Controls Technician
Redwoodmaterials•3w ago
United StatesOnsiteFull-time
- About Redwood Materials
- Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse
- recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.
- Position Summary
- The Controls Technician plays a key role in implementing and maintaining controls hardware, instrumentation
- electrical equipment across production and facility systems. In this position, you will troubleshoot and repair PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, sensors
- automation components to ensure reliable and efficient plant operations. You will support equipment commissioning, execute system upgrades
- collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams to drive continuous improvements in process performance.
- Key Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical, mechanical, and automated manufacturing equipment to minimize downtime and maximize production efficiency.
- Fabricate, modify, and upgrade electrical control panels in accordance with engineering specifications and safety standards.
- Perform field wiring of instrumentation and motor controls to ensure proper installation and optimal system functionality.
- Conduct and document maintenance calibrations, installations, fault diagnosis, and repairs on electronic, electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
- Interpret P&IDs, electrical schematics, and technical documentation to perform advanced troubleshooting and system analysis.
- Support equipment commissioning, process improvements, and system upgrades alongside cross-functional engineering and operations teams.
- Maintain accurate records of work performed, including updates to control logic, wiring diagrams, and calibration data while adhering to safety and compliance protocols.
- Basic Qualifications
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in industrial automation, controls, or instrumentation within a manufacturing or process environment.
- Proven proficiency in troubleshooting and repairing PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and industrial sensors.
- Strong skills in reading and interpreting electrical schematics, P&IDs, and technical documentation.
- Hands-on experience fabricating and wiring control panels to meet design, quality, and safety standards.
- Solid understanding of motor controls, instrumentation wiring, calibration procedures, and pneumatic/mechanical system integration.
- Proactive problem-solving skills with a strong commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.
- Physical Requirements
- Ability to perform the essential job functions consistent, safely
- successfully with the ADA, FMLA
- local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards .
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards .
- Working Conditions
- Environment: Office and industrial/manufacturing facility environment (indoors/outdoors) .
- Ability to work in challenging working conditions, which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes while protected by PPE for extended periods .
- Essential physical requirements such as climbing, standing, stooping, lifting, precision hand motion, or typing .
- Occasional work weekends, nights, or on-call availability as part of regular operations .
- Occasional travel requirements .
- The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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