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With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future. Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Integrity.\nAs a Controls Technician you willhelp keep Vulcan Elements’ running Durham pilot reliable while making its controls changes easier to execute and trace. You will troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment and carry out routine logic, HMI, recipe, and parameter changes while working directly with the Pilot Operations Controls Engineer. \nResponsibilities: \nProvide first-line controls support: Diagnose PLC, HMI, I/O, drive, instrument, and industrial communication issues with the pilot controls team and equipment vendors. \nImplement and test routine PLC logic, HMI screen, tag, recipe, and parameter improvements/changes within an agreed scope; escalate larger design changes as needed. \nDocument the reason for each change, its approval, the version installed, test results, and the updated as-is code or screen record. \nRead electrical drawings and controls documentation to support troubleshooting, then update affected I/O lists and controls records after changes. \nCoordinate change windows and return-to-service checks with the Controls Engineer and production team. \nSupport the two electrical Controls Technicians with code-level diagnosis while drawing on their field wiring and instrumentation expertise. \nResponsibilities and tasks outlined are not exhaustive and may change as determinedby the needs of the business. \nQualifications \nHands-on experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled industrial equipment and reading ladder logic; ability to work with structured text or learn it quickly. \nHigh school diploma/GED \nExperience making and testing PLC or HMI changes in a running production environment. \nAbility to trace a fault across program logic, I/O, field devices, and operator displays using electrical schematics and standard troubleshooting tools. \nDiligentchange documentation and the judgment to recognize when proposedmodificationsneed engineering review. \nAbility to use a digital multimeter and other electrical troubleshooting tools \nSoldering and wiring \nMust be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities. \nPreferred qualifications: \nExperience with Rockwell Studio 5000 or Siemens TIA Portal. \nExperience configuring HMI screens, tags, recipes, or operating parameters. \nFamiliarity with Ignition or another industrial SCADA platform. \nIndustrial panel wiring, instrument, or drive troubleshooting experience. \nDigital schematic generation and reading \nNetworking infrastructure installations \nExperience with basic power tools \nPhysical and Environmental Requirements \nThe position requires regular presence on the production floor and the ability to navigate all areas of the facility. 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