Controls Technician

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. in Kentucky seeks an experienced Controls & Automation Technician to support industrial process control systems in a manufacturing environment.

You will program, troubleshoot, and maintain PLC and HMI systems, and assist with commissioning and start-up of automation projects. You will work with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to improve process performance, reliability, and safety, document control systems, and participate in upgrades and capital

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial controls or automation experience.
• Proficient in PLC programming, troubleshooting, and system integration.
• Knowledge of HMI development and industrial networks.
• Familiar with process instrumentation, field devices, and low-voltage control.
• Ability to read electrical drawings, P&IDs, and control schematics.
• Experience in chemical manufacturing or other continuous-process industries preferred.
• Technical degree, associate degree, or equivalent hands-on experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Program, troubleshoot, and maintain PLC and HMI systems.
• Support commissioning and startup of automation projects.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation, control hardware, and industrial networks.
• Develop and maintain control system documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to improve process performance, reliability, and safety.
• Support control system upgrades and capital projects.
• Provide operator and maintenance training as needed.

Skills

Reading electrical drawings

Troubleshooting

Education

Technical degree or equivalent hands-on experience

Tools

PLC programming

HMI development

Industrial networks

Process instrumentation

Low-voltage control systems

Job description

Job Description

Controls & Automation Technician

We are seeking an experienced Controls & Automation Technician to support industrial process control systems in a manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for PLC programming, troubleshooting, automation project support, instrumentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Program, troubleshoot, and maintain PLC and HMI systems.
• Support commissioning and startup of automation projects.
• Troubleshoot instrumentation, control hardware, and industrial networks.
• Develop and maintain control system documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams to improve process performance, reliability, and safety.
• Support control system upgrades and capital projects.
• Provide operator and maintenance training as needed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial controls, automation, or process control experience.
• Experience with PLC programming, troubleshooting, and system integration.
• Knowledge of HMI development and industrial communication networks.
• Experience with process instrumentation, field devices, and low-voltage control systems.
• Ability to read electrical drawings, P&IDs, and control schematics.
• Experience in chemical manufacturing, specialty chemicals, or other continuous process industries strongly preferred.
• Technical degree, associate degree, or equivalent hands-on experience preferred.

Additional Information

• Occasional travel may be required.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.