Control System Engineer

Vantage Consulting; SOUTH PLAINFIELD (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Consulting is seeking a hands-on Controls & Automation Engineer to support a highly automated food manufacturing facility on the production floor. This is a floor-based troubleshooting and commissioning role—not a desk-based programming position.

The facility has approximately 30 machines, including packaging equipment, mixers, X-ray inspection systems, washing and cooking equipment. You will diagnose faults, read electrical drawings, and work with maintenance and production teams to

Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting machinery on the production floor.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and trace control signals.
• Strong understanding of sensors, I/O, and industrial control hardware.
• PLC troubleshooting with Rockwell/Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens.
• Experience commissioning and starting up machines.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair automated machinery on the production floor.
• Read electrical drawings and trace signals to identify faults.
• Inspect sensors, inputs, outputs, motors, drives and hardware.
• Troubleshoot hardware and PLC logic issues.
• Commission and startup new and existing machinery.
• Work with maintenance, engineering, and production teams to improve machine reliability.

Skills

On-floor troubleshooting

Electrical schematics

PLC troubleshooting

Sensors & I/O

Machinery commissioning

Root cause analysis

Tools

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Job description

Industry: Food Manufacturing / Packaging

Travel: None

We are seeking a hands-on Controls & Automation Engineer to support a highly automated food manufacturing facility. This is a floor-based troubleshooting and commissioning role—not a desk-based programming position.

The facility has approximately 30 machines, including packaging equipment, mixers, X-ray inspection systems, washing and cooking equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair automated machinery directly on the production floor.
• Read electrical drawings and trace signals to identify faults.
• Physically inspect sensors, inputs, outputs, motors, drives, and other hardware.
• Troubleshoot both hardware and PLC logic issues.
• Commission and start up new and existing machinery.
• Diagnose root causes and get equipment back into production.
• Work with maintenance, engineering, and production teams to improve machine reliability.

Requirements

• Experience troubleshooting machinery on the production floor.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and trace control signals.
• Strong understanding of sensors, I/O, and industrial control hardware.
• PLC troubleshooting experience with Rockwell/Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens.
• Experience commissioning and bringing machines into operation.
• Food manufacturing, packaging, pharmaceutical, inspection, or warehouse automation experience is a plus.