Automation Technician 2 — Hybrid Ops & Startup Support

Westech-Engineering,-LL; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401K match 6%

Hybrid work options

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

WesTech in Salt Lake City, UT, is seeking an Automation Technician 2 to provide hands-on automation support for operations, startups, commissioning, and customer support. The role troubleshoots PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, networks, and control systems, following WesTech standards and assisting with testing and commissioning.

Travel 40–60% to customer sites is required; this is an on-site, full-time role with a collaborative team and opportunities to contribute to startup readiness and

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in industrial automation or related field.
• Technical degree, trade school, military technical training, certs, or equivalent experience.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, industrial networking, and electrical control systems.
• Ability to independently resolve routine and moderately complex issues and know when to escalate.
• Ability to read electrical drawings, control schematics, I/O docs, network diagrams, and manuals.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, documentation, and customer-support skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 40–60% and provide after-hours support when needed.

Responsibilities

• Respond to operations and customer support requests and drive issues to resolution.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, networks, and related controls remotely and onsite.
• Support operating facilities, rental assets, pilot units, outages, and abnormal operations.
• Perform startup, commissioning, system checkout, I/O validation, alarm and interlock testing.
• Participate in panel testing and Factory Acceptance Testing and verify system functionality before deployment.
• Complete approved PLC and HMI modifications within standards and document work performed.
• Collaborate with Operations, E&I, Mechanical, Commissioning, and Automation teams.
• Provide field feedback and suggest improvements to standards, docs, testing, and handoffs.
• Travel for on-site support and training as needed.

Skills

Industrial automation

PLC/SCADA

Troubleshooting

Travel 40-60%

Reading schematics

Education

Technical degree, trade school, or equivalent

Tools

PLC hardware

Instrumentation

Industrial networks

Job description

WesTech in Salt Lake City, UT, is seeking an Automation Technician 2 to provide hands-on automation support for operations, startups, commissioning, and customer support. The role troubleshoots PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, networks, and control systems, following WesTech standards and assisting with testing and commissioning.

Travel 40–60% to customer sites is required; this is an on-site, full-time role with a collaborative team and opportunities to contribute to startup readiness and