Controls Team Lead – Automation & Mentorship

Marvin; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

401(k) retirement savings match

Relocation assistance

$300 annual wellbeing account

Better Living Day!

Annual profit sharing

Giving at Marvin

Brighter Days Fund

Job summary

Marvin is seeking a CEPG Controls Team Supervisor to guide the Controls team while continuing to perform controls work. You will lead, mentor, and coordinate Controls Technicians, partnering with SCADA, databases, and PLC specialists to integrate advanced automated manufacturing equipment.

You’re a strong candidate if you bring hands-on controls expertise, a collaborative leadership approach, and the ability to manage projects while empowering your team to own their work.

Qualifications

• A four-year degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and project management skills are essential.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve control system issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction for the Controls group while continuing to execute controls work, collaborating with Automation Systems, Maintenance, Information Systems, and Operations.
• Support team leadership activities, including interviewing candidates, training employees, planning work, balancing workloads, delegating assignments, evaluating work, addressing concerns, and resolving problems.
• Research, analyze, install, and test automation control systems to improve machine efficiency, advance existing systems, and support current and future production demands.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and programming-related equipment and facility issues. Recommend preventive maintenance rule sets for recurring issues and identify opportunities to improve operational procedures.
• Manage projects and timelines through successful completion or resolution while maintaining feedback loops and providing end-user training.
• Serve as a liaison with vendors to ensure new and modified equipment, control panels, wiring schematics, components, and electrical practices align with Marvin specifications and procedures. Build collaborative relationships across functional departments.

Skills

PLC programming

Operator interface programming

SCADA systems

Industrial networking

Windows/Unix/Linux

ICIM manufacturing software

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Four-year degree or higher

Job description

Marvin is seeking a CEPG Controls Team Supervisor to guide the Controls team while continuing to perform controls work. You will lead, mentor, and coordinate Controls Technicians, partnering with SCADA, databases, and PLC specialists to integrate advanced automated manufacturing equipment.

You’re a strong candidate if you bring hands-on controls expertise, a collaborative leadership approach, and the ability to manage projects while empowering your team to own their work.