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Stryten Energy

Electrical Controls Technician

Stryten Energy, Herington, Kansas, United States, 67449

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Overview The Stryten factory in Salina, Kansas is one of the largest lead‑acid battery manufacturing sites in North America with 800 employees capable of producing more than 35,000 quality batteries per day. These batteries are found in cars, boats, RVs, and lawn and garden equipment. Stryten proudly supports the local community by regularly participating in Project Salina, the Salvation Army Angel Tree program, and by providing more than 100 volunteers for the Smoky Hill River Festival.

Bonus terms: Bonuses are offered for a limited time only and are applicable only to certain job types and shifts. Associates must be employed at the time of the payout.

Starting Rate $37.23

Shift

D Shift: Night – Thursdays to Saturdays, every other Wednesday

1st Shift

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to 678‑931‑7826 to begin your pre‑screening process!

Responsibilities

Create and sustain zero injury in the workplace, minimize lead blood level exposure

Coordinate and implement maintenance training programs related to electrical and control systems

Diagnose and repair electrical and control systems, including PLCs, VFDs, motor starters, PID loop tuning, digital and analog I/O, etc.

Identify best practices that reduce equipment downtime, setup time, and improve equipment efficiency

Find opportunities that reduce maintenance costs

Initiate unsolicited automation and control projects that contribute to plant performance

Use Work Order software and other computer programs as required

Support new installations, improvements, and optimization projects throughout the plant

Provide programming, debugging, and troubleshooting support for all factory automation systems (PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, robots, PID loop tuning, motor control, electrical power distribution, etc.)

Develop and implement programming modifications that facilitate plant performance standards and simplify operator intervention

Provide hardware and software support to the plant automation network

Assist in developing documentation for new and existing plant automation and control systems

Maintain current program versions for all plant automation equipment on the central controls computer drive or document management system

Develop, initiate, and support plans to optimize existing plant automation and control systems

Develop, initiate, and support plans to modernize obsolete plant control systems

Provide operational support and implement modifications to items such as plant robots, machine vision, machine automations, and data collection

Proficient in data collection to SQL Server platform and provide platform to display required information on specified platforms

Run conduit and pull wire for power distribution and controls integration

Participate in plant shutdown activities related to assigned tasks

Lead continuous improvement in all areas of the Maintenance department

Comply with current Quality Systems requirements

Understand the marketplace, update systems as needed, and work effectively with plant engineering and related departments

Follow Toyota Production Systems (TPS) objectives and guidelines, including support of Kaizen events

Follow Lean Manufacturing procedures

Perform other work as assigned by the supervisor or management personnel

Qualifications Two‑year degree from a vocational school in industrial electronics and controls or at least 2 years of industrial electrical and controls experience, preferably with Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controller products and ladder diagram logic. Must possess above‑average troubleshooting skills to sustain plant production.

Stryten Energy encourages candidates with military training and/or experience to apply.

Equipment Used Knowledge of electrical tools (oscilloscope, multimeters, amp‑meters, megohmmeters, power meters, process meters, etc.) is required. The person must possess above‑average computer skills related to report writing, presentations, spreadsheets, and project management, including proficiency with most Microsoft products and access to, modification of, and upload/download of PLC and PanelView programs. Familiarity with common hand tool usage, including power tools, is also necessary.

Physical Requirements Sitting, standing, bending, twisting, and walking as necessary. Wearing of PPE is required. Employee must repetitiously lift and handle equipment and parts weighing from grams to 100 pounds.

EEO Stryten Energy is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

About Our Company Stryten Energy helps solve the world’s most pressing energy challenges with a broad range of energy storage solutions across the Essential Power, Motive Power, Transportation, Military and Government sectors. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we partner with some of the world’s most recognized companies to meet the growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy storage capacity. Stryten powers everything from submarines to sub‑compacts, microgrids, warehouses, distribution centers, cars, trains, and trucks. Our stored energy technologies include advanced lead, lithium, and vanadium redox flow batteries, intelligent chargers, and energy performance management software that keep people on the move and supply chains running. An industry leader backed by more than a century of expertise, Stryten has the energy to challenge the status quo and deliver top‑performing energy solutions for today and tomorrow. Learn more at

stryten.com .

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