Lead Controls Supervisor – Automation & Reliability

First Quality King of Prussia PA; Lock Haven (Clinton County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary & bonus

Paid time off

Medical, dental, vision starting day 1

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Wellness program

Dependant care FSA with employer match

Diaper benefit

Job summary

First Quality is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to oversee day-to-day instrumentation, PLC/SCADA/DCS/QCS/VFD work, and the reliability of automated systems on the production floor.

You will supervise controls technicians and electricians, schedule maintenance, enforce safety standards, and lead root-cause analysis for downtime, while coordinating with cross-functional teams on upgrades and projects.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in electrical, electronics, industrial automation or related field; bachelor’s preferred.
• 5+ years in industrial controls/automation; 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role preferred.
• Hands-on CMMS experience (INFOR, MP3, SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, etc.).
• Experience with major platforms (Rockwell/AB, Siemens, Schneider, Emerson, Honeywell or similar).
• Knowledge of PLC programming, HMI/SCADA, networking (Ethernet/IP, Modbus, Profibus, etc.) and instrumentation.
• Familiarity with NFPA 70E, OSHA electrical safety, and plant safety systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise controls technicians, electricians, instrumentation staff, and contractors.
• Schedule maintenance activities aligning with weekly/outage schedules and safety regulations.
• Own reliability of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, DCS, QCS, VFDs, sensors and networks.
• Plan preventive and predictive maintenance on control systems.
• Lead troubleshooting of downtime related to controls and instrumentation.
• Review control logic changes, interlocks, and safety-related modifications.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, engineering, and vendors on upgrades and projects.
• Maintain drawings, I/O lists, programs, change logs, and spare-parts strategy.

Skills

Industrial automation

Lead/supervisory

CMMS experience

PLC/SCADA/DCS

Network protocols (Ethernet/IP/Modbus)

P&IDs & schematics reading

Communication & leadership

Education

Associate degree in electrical/electronics/industrial automation

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

CMMS (INFOR/MP3/SAP/Oracle/JD Edwards)

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Schneider

Emerson

Honeywell

Job description

First Quality is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to oversee day-to-day instrumentation, PLC/SCADA/DCS/QCS/VFD work, and the reliability of automated systems on the production floor.

You will supervise controls technicians and electricians, schedule maintenance, enforce safety standards, and lead root-cause analysis for downtime, while coordinating with cross-functional teams on upgrades and projects.