Bakery Automation Controls Technician – Shift Lead

Electrical Automation Services; Woodbury (NJ); On-site; USD 62,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Electrical Automation Services is hiring a Controls Technician for a large commercial bakery in Swedesboro, NJ. On-site position with 1st and 2nd shifts, including a 2nd shift differential.

You will maintain and optimize plant-wide electrical, automation, and process control systems on high-speed production lines and provide leadership and training to Electro-Mechanics across shifts. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, updating schematics and program configurations,

Qualifications

• Extensive industrial controls, automation, or electrical maintenance experience.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, layouts, P&IDs, and interconnection drawings.
• Proficiency with multiple PLCs and drive systems; able to troubleshoot under production pressure.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize plant electrical, automation, and process control systems.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for electrical and controls failures.
• Train Electro-Mechanics across all shifts and coordinate maintenance activities.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance for PLCs, drives, networks, and equipment.
• Maintain documentation, schematics, and system configurations.
• Support utility systems (steam, refrigeration, HVAC, compressed air, water, power).

Skills

Industrial controls

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Reading schematics

P&ID interpretation

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Mitsubishi programming

PLC and drives knowledge

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley software

Siemens software

Mitsubishi programming tools

Job description

Electrical Automation Services is hiring a Controls Technician for a large commercial bakery in Swedesboro, NJ. On-site position with 1st and 2nd shifts, including a 2nd shift differential.

You will maintain and optimize plant-wide electrical, automation, and process control systems on high-speed production lines and provide leadership and training to Electro-Mechanics across shifts. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, updating schematics and program configurations,