Industrial Automation & Instrumentation Technician

cw; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

C&W Services is seeking a skilled Industrial Controls and Instrumentation Technician to support a client site, maintaining and optimizing industrial control systems and instrumentation. The role emphasizes PLCs, HMIs, electrical controls, and networks to maximize equipment uptime and process performance.

The technician will perform diagnostics, calibration, and preventive maintenance, while collaborating with operations and maintenance teams on improvements and commissioning of new equipment.

Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting and maintaining PLCs, HMIs, and control panels.
• Calibrating instrumentation and interpreting P&IDs and drawings.
• Strong diagnostic skills on electrical and automation systems.
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and optimize industrial control systems and instrumentation.
• Diagnose and repair PLCs, HMI systems, networks, and control panels.
• Install and test instrumentation devices including sensors and analytical instruments.
• Calibrate field instrumentation according to specs and site requirements.
• Repair electrical and electronic control systems supporting operations.
• Maintain VFDs, soft starters, and motor control equipment.
• Read electrical schematics, P&IDs, loop drawings, and related docs.
• Assist with commissioning, upgrades, and continuous improvement projects.
• Monitor performance and identify reliability and efficiency improvements.
• Perform preventive/predictive maintenance on controls assets.

Skills

PLCs

HMI systems

Electrical controls

Industrial networks

VFDs

Process instrumentation

Diagnostics

Control panels

Modbus/Profibus

Tools

Multimeters

Process calibrators

Signal generators

Network diagnostic tools

Job description

C&W Services is seeking a skilled Industrial Controls and Instrumentation Technician to support a client site, maintaining and optimizing industrial control systems and instrumentation. The role emphasizes PLCs, HMIs, electrical controls, and networks to maximize equipment uptime and process performance.

The technician will perform diagnostics, calibration, and preventive maintenance, while collaborating with operations and maintenance teams on improvements and commissioning of new equipment.