Controls Supervisor

First Quality; Lock Haven (Clinton County); Presencial; USD 95.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive base salary

Bonus opportunities

Paid time off

Benefits package

Parental leave

Descripción de la vacante

First Quality Tissue in Lock Haven, PA, is seeking a Controls Supervisor to lead day-to-day instrumentation and PLC/SCADA/DCS/QCS/VFD work, ensuring reliable, safe production. You will supervise technicians, prioritize work, enforce standards, and act as the floor's controls technical lead, coordinating with engineering, maintenance, and vendors on upgrades and projects.

The role requires an associate degree in electrical/electronics or related field and 5+ years in industrial controls, with 2+

Formación

• Associate degree in electrical, electronics, industrial automation or related field (bachelor’s preferred).
• 5+ years in industrial controls/automation; 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role preferred.
• Hands-on CMMS experience and familiarity with major platforms.
• Strong knowledge of PLC programming, HMI/SCADA, and industrial networks (Ethernet/IP, Modbus).

Responsabilidades

• Supervise controls technicians, electricians, instrumentation staff, and contractors.
• Schedule maintenance activities—weekly and outages—per safety regulations.
• Own reliability of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, DCS, QCS, VFDs, sensors, and related networks.
• Lead troubleshooting of downtime related to controls and instrumentation.
• Review and approve control logic changes and safety-related modifications.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, engineering, and vendors on upgrades and projects.
• Maintain drawings, I/O lists, programs and change logs.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

P&ID reading

Troubleshooting

Educación

Associate degree in electrical/electronics/industrial automation

Herramientas

CMMS (INFOR/MP3/SAP/Oracle/JD Edwards)

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Emerson

Honeywell

Descripción del empleo

We are seeking a Controls Supervisor for First Quality Tissue located in Lock Haven, PA. This role oversees day-to-day instrumentation, PLC/SCADA/DCS/QCS/VFD work, and the reliability of automated systems that keep production running safely and efficiently. You will supervise technicians, prioritize work, enforce standards, and act as the technical lead for controls issues on the floor.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise controls technicians, electricians, instrumentation staff, contractors (scheduling, training, performance, safety).
• Schedule controls maintenance activities, ensuring compliance with weekly and outage schedules along with safety and governmental regulations.
• Manage backlog and follow Work Follow Management processes through a CMMS
• Own reliability of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, DCS, QCS, VFDs, sensors, and related networks.
• Plan and execute preventive and predictive maintenance on control systems.
• Lead troubleshooting of production downtime related to controls, instrumentation, and automation.
• Review and approve control logic changes, interlocks, and safety-related modifications.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, engineering, and vendors on upgrades and projects.
• Maintain documentation: drawings, I/O lists, programs, change logs, and spare-parts strategy.
• Enforce lockout/tagout, electrical safety, and site procedures.
• Support capital projects: scope, commissioning, punch lists, and handover to operations.
• Track KPIs (uptime, mean time to repair, backlog, training compliance) and report to leadership.
• Participate in root-cause analysis after unplanned events.

Experience/Education:

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree in electrical, electronics, industrial automation, or related field; bachelor’s preferred. Equivalent experience accepted.
• 5+ years in industrial controls / automation; 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role preferred.
• Hands-on experience with CMMS (INFOR, MP3, SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with at least one major platform (Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider, Emerson, Honeywell, or similar).
• Working knowledge of PLC programming, HMI/SCADA, industrial networks (Ethernet/IP, Modbus, Profibus, etc.), and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of PLC Siemens PCS7 and Step 7, QCS – Honeywell Davinci, networking and fieldbus, and instrument calibrations is a plus.
• Familiarity with NFPA 70E, OSHA electrical safety, and plant safety systems.
• Ability to read P&IDs, electrical schematics, and loop diagrams.
• Strong communication and people-leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in paper manufacturing.
• Knowledge of VFDs, motion control, robotics, or building automation (if applicable).
• Exposure to cybersecurity practices for OT networks.
• Project management or commissioning experience.

What We Offer You

We believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums