PLC Technician

Company Background:

Since our founding in 1968, the Beasley Group has become a vertically integrated leader in the forest products industry. Our five business segments, Land, Supply Chain, Mills, Mats/Access, and Energy, form a continuous supply chain from owning land and growing timber to producing a wide variety of wood products. These business synergies have fueled our growth to become the largest hardwood sawmill in the United States and North America’s foremost producer of crane mats and timbers for the energy transmission, utility, and construction industries.

In addition to mats and grade lumber, we offer a product line which includes cross ties, pallet lumber, renewable energy, and finished goods, such as flooring. The Beasley Group works with customers, large and small, to meet their needs in the domestic and export markets of the USA, Canada, Europe, and Asia. We are committed to product quality and service delivery that form the basis for long-term customer loyalty and satisfaction.

• Industry: Lumber
• Wage: Salary and benefits commensurate with experience
• Education Required: Certified Electrician/Instrumentation Technician, Maintenance Technician, or Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering Technologist
• Years’ Experience Required: Years of Experience Required: 4-7 years of controls and PLC experience.

Requirements:

• Education: Training beyond high school including either an Associate (A.S.) degree in Electronics Technology (or closely related technical field), or a combination of education and experience which may include skilled trades programs or military training.
• Years of Experience Required: 4-7 years of electrical maintenance experience. Sawmill or wood products experience preferred.
• Experience: 4+ years of automation experience and/or industrial maintenance experience.

· Computer Skills: Standard computer skills; must have strong skills in document organization, the use of technical materials, and research techniques.

· Electronic Work Order System utilization is an asset.

· Ability to prioritize tasks to consistently meet deadlines.

· Communication Skills: Must be able to communicate verbally and in writing with all team members.

• Special Skills: Must possess the ability to function effectively in a team environment and interact productively with all levels of management and operations personnel; critical thinking and problem-solving skills; with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

• General diagnostic and programming of PLC’s; Understand PLC operations.
• Install and maintain electrical control systems.
• Identify and resolve equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers and field representatives as necessary.
• Collaborate with other departments to identify, define, and solve problems.
• Employee must perform safe and timely repairs to plant equipment in areas of electrical and instrument maintenance.
• Dismantle, adjusts, repairs, and assembles equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, operating or repair manual, rough sketches or drawings.
• Uses test and diagnostic equipment to perform checkouts.
• Move or assist in the movement and installation of equipment.
• May be required to source equipment parts.
• Commitment to top performance in a safe work environment is necessary.
• Ensure productivity, housekeeping and quality of work standards are maintained within the PLC Technician’s scope of responsibility.

Benefits:

Pay varies based upon the position with advancement opportunities available

- Wages have recently been increased.

- B-Shift gets 6% shift differential pay increase where the average employee receives an additional $2500+ a year.

Paid Time Off

Holidays

401K with Company Matching

Medical – Dental - Vision

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance

Drug-Free Workplace

Our company is a drug free workplace. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete pre-employment drug & alcohol screening. The Beasley Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hazlehurst, GA 31539: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• PLC: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

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