Controls Engineer
About The Position
HiFyve is partnering with a leading Tier 1 automotive manufacturer to hire a Controls Engineer for their manufacturing facility in Columbus, Nebraska. This is an opportunity to become the highest level of controls support within a highly automated plant, leading PLC programming, troubleshooting, commissioning, and automation improvements while partnering closely with Maintenance and Operations. You'll support a highly automated, 300,000-square-foot automotive manufacturing facility featuring: 160+ Fanuc robotic welding cells, Stamping presses, Tube mills, and Automated production equipment. As the plant's primary controls expert, you'll provide advanced troubleshooting and programming support, lead automation improvements, support new equipment installations, and serve as the final escalation point for complex controls issues that the maintenance team cannot resolve. If you're looking for a role where you'll have ownership of plant controls, automation, and continuous improvement while working with advanced PLCs, robotics, and highly automated manufacturing systems, we'd love to connect with you.
Requirements
- Experience programming and troubleshooting Allen-Bradley PLCs
- Strong PLC programming, diagnostics, and controls troubleshooting experience
- Experience modifying HMIs and implementing controls updates
- Electrical troubleshooting and controls diagnostics experience
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and ladder logic
- Experience supporting new equipment installation, startup, and commissioning
- Ability to serve as the highest level of controls support for the maintenance team
- Experience in an automated manufacturing environment
Nice To Haves
- Automotive experience preferred
- Fanuc robotics experience preferred
- Associate's degree in Electrical Technology, Mechatronics, Engineering Technology, or equivalent hands-on experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead PLC programming
- Troubleshoot controls issues
- Commission automation improvements
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and programming support
- Lead automation improvements
- Support new equipment installations
- Serve as the final escalation point for complex controls issues
- Support a highly automated, 300,000-square-foot automotive manufacturing facility
- Support 160+ Fanuc robotic welding cells, Stamping presses, Tube mills, and Automated production equipment
- Commission robotic cells and automated manufacturing equipment
Benefits
- Annual target bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
