MFG MAINTENANCE PLC TECH
Springdale, OHJob$30.7–46.05/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The MFG Maintenance PLC Tech supports programming, troubleshooting, calibration, network integration, and upgrades for automated industrial control systems. The role installs and repairs industrial electrical systems and equipment, supports maintenance and plant projects, and helps maintain food safety and quality systems. The posting requires a high school diploma or GED and 3+ years of PLC and HMI programming experience; maintenance mechanic experience and familiarity with other PLC brands are desired.
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Full job description
Support programming, troubleshooting, calibration, project implementation and network Integration. Responsible for keeping the automated industrial control systems current. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. RESPONSIBILITIES - Demonstrate thorough understanding of industrial control systems and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC's)
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Install, diagnose and repair electrical systems, apparatus, and electrical components of industrial machinery and equipment
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Replace defective components and wiring, and adjust mechanical parts
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Effectively maintain programming, hardware networking and communication; troubleshoot, determine causes of failure and perform corrective actions
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Oversee full industrial control system project implementation on both hardware and software problems
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Support predictive and preventative maintenance program
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Support internal projects
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Support plant control system upgrades
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Ensure compliance with Controls Change Management System
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Troubleshoot and calibrate the following properly and safely: control panels using relay logic; Cam-driven switch boxes; heat and humidity control systems; process control valves
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Pneumatic control systems; hydraulic control systems; metal detection systems; ink jet coding systems, electronic scaling systems, electronic meters
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Interface with and troubleshoot the following motor control equipment properly and safely: motor starters, run relays; Variable Frequency Drives(VFDs); Servo motors and controls
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Interface with and troubleshoot Allen Bradley and other plant PLC's including connecting to the PLC, reading ladder logic, programming, diagnosing hardware and software problems
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Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
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Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF Systems
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Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
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Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
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Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
QUALIFICATIONS Minimum
High School Diploma or GED
3+ years PLC and HMI programming experience
Must be at least 18 years of age
Sound working knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic valves; photo eyes; proximity sensors; limit switches; breakers; fuses
Ability to work flexible hours including overtime, weekends, and holidays
Ability to comprehend complex verbal and written instructions
Excellent communication skills
Experience with full Industrial Control System project implementation
Ability to read and interpret mechanical blueprints, electrical schematics and parts specifications
Sound working knowledge of Electrical Safe Work Practices; AC and DC Electrical Theory; reading/creating electrical prints/control schematics; motor control; personal computer hardware and software; computer networks; Human Machine Interface (HMI) system
Desired
2+ years Maintenance mechanic experience
Familiarity with other brands of PLC hardware and software
$30.70 - $46.05 per hour
How this job compares
Set against the 6,891 open Maintenance Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$30.7–46.05/hr
- Ohio median$26–33/hr181 hourly ranges
- US median$26–33/hr3,213 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $38.38/hr, is 29% above the Ohio median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the top quarter of Maintenance Technician hourly ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 502 open Maintenance Technician jobs in Ohio and 6,891 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Carrols Corporation80 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Maintenance Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (3,763 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 3,154 of the 6,891 open Maintenance Technician jobs (46%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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