Controls Tech III - 3rd Shift

Cummins•York, SC

About The Position

Cummins is seeking a Controls Tech III to join its Manufacturing team in York, South Carolina. This is a third-shift position focused on factory automation and control systems. The technician designs, implements, troubleshoots, maintains, and improves controls and machinery systems to support manufacturing efficiency, reliability, safety, quality, and productivity. The role supports commissioning and start-up of new or modified machinery, performs root cause analysis and corrective maintenance, develops and modifies machine-control programs, and maintains accurate technical documentation. The technician collaborates with Controls Engineers, Maintenance, Operations, IT/OT, equipment vendors, and other teams, and serves as a technical resource for Level 1 and Level 2 technicians. The position requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills gained through education, training, or on-the-job experience. A high school diploma, secondary-education completion certificate, or equivalent experience that meets applicable regulations is required. Licensing may be required for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Requirements

High school diploma, certificate of completion of secondary education, or equivalent experience that meets applicable regulations.
Significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through education, training, or on-the-job experience.
Ability to independently troubleshoot complex electrical, controls, PLC, SCADA, motion, instrumentation, and automation issues with minimal supervision.
Experience developing, modifying, troubleshooting, and validating PLC, HMI, SCADA, and control-system programs.
Knowledge of electrical and controls maintenance, including control panels, VFDs, servos, sensors, safety circuits, and industrial networks.
Ability to support commissioning, equipment start-up, system integration, testing, and troubleshooting.
Ability to perform root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Ability to maintain controls documentation and comply with electrical and machine-safety standards, including lockout/tagout practices.
This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and improve factory automation and control systems to enhance manufacturing efficiency, reliability, and productivity.
Diagnose and resolve electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, controls, PLC, SCADA, motion, instrumentation, and automation issues.
Create, modify, troubleshoot, and validate machine, PLC, HMI, SCADA, and control-system programs in accordance with programming standards and change-control processes.
Perform corrective maintenance and troubleshooting on control panels, VFDs, servos, sensors, safety circuits, industrial networks, and associated equipment.
Support controls commissioning, system integration, equipment testing, start-up, and troubleshooting for new or modified machinery and automated processes.
Investigate recurring equipment and controls failures, identify root causes, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Identify and implement improvements to equipment reliability, cycle time, safety, controls performance, and maintainability.
Develop and maintain electrical schematics, I/O documentation, PLC/HMI backups, network diagrams, troubleshooting guides, equipment standards, and other controls documentation.
Ensure controls work complies with applicable electrical, machine-safety, company, and industry standards, and follow lockout/tagout and other required safety practices.
Collaborate with Controls Engineers, Maintenance, Operations, IT/OT, equipment vendors, and other functions to implement projects, resolve issues, and transition new systems into production.
Provide troubleshooting guidance and technical mentoring to Level 1 and Level 2 technicians.
Communicate project status, priorities, and operational needs clearly, and make timely, data-driven decisions to support customer and business needs.