Controls Technician

Ksiedge; Cissna Park (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ksiedge is seeking a Controls Technician in the Cissna Park area to coordinate field startups, assist with panel checkouts, and support service teams. The role involves extensive travel, on-site field work, and after-hours on-call rotations to ensure successful plant startups and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities include scheduling startups, field troubleshooting, updating trackers, and collaborating with the service manager on warranty items and parts dispatch.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of automation startup experience preferred.
• At least 1 year of seed treating startup experience preferred.
• At least 1 year of PLC and HMI programming experience preferred.
• Electrical skills required.
• Mechanical skills and knowledge of hand tools required.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Effectively solve problems using phone communication.
• Communication and organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate startup schedule with controls service manager and customer to set startup date.
• Work from home office when not in the field, checking panels and assembling equipment.
• Bill out parts and service trips with service manager while tracking inventory.
• Update tracker and paperwork to ensure supplies for the week.
• Assist with warranty items and support field technicians in troubleshooting.
• Provide support to level I/II technicians in electrical and technical questions.
• Coordinate service trips and plan timing with customers and managers.
• Assist with panel checkouts in the KS shop and prep for shipment.

Skills

Automation startup

Seed treating startup

PLC programming

HMI programming

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

Phone troubleshooting

Communication skills

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Cissna Park, United States | Posted on 10/26/2026

The Controls Tech is responsible for coordinating startup schedule along with starting up projects in the

field.

Responsibilities

• Ability to be flexible and work with controls service manager and customer to help determine a startup date that works for the customer
• When not in the field, responsible for working out of the home office working on checking out panels, assembly of liquid stands, scheduling and taking automation support calls from customers
• Work closely with service manager to bill out necessary parts and service trips while keeping an accurate truck inventory that matches inventory system
• Responsible for checking tracker and paperwork to make sure that all supplies are needed in order to complete all jobs for the week
• Responsible for updating tracker and all required paperwork upon job completion
• Work closely with controls service manager to handle all warranty items
• Provide technical, electrical and other assistance to level I and level II controls technicians
• Coordinate service trips and timing with the customer – requires working closely with respective controls service manager to determine when a service trip is necessary and to prioritize service trips and startups
• Work with panel checkout supervisor to assist with panel checkouts in the KS shop and preparing them for shipment to the customer.
• Ability to do nearly all standard automation startups in the field without support
• Ability to do nearly all standard seed treating startups in the field without support
• Assist in answering mid- high level treating related questions
• Lead by example in the area of customer satisfaction and job completion
• Spot quality issues and direct the issues to the proper channels in order to prevent issues from recurring
• Train end user on setup of system and ultimately in running the system
• Willing to help local electricians solve electrical issues in the field and on the phone
• Field phone calls concerning both electrical and technical questions concerning KSi Automation,
• Treating, or any KSi related product – including taking part in evening and weekend “on call” rotation)
• Check tracking on all belts while at the job site – as well as being willing to resolve other mechanical issues while in the field
• Overnight Travel is required, including possibly leaving on Sat. or Sun. if emergency arises
• Willing to travel extensively during non-busy season conducting service and maintenance toTreating and Automation equipment (~100 nights)
• Sitting in vehicle for long periods of time
• Willingness to help other departments when/if needed
• Ability to troubleshoot issues/questions over the phone and work with the service manager and/or senior controls technicians to solve the more advanced issues/questions
• Flexibility in work schedule and willing to do whatever it takes to satisfy the customer
• Continual willingness to learn and grow as a technician

Requirements

• At least 1 year of automation startup experience preferred
  
• At least 1 year of seed treating startup experience preferred
  
• At least 1 year of PLC and HMI programming experience preferred
  
• Positive attitude and willing to tackle the most difficult challenges
  
• Electrical skills required
  
• Mechanical skills and knowledge of hand tools required
  
• Basic computer skills required
  
• Effectively solve problems using phone communication
  
• Communication and organizational skills required