintenance, and Production Departments to optimize plant production capability in accordance with process safety guidelines.
• Recommend minor changes to digital control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and variable frequency drives (VFDs) in Rockwell, Siemens, Foxboro, ABB, Eaton, Honeywell, Lens, etc.
• Maintain competency in all aspects of the facility’s instrumentation: pressure, level, flow, tachometer, pH, conductivity, scales, load cells, valves, I/Ps, motors, proportional integral derivative (PID) loops, and other controls and electrical hardware.
• Must be available to support the facility when called if downtime issues are related to their control expertise.
• An expert for the facility’s data historians: PI, WinCC, and Ignition, alongside the Control Systems Engineer.

What makes you a good fit

• High school diploma or GED.
• 5 years previous relevant work experience in a manufacturing environment (Chemical or oil and gas a plus). .5 years of relevant experience with-in maintenance and a CMMS platform.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic equipment parts and manufacturing equipment.
• Excellent communication of technical topics to different groups such as Technicians, Manufacturing groups and vendors.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Preferred experience with LEAN manufacturing including 5S
• Ability to safely work in electrically rated areas according to NFPA-70E.
• Command of process controls principle, hardware, and software: Instrumentation, HMIs, Analog and Digital interfaces, digital control, and analog control (PID).

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick time, vacation time and holiday time
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: skill development programs, promotional opportunities and tuition reimbursement

The pay range for this role is $42.00 - 50.00 an hour. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualifiedapplicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.