Controls Technician — 1st Shift (Food Manufacturing)

JobSquad; Illinois; On-site; USD 63,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flex spending accounts

Short & Long-term disability

Paid holidays and vacation

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

JobSquad is seeking a 1st shift Controls Technician to join a Des Plaines, IL food manufacturing facility. You will develop, test, and implement programming and electrical controls across PLC/GUI platforms, gateways, and AC/DC schematics, while training staff and upgrading legacy systems.

Strong troubleshooting and autoCAD skills preferred. The role requires handling VFDs, servos, and drive faults, with a focus on creating missing schematics for troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• Electrical system knowledge including VFDs, servos, high/low voltage troubleshooting.
• Experience with PLC/GUI programming and controls troubleshooting.
• Ability to use a laptop to troubleshoot PLC problems.
• AutoCAD electrical schematic one-line drawing development preferred.
• NFPA 70E Arc Flash safety certification a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Electrical system project management.
• Electrical/Programming troubleshooting.
• Electrical/Programming training of technicians.
• Manage inventory of print library/archive and backups for all machines.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC programming

HMI/GUI programming

Schematic interpretation

Communication

Tools

AutoCAD

PLC programming tools

Job description

JobSquad is seeking a 1st shift Controls Technician to join a Des Plaines, IL food manufacturing facility. You will develop, test, and implement programming and electrical controls across PLC/GUI platforms, gateways, and AC/DC schematics, while training staff and upgrading legacy systems.

Strong troubleshooting and autoCAD skills preferred. The role requires handling VFDs, servos, and drive faults, with a focus on creating missing schematics for troubleshooting.