Job description

SunOpta Overview:
SunOpta Inc. is a leader in the plant-based foods and beverages, fruit-based foods and beverages, and organic ingredient sourcing industries. SunOpta is focused on sustainability and specializes in the sourcing, processing, and packaging of organic, conventional, non-GMO food products.

SunOpta is looking for talented individuals that demonstrate our most valued behaviors: Passion, Dedication, Speed, Entrepreneurship, Customer-Centricity, and Problem-Solver, to help create a brighter, healthier, and sustainable future of food!

Job Summary:
This position is responsible for installing and maintaining the electrical systems, control systems, and process instrumentation throughout the facility. They will perform routine and emergency maintenance on electrical distribution systems, digital and analog control systems, PLC systems and networks, pneumatic systems, transducers, sensors, and other plant electrical devices.

This role will perform diagnostic analysis of failed or faulty electrical, electronic, mechanical, and pneumatic components and systems to determine appropriate resolution for return to service. In addition, this position will perform periodic inspections, testing, adjustments, calibrations, and servicing activities necessary to maintain the electrical, and control systems in peak operating conditions.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Installation and terminations.
• Suggest improvements that optimize performance regarding designs, installations, hardware selection, and safety practices.
• Properly operate equipment in the application deployed by understanding the principles by which process instrumentation functions and perform set-up and calibration tasks.
• Perform root-cause fault diagnostics on live electrical systems to identify and correct electrical, mechanical, control, pneumatic, and computer system failures.
• Perform the tasks associated with the preventative maintenance program which includes cleaning, lubrication, adjustments, visual inspections, minor repairs and calibrations, necessary to maintain equipment, machinery, instruments, testing equipment, wiring, and associated hardware at required intervals.
• Maintain and calibrate a variety of transducers
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Accountable to the SunOpta Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Electronic Technology and/or formal training relating to E/I testing/repair.
• Experience with Industrial Control System project implementation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Sound working knowledge of Electrical Safe Work Practices.
• Knowledge relating to AC/DC Electrical Theory.
• Ability to read/create electrical prints & control schematics, motor control, personal computer hardware/software, and computer networks.
• Experience with Human Machine Interface (HMI) systems.
• Experience working with pneumatic and hydraulic valves.
• Familiar with photo eyes; proximity sensors; limit switches; breakers and fuses.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Candidate needs strong communication skills.
• Candidate needs to possess the ability to comprehend complex verbal and written instructions.
• Candidate will be exposed to a loud manufacturing environment.

Additional Considerations:

• This position will be at the SunOpta location in Modesto, CA.
• Relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EOE M/W/VET/DISABLED

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