Controls & Automation Programmer – Multi-Platform PLC/HMI Specialist

Job Juncture; Johnson Creek (WI); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Schedule independence

Ongoing technical training

Long-term equity potential

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking a Field Automation Specialist to perform service calls, startups, and consultations across Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. You will design and write PLC/HMI logic for multiple platforms, troubleshoot control panels, and retrofit machinery with safety systems.

Open to hands-on professionals; an AS degree helps, but extensive practical experience qualifies you. A company vehicle is provided and field work is common.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of practical industrial automation experience, including writing PLC programs from scratch and configuring HMI screens across multiple control platforms.
• Strong foundational skills in electrical systems, control panel wiring, VFD configuration, and schematic reading.
• Degree not required if backed by strong hands-on experience; AS degree is a plus.
• Willingness to work in field service with travel across Wisconsin and Illinois.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Field Automation Specialist: perform service calls, system startups, and client consultations with a company vehicle.
• Program multi-platform controllers and design custom control logic and HMI screens from scratch.
• Troubleshoot industrial controls, perform electrical diagnostics, and wire panels.
• Commission and retrofit machinery, including panel retrofits and safety systems.
• Read complex electrical schematics to resolve downtime and ensure safety compliance.
• Manage client relationships and act as the technical representative on site.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Electrical wiring

Field service

Education

Associate degree in Automated Systems/Controls/Mechatronics

Hands-on experience accepted without degree

Job description

Salary: $1 - $120,000 per hour

Location: Johnson Creek, WI

Posted: August 16 2026

Relocation Assistance: Not Available

Up to $120,000 Base Salary + Company Vehicle Johnson Creek / Jefferson, WI Area On-Site & Field

• COMPENSATION: Up to $120,000 Base Salary (commensurate with technical depth) + Assigned Company Vehicle + Full Benefits Package


• WORK ENVIRONMENT: High-autonomy field & shop environment across Southern WI & Northern IL | Relaxed, family-first culture with an average employee tenure of ~9 years


• EXPERIENCE: 2+ years of hands-on industrial automation, controls, and multi-platform PLC/HMI programming (writing logic from scratch)


• EDUCATION: Open to practical hands-on experience without a degree, or candidates with an Associate Degree (A.S.) in Automated Systems, Controls, or Mechatronics


• TECHNICAL SCOPE: Multi-platform PLC/HMI logic design, panel wiring troubleshooting, VFDs, safety circuits, and robotics/cobot retrofits


• PERKS & FUTURE: High schedule independence, active ongoing training, and long-term equity/ownership potential


• REQUIREMENTS: US Citizen or Green Card holder with a valid driver's license; residing within 45 minutes of the Johnson Creek / Jefferson, WI area

If you are a talented PLC programmer or controls technician tired of repetitive factory line maintenance, rigid corporate bureaucracy, and unappreciated off-shift hours, this role offers an ideal professional home. The employer is an established, high-growth automation integrator designing, building, and servicing custom electrical control panels, automation systems, and robotics across Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.

With a tight-knit team of top controls professionals and an average tenure near a decade, this business operates on trust and schedule autonomy. Because you will work on a broad range of custom builds, retrofits, and field service solutions across multiple PLC/HMI platforms, no two days are ever the same. The owner actively invests in employee growth—offering technical training, high independence, an assigned company vehicle, and long-term equity/ownership opportunities.

What You Will Be Doing (Daily Responsibilities)

• Serve as a Field Automation Specialist: Perform service calls, system startups, and client consultations across Wisconsin and Northern Illinois using a company-provided vehicle.


• Program Multi-Platform Controllers: Design and write custom control logic and HMI screens from scratch across various major industrial automation platforms.


• Troubleshoot Industrial Controls: Execute on-site electrical diagnostics and wiring for control panels, VFDs, DC controllers, sensors, and safety interlocks.


• Commission & Retrofit Machinery: Install and calibrate custom automation machinery, including panel retrofits, light curtains, laser scanners, and robot/cobot cell integrations.


• Interpret Technical Schematics: Read and analyze complex multi-page electrical drawings to resolve downtime issues and guarantee safety compliance.


• Manage Client Relationships: Act as a direct, trusted technical representative to support facility clients and resolve complex field challenges.

What We Are Looking For (Requirements & Qualifications)

• 2+ years of practical industrial automation experience, including writing PLC programs from scratch and configuring HMI screens across multiple control platforms.


• Electrical Systems Mastery: Strong foundational skills in electrical systems, control panel wiring, VFD configuration, and schematic reading.


• Education Flexibility: Degree not required if backed by strong hands-on experience; Associate Degree (A.S.) in Automated Systems, Controls, or Mechatronics is a plus.


• High Autonomy & Professionalism: Self-motivated mindset capable of managing dynamic field service schedules and customer interactions cleanly.


• Employment Stability: A reliable career track demonstrating solid tenure and long-term organizational commitment.


• Proximity & Licensing: Must reside within a 45-minute drive of Johnson Creek / Jefferson, WI, hold a valid driver's license, and be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.