Automation & Controls Engineer: PLC Expert on Plant Floor

Paylocity; Chester, Northern (Delaware County, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alloy Surfaces Company (ASC) seeks an experienced Automation and Controls Engineer to design, program, troubleshoot, and commission industrial control systems on the manufacturing floor. You will work with Allen Bradley PLCs, Rockwell hardware, HMIs, and motion-control equipment to improve throughput and reliability.

The role requires a hands-on engineer with seven years of manufacturing automation experience, strong problem-solving, and collaboration with maintenance and production teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation or related field
• Allen Bradley Logix, Drives, and Motion Program Certificate(s) a plus
• Minimum of seven years of engineering, automation or equipment design experience in a manufacturing environment
• Must be eligible to obtain U.S. Government Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, troubleshoot and repair electrical and motion control systems used on production equipment in a manufacturing environment
• Generate and maintain PLC programs, software revisions, electrical drawings, control, process and procedure documentation
• Develop, modify, test, document, and maintain PLC programs for manufacturing equipment and automated systems
• Program and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servos, motion-control systems, robots, and other industrial automation equipment
• Lead or support controls-related continuous improvement and capital projects
• Ensure changes to automation and controls systems are properly tested, documented, reviewed, and implemented
• Collaborate with Quality Engineering to ensure automated processes support product quality and traceability requirements
• Work with equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and contractors on controls and automation projects
• Provide hands-on support during equipment troubleshooting and production issues
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for automated equipment

Skills

PLC programming

Rockwell Automation

Automation systems

Electrical engineering

HMI/SCADA

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Automation certification (Allen Bradley)

Tools

RSLogix 500

SLC500

MicroLogix

CompactLogix

ControlLogix

Siemens (experience)

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Alloy Surfaces Company (ASC) seeks an experienced Automation and Controls Engineer to design, program, troubleshoot, and commission industrial control systems on the manufacturing floor. You will work with Allen Bradley PLCs, Rockwell hardware, HMIs, and motion-control equipment to improve throughput and reliability.

The role requires a hands-on engineer with seven years of manufacturing automation experience, strong problem-solving, and collaboration with maintenance and production teams.