Control Support Technician II (PENA) - PENA Panasonic Energy of North America : Job Details

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Job Title:

Control Support Technician II

Shift:

D Shift

Department:

Hardware and Process Engineering

Job Summary:

The CPST Technician II utilizes Electrical skills to support production and the engineering team to reduce defect, increase productivity and create a safe environment. This person will react to issues on the line to identify problems, investigate and troubleshoot. Must be able recover and verify machine functionality after work is completed.

CPST Technician II will learn various machines within all the business units and will work to be able to act on 70%+ of electrical problems that occur. Working closely with engineering and Maintenance team this person will provide information, data and/or support to implement countermeasures to machines.

Essential Duties:

• Demonstrate sound problem-solving and competent troubleshooting skills.
• Tests and troubleshoots electronic components and systems, repairs or orders and replaces components, rewires systems, and tests equipment prior to placing back into service.
• High level understanding of electrical drawings, specifications, manuals and schematics and their use as a troubleshooting tool.
• Perform advanced level troubleshooting of PLCs such as Mitsubishi, Omron and Keyence and vision systems, equipment monitoring, and robotic vision Systems within Panasonics battery manufacturing processes.
• Troubleshoot and work with less common controls software, including UAM Designer, G9SP Configurator, IAI software for MSEP controllers, S-tools for pneumatic servo actuators, GX Works 3, MPE720
• Advanced techniques in troubleshooting and repair of Networking issues and protocols including DeviceNet, MechatroLink, EtherCat, and CC Link.
• Demonstrate understanding of common electrical components in the machine, example, sensors, ID readers, servo motor/drive components.
• Show proficiency in diagnosing issues on servo drives/motors, tuning and replacement.
• Demonstrate ability to rewire and upload/download parameters using the most common servo drive software across the plant including CX Drive, MR Configurator 2, and SigmaWin 7.
• Repairs and troubleshoots electrical motors, control panels, electrical circuits, motor controls and other associated electronic equipment
• Influences operators and maintenance technicians while providing guidance on repair methods
• Help make and implement plans for daily, weekly, monthly actions
• Preforms root cause analysis and can derive countermeasures in conjunction with Engineering team.
• Identifies and supports process improvements
• Maintains complete and accurate records of all work done on the equipment and machines
• Communicates with team members promptly and accurately. Complete pass-down of unfinished tasks to another shift accurately and informative
• Provides training to Tech Is
• Takes direction and can execute tasks
• Other duties may be assigned.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

• To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a requirement for some roles at PENA and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education:

• Basic/Required: High School Diploma or GED (General Education Degree) and/or two years technical training
• Preferred: 2-year Associates degree in electronic technology, Automation, Mechatronic or equivalent experience, 4-year degree a plus.

Essential Qualifications:

• Background working in a high-volume manufacturing environment with hands on experience.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical systems and electromechanical control systems up to 480VAC
• Ability to schedule work to be completed, may need to coordinate with multiple groups
• Can interpret mechanical and/or electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, Manuals and SOPs and apply this to troubleshooting effort.
• High level understanding of Sysmac, Mitsubishi, Keyence and Omron PLC software.
• Familiarity with PLC fundamentals as well as to work through logic for troubleshooting.
• Good understanding and troubleshooting of vision systems
• Root Cause Analysis training
• Strong documentation skills
• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with wiring/cabling size/terminations and load/temperature requirements.
• Familiarity with industrial machinery design & related NFPA codes:
  • 70E
  • 79 (and related UL standards for industrial machinery)
• Alignment to Panasonics seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)

Preferred License(s):

• None

Preferred Certification(s):

• QET Certification
• Yaskawa Robot YRC1000 Basic Programming Certification

Physical Demands:

Physical Activities: (Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to)

• Sit: 20%
• Walk: 30%
• Stand: 40%
• Lift: 10%

Required Lifting and Carrying: (Required frequency is: Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%, Continuous (67-100%)

• Up to 10 lbs.: Occasional
• Up to 20 lbs.: Occasional
• Up to 35 lbs.: Occasional
• Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Not Required

About Us:

Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) is collaborating with Tesla at a massive battery factory near Reno, Nevada which is known for its quality of life and expansive outdoor adventures. Panasonic's role at the Gigafactory is to manufacture and supply cylindrical lithium-ion cells to Tesla for their electric vehicles and energy storage systems.

Over the past few years, the Gigafactory has grown to the largest lithium-ion battery factory in the world. Together with our partner Tesla, we continue to revolutionize the lithium-ion battery space and accelerate the worlds transition to sustainable energy and transportation.

Our mission at PENA is to make the vision of affordable Electric Vehicles a reality by producing the worlds safest, high quality, and lowest cost batteries. Through this effort we will create a clean energy society and our products will change societys use of and perceptions of electric power.

In addition to an environment that is as innovative as our products, we offer competitive salaries and benefits.

Supplemental Information:

Pre-employment drug testing is required. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Panasonic is an Equal Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Energy of North America.

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