Controls Technician
About The Position
The Engineering Controls Technician is responsible for installing, troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving electrical, automation, robotics, and process control systems within an injection molding manufacturing environment. This role supports production uptime, equipment reliability, process consistency, and continuous improvement initiatives by maintaining molding machines, auxiliary equipment, PLC systems, robotics, and industrial control systems. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on industrial electrical and automation experience, understands injection molding processes, and can work independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- 3+ years of industrial controls or automation experience in manufacturing.
- Strong understanding of industrial electrical systems, PLC troubleshooting, automation systems, robotics, and hydraulic/pneumatic systems.
- Ability to troubleshoot using multimeters, megohmmeters, oscilloscopes, and industrial diagnostic software.
- Understanding of industrial safety systems and machine guarding requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Technical degree or certification in Industrial Automation, Electrical Technology, Mechatronics, Controls Engineering Technology, or related field preferred.
- Experience working in an injection molding environment preferred.
- Familiarity with Allen-Bradley, Yaskawa and Beckhoff PLC platforms.
- Familiarity with Allen-Bradley, Yaskawa and Beckhoff PLC platforms
- Experience with Husky, Krauss Maffei and Battenfeld molding equipment.
- Robotics experience with Fanuc or similar systems.
- Experience with SCADA or plant monitoring systems.
- Predictive maintenance experience including thermography and vibration analysis.
- NFPA 70E training or industrial electrical certification.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot and repair electrical, PLC, HMI, robotics, and control system failures on injection molding equipment.
- Support and maintain injection molding machines, robots, conveyors, dryers, chillers, grinders, thermolators, and auxiliary systems.
- Read and interpret electrical schematics, ladder logic, P&ID drawings, and mechanical drawings.
- Program, modify, and troubleshoot PLCs and HMIs.
- Diagnose machine communication issues involving Ethernet/IP, DeviceNet, Profibus, Modbus, and servo systems.
- Maintain and troubleshoot VFDs, servo drives, temperature controllers, safety circuits, sensors, and vision systems.
- Support robotic systems used in injection molding cells.
- Perform preventive and predictive maintenance activities.
- Assist process engineers and maintenance teams with machine optimization and cycle time improvements.
- Identify root causes of downtime events and implement corrective actions.
- Support mold setup and startup activities when needed.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records within CMMS systems.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout, and plant safety standards.
- Assist with capital projects, equipment installations, and automation upgrades.
- Participate in continuous improvement and reliability initiatives.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
- Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
- Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
- Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement Savings Plan with company match
- Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
- Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
