Controls Technician - programming and building PLC panels

True North Consultants, Inc.; Villa Rica (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

OT paid at 1.5x

401(k) with matching

Company benefits

Job summary

True North Consultants, Inc. in the Atlanta area is seeking a Controls Technician on the day shift to design and integrate controls for automated equipment. The role involves building and programming PLC panels, testing, and bringing systems online.

Responsibilities include pneumatics, hydraulics, PLC troubleshooting, and coordinating with engineers and production to optimize output. The ideal candidate has PLC skills, ladder logic experience, and a strong electrical background.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of related experience
• PLC programming experience required
• Ladder logic troubleshooting experience
• Panel building experience
• Electrical background
• Some robotic exposure
• Safety circuit integration experience
• Must be authorized to work in the USA without sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Operate or oversee equipment operation.
• Analyze and categorize events within the equipment.
• Collaborate with engineers and production to meet output goals.
• Conduct preventative maintenance, upgrades and inspections.
• Repair machine controls, systems, and tools as needed.
• Disassemble and reassemble equipment to replace parts.
• Train others to install, use, and service equipment.

Skills

PLC programming

Ladder logic troubleshooting

Panel building

Electrical experience

Robotic experience

Safety circuit integration

Job description

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