Industrial Controls Technician

Mural Group; Huntington (WV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem covers hotel and meals.

Job summary

Mural Group is seeking an Industrial Controls Technician to write new PLC programs from scratch for a large controls project at its Huntington, WV plant. This on-site role requires working closely with electricians to design I/O, wire layouts, and panel configurations, then commissioning the system on the shop floor and on site.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years creating PLC programs and can work with Siemens Step 7 / TIA Portal, as well as alternatives like Allen-Bradley Studio 5000.

Qualifications

• 3+ years writing PLC programs from scratch; Siemens strongly preferred.
• Equivalent from-scratch work in Allen-Bradley Studio 5000 / RSLogix 5000, Omron, Mitsubishi or Schneider considered
• Solid grasp of schematics, I/O wiring and control panel layouts
• Knowledge of NEC/IEC wiring standards and LOTO
• Comfort working on site with little supervision in a heavy plant

Responsibilities

• Write new PLC programs in Siemens Step 7 / TIA Portal (S7-300/400/1200/1500) using ladder, FBD and structured text
• Design I/O configurations, data structures and program architecture for new systems
• Tie HMI/SCADA screens to PLC logic and set up tag databases
• Commission on site: I/O checkout, loop tuning, testing and debugging
• Work from P&IDs, schematics and panel layouts with electricians on wiring and sensors, and document everything for handoff

Skills

PLC programming from scratch

Electrical schematics & I/O wiring

On-site commissioning

Tools

Siemens Step 7 / TIA Portal

Allen-Bradley Studio 5000 / RSLogix 5000

Omron / Mitsubishi / Schneider Electric

Job description

Location: Huntington, WV area (onsite)

Type: Contract-to-hire · Full time · 1st shift, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 40 hrs/week plus overtime

A steel producer needs an Industrial Controls Technician who can write PLC programs from a blank page for a large controls project at its plant. If most of your work has been editing existing programs, this one isn't the right fit.

What you'll do

• Write new PLC programs in Siemens Step 7 / TIA Portal (S7-300/400/1200/1500) using ladder, FBD and structured text
• Design I/O configurations, data structures and program architecture for new systems
• Tie HMI/SCADA screens to PLC logic and set up tag databases
• Commission on site: I/O checkout, loop tuning, testing and debugging
• Work from P&IDs, schematics and panel layouts with electricians on wiring and sensors, and document everything for handoff

What you bring

• 3+ years writing PLC programs from scratch; Siemens strongly preferred
• Equivalent from-scratch work in Allen-Bradley Studio 5000 / RSLogix 5000, Omron, Mitsubishi or Schneider considered
• Solid grasp of schematics, I/O wiring and control panel layouts
• Knowledge of NEC/IEC wiring standards and LOTO
• Comfort working on site with little supervision in a heavy plant

Nice to have:

• WinCC, FactoryTalk or PanelView HMI work
• Profibus, Profinet, EtherNet/IP or DeviceNet
• motion or safety PLCs
• metals or heavy manufacturing projects

• Per diem covers hotel and meals.