Plant Process Control Technician

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers DuPont is currently recruiting for a Plant Process Control Technician to join its dynamic team located at its manufacturing site in Buffalo, NY.  Yerkes Buffalo is the North American manufacturing home of Corian® solid surface products, introduced in 1968 and the founding manufacturing location for Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) films, introduced in 1961. We are looking for people who have a passion for delivering innovative, sustainable solutions that meet our customer needs for a better, healthier, safer life.  As a Plant Process Control Technician (PPCT) You will support the Automation and Process Control systems and provide first contact support to operations, maintenance, and automation engineers.  You will participate in regular and scheduled maintenance activities with vendor/contractor support and other maintenance functions.  Additionally you will participate on improvement teams and implements projects under the direction of the Process Automation Engineer or other engineers in Operations.  You will implement and support control system best practices under the direction of the Process Automation Engineer and/or other A&PC guidance.  RESPONSIBILITIES DESCRIPTION  ​     Some of your key responsibilities will be/what you’ll do: ​  Provide first-line troubleshooting on process control systems, applications, and infrastructure. (Off-hours support may be required) Participate in regular and scheduled maintenance activities on Process Automation (PA) systems and infrastructure with vendor/contractor support and other internal and external maintenance functions. Evaluate risks to ensure safe and reliable plant operations during troubleshooting and maintenance activities on control systems and applications. Ensure all changes follow a Management of Change (MOC) process and are properly tested prior to loading into a production system per plant procedures. Participate on project/improvement teams and implements small projects under the direction of the Process Automation Engineer or other engineers in Operations. Execute physical and cyber security maintenance of control systems, including backups, patches and updates. Implement and support control system best practices under the direction of the Process Automation Engineer and/or other A&PC guidance (i.e., book of conventions). JOB QUALIFICATIONS ​  Required: ​  A minimum of a High School diploma, G.E.D. or equivalent A minimum of 3 years of manufacturing or related experience Working knowledge…