Automation Controls Supervisor - PLC & Troubleshooting

West Fraser; New Boston (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting Day 1

On-the-job training

Culture of internal promotion

Medical, Dental & Vision

401K with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid vacations and holidays

Job summary

West Fraser in New Boston, TX is seeking an Electrical Controls Supervisor to support mill operations and maintenance toward top-quartile performance. You will troubleshoot electrical, instrumentation, and process systems, including valves, sensors, drives, PLCs, and control networks.

The role emphasizes training, safe operations, continuous improvement, and collaboration with mill personnel and vendors to keep uptime high and projects progressing.

Qualifications

• Experience with industrial electrical controls and automation.
• Strong knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLCs and ControlLogix/PLC5 platforms.
• Proficiency with electrical schematics and network protocols.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve PLC and automation control systems safely and reliably.
• Train mill personnel to operate and understand the controls.
• Engage with mill staff to identify needs and deliver support.
• Manage and develop the electrical team.
• Troubleshoot drives, PLCs, control and electrical issues, remotely if needed.
• Maintain optimization software and hardware, respond to emergencies.
• Suggest improvements and work with mill management on implementations.
• Assist in project planning, startups, and vendor coordination.

Skills

Industrial experience

Allen Bradley

VFD drives

Soft starters

HMIs

PLC 5

Control Logix

Ethernet

DeviceNet

ControlNet

Troubleshooting

Supervisory skills

Project planning

Reading schematics

Safe work record

Job description

West Fraser in New Boston, TX is seeking an Electrical Controls Supervisor to support mill operations and maintenance toward top-quartile performance. You will troubleshoot electrical, instrumentation, and process systems, including valves, sensors, drives, PLCs, and control networks.

The role emphasizes training, safe operations, continuous improvement, and collaboration with mill personnel and vendors to keep uptime high and projects progressing.