Automation Engineer: Process Control & Project Leadership

Great Work! Employment Services; Ohio; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Work Employment seeks a seasoned engineer to troubleshoot and optimize plant control and instrumentation systems. You will collaborate with Engineering leads to design, install, and validate capital projects, ensuring compliance and timely delivery.

The role involves guiding mid-level teams, maintaining documentation, and driving continuous improvement across automation platforms. The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in process control with PLC/SCADA expertise, strong analytical skills, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in process control systems including instrumentation, automated control, and electrical distribution, preferably in chemical, food, or pharma industries.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot control and instrumentation systems to resolve moderately complex equipment issues.
• Partner with Engineering lead to support design, specification, installation, startup and validation of process control systems, electrical systems and instrumentation for capital and upgrade projects.
• Direct mid-level complexity group projects and maintain state of control with as-built drawings and documentation.
• Identify continuous improvement activities for plant automation control systems and support standards development.
• Develop calibration, preventative maintenance and procedures; provide training to instrumentation and electrical personnel.
• Drive internal communication and ensure knowledge sharing for operational effectiveness.

Skills

Process control

PLC programming

SCADA systems

Instrumentation

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Modicon PLCs

Siemens S7 PLCs

Wonderware

AutoCAD

SQL

Job description

Great Work Employment seeks a seasoned engineer to troubleshoot and optimize plant control and instrumentation systems. You will collaborate with Engineering leads to design, install, and validate capital projects, ensuring compliance and timely delivery.

The role involves guiding mid-level teams, maintaining documentation, and driving continuous improvement across automation platforms. The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in process control with PLC/SCADA expertise, strong analytical skills, and