Automation Controls Engineer - Plant Equipment

AGI - Ag Growth International; Marshall (IL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus plan

Paid Time Off

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Voluntary Life

Employee Assistance Program

Spending Accounts

401k with match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan with math

Job summary

AG Growth International (AGI) is seeking a hands-on Controls Engineer to design, implement, and optimize electrical controls across Marshall, IL manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to improve reliability, safety, and efficiency of plant equipment.

The role emphasizes strong PLC/Motion control experience, ability to translate production needs into practical automation solutions, and support for capital projects and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years in controls/automation/manufacturing engineering.
• Hands-on PLC programming and troubleshooting.
• Experience with HMIs, VFDs, sensors, motor controls, and industrial electrical systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and control diagrams.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience supporting manufacturing equipment in a plant environment.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and external suppliers.
• Willingness to work hands-on in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify, and maintain industrial control systems for manufacturing equipment and plant systems.
• Program, troubleshoot, and optimize PLC, HMI, VFD, servo, motion control, and other automation systems.
• Develop and maintain electrical control logic, control panels, instrumentation, and documentation.
• Support integration of new equipment, machinery, robotics, and automated production systems.
• Evaluate existing equipment controls and identify opportunities to improve reliability, safety, throughput, and efficiency.
• Develop and implement automated solutions to reduce manual processes, downtime, scrap, and production constraints.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Troubleshooting

Electrical schematics

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical/Controls/Automation Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Studio 5000

RSLogix

FactoryTalk

Siemens automation

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

AG Growth International (AGI) is seeking a hands-on Controls Engineer to design, implement, and optimize electrical controls across Marshall, IL manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to improve reliability, safety, and efficiency of plant equipment.

The role emphasizes strong PLC/Motion control experience, ability to translate production needs into practical automation solutions, and support for capital projects and continuous improvement