Controls Technician - programming and building PLC panels

Aspire Talent Solutions; Newnan (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Talent Solutions is seeking a Controls Technician for a day shift in the southwest suburban Atlanta area. The role involves building PLC panels and programming them, plus installing and commissioning automated equipment.

Responsibilities include configuring, testing, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting controls within production systems. Strong PLC, robotics, and safety circuit skills required; you must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Desire at least 6 years of related experience.
• PLC programming expertise.
• Ladder logic troubleshooting.
• Panel building experience.
• Electrical experience.
• Some robotics experience.
• Safety circuit integration.
• Must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Install air logic controls from prints or schematics.
• Troubleshoot hydraulic circuits with check valves, accumulators, cylinders, flow controls, valves.
• Troubleshoot PLC systems using computer.
• Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, and robot controllers.
• Use knowledge of fabrication equipment to complete maintenance tasks.
• Operate or oversee equipment operation.
• Analyze and categorize events within the equipment.
• Work with engineers and production teams to optimize output.
• Conduct preventative maintenance and routine upgrades.
• Repair machine controls and disassemble/reassemble equipment as needed.
• Train others to install, use, and service equipment.

Skills

PLC programming

Ladder logic troubleshooting

Panel building

Electrical experience

Robotics experience

Safety circuit integration

Work authorization

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Major and established company with a huge majority market share in what they manufacture and a good working culture has an opportunity on the day shift which is 7:00am - 3:30pm Monday thru Friday for a Controls Technician in the southwest suburban Atlanta area. The Controls Technician will participate in cell design, along with the integration of controls and installation of automated equipment. Will build PLC panels and then program them as well as get them up and running. The technician is responsible for assisting in configuring, testing, operating, maintaining, servicing, and troubleshooting controls, as well as other automated systems used in production. Some of the responsibilities of the role detailed below:

• 1. Pneumatics: Install air logic controls from prints or schematics.
• 2. Hydraulic: Troubleshoot hydraulic circuits containing the following components, check valves, accumulators, cylinders, flow controls, directional control valves, pressure control valves.
• 3. Troubleshoot PLC systems using computer.
• 4. Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, and robot controllers.
• 5. Use knowledge of all fabrication equipment to complete maintenance tasks.

1. Operating the equipment or overseeing the operation of equipment.
2. Analyzing and categorizing events within the equipment.
3. Working closely with engineers and production team to help achieve a desired output.
4. Conducting preventative maintenance, such as routine upgrades and inspections.
5. Repairing machine controls, systems, and tools as needed.
6. Disassembling (or re-assembling) equipment to repair or replace defective parts.
7. Training others to install, use, and service equipment.

The location is southwest suburban Atlanta, GA. There is an attractive hourly rate. OT is paid at time and 1/2. There are major company benefits and an attractive 401K with matching.

Needed experience:

• desire at least 6 years of related experience
• PLC programming
• ladder logic troubleshooting
• panel building
• electrical experience
• some robotic experience
• safety circuit integration
• must be authorized to work indefinitely in the USA without sponsorship