Day-Shift Controls Technician: PLC & Panel Build Pro

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc.; Villa Rica (GA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OT pay at time and a half

401K with company matching

Major company benefits

Job summary

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc. is seeking a skilled Controls Technician for a day shift in the southwest suburban Atlanta area.

The role focuses on designing cells, integrating controls, and installing automated equipment. You will build and program PLC panels and get systems up and running, while assisting in configuring, testing, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting controls and automated production systems.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of related experience in controls and automation.
• PLC programming with context-based troubleshooting.
• Ability to program a machine process from scratch.
• Wiring a 9-lead motor and stress testing windings.
• Identify motor data plate specs for components (contactor, soft starter, VFD).
• Familiarity with sensors: PNP, NPN, loop-powered, and dry contact.
• Analog controls: 4-20mA and 0-10V signals.
• Ladder logic troubleshooting.
• Panel building and electrical experience.
• Some robotic experience.
• Safety circuit integration.
• Must be authorized to work indefinitely in the USA without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Pneumatics: Install air logic controls from prints or schematics.
• Hydraulic: Troubleshoot circuits with valves, accumulators, cylinders, and flow controls.
• Troubleshoot PLC systems using computer.
• Install/repair programmable controllers and robot controllers.
• Build and maintain control panels for automated equipment.
• Operate or oversee equipment operation.
• Analyze events within equipment for improvements.
• Collaborate with engineers and production to meet output goals.
• Conduct preventative maintenance and routine upgrades.
• Repair and replace defective machine controls and tools.
• Disassemble/assemble equipment to service parts.
• Train others to install, use, and service equipment.

Skills

PLC programming

Motor wiring

Sensors (PNP/NPN/loop-powered/dry)

Analog control (4-20mA/0-10V)

Ladder logic troubleshooting

Panel building

Electrical experience

Robotics experience

Safety circuit integration

Troubleshooting PLC systems

Train others

Authorization to work without visa

Tools

Siemens/S7 PLC

Job description

Professional Recruiting Consultants, Inc. is seeking a skilled Controls Technician for a day shift in the southwest suburban Atlanta area.

The role focuses on designing cells, integrating controls, and installing automated equipment. You will build and program PLC panels and get systems up and running, while assisting in configuring, testing, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting controls and automated production systems.