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About Us - Winery
Over seventy-five years ago, with humble beginnings, brothers Ernest and Julio Gallo began E. & J. Gallo Winery. Today, we are the world's largest family-owned winery. We distribute wines to 90 countries and are the largest exporter of California wine. E. & J. Gallo Winery employs a creative and talented team of more than 5,000 people.
We truly believe that the contributions of our employees are what make our Winery a dominant force in the ever-growing wine industry.
If you want to work with great people and enjoy a career in a dynamic industry expected to double in the next 10 years, see what opportunities await you at E. & J. Gallo Winery!
Full Time/Part Time
Full-Time
Job Description
SUMMARY Under minimal supervision, responsible for maintaining, installing and troubleshooting all plant instrumentation and other control systems. Applies knowledge/understanding of programming, troubleshooting of plant controls processes, and the equipment used to control those processes. Make recommendations to improve the control of the processes or to the processes themselves. Supports the maintenance of plant equipment to minimize downtime. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS •Generates programming changes for PLCs designed by multiple vendors including Allen Bradley, Bucher, etc. •Creates simple programs for programmable logic controllers; installs and troubleshoots all programmable logic controllers. •Navigates the programs to troubleshoot process upsets. •Creates projects for, installs, and troubleshoots HMIs. Navigates the projects to troubleshoot process upsets. •Installs and maintains the process control instruments, both electronic and pneumatic. •Configures parameters and troubleshoots variable frequency drives. •Troubleshoots instrumentation using electrical ladder schematics. •Traces and corrects control loop malfunctions; participates in the maintenance and production concerning instrument systems. •Provides direction to plant electricians, automation technicians and mechanics as needed to complete repairs. •Recommends component changes or replacement devices for more efficient and accurate process measurement and control. •Isolates and corrects defective valves, broken diaphragms, contaminated systems, improperly working electronic units, and other malfunctions or inefficient processes. •Prepares various reports and maintains historical records of problems and causes for specified preventive maintenance or troubleshooting assignments. •Maintains satisfactory attendance, to include timeliness. •Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable quality, environmental and safety regulatory consideration. •This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES N/A
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS •High school diploma or GED plus 5 years of experience working with PLC controls, logic circuits, pneumatic and electrical equipment. •Required to climb stairs and ladders and engage in work at heights. •Knowledge of programmable logic controllers. •Knowledge of variable frequency drives. •Required to maintain 24-hour on-call availability to support swing and graveyard shifts. •Read, write, and understand the English language. •Skilled in reading, comprehending, interpreting and executing simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. •Skilled in writing simple correspondence. •Skilled in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using whole numbers. •
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS •College level courses in electronics, pneumatics and hydraulics. •Experience working in a team environment. •Experience completing the required paperwork associated with instrumentation duties. •Experience reading and interpreting documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. •Experience to writing routine reports and correspondence. •Experience to speaking effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. •Skilled in calculating figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. •Skilled in applying concepts of basic algebra and geometry. •Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions. •Experience interpreting an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. •Knowledge of motor control and automated control circuits. •Skilled in MS Excel, MS Word, MS Access and MS PowerPoint at a basic level. •Knowledge of HMI, SCADA and computer network communication systems.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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