Material Handling Controls Commissioning Technician

100Hires, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

100Hires, Inc. is seeking a commissioning expert for automated material handling and conveyor systems. You will travel full-time across North America to install, test, and validate systems at customer facilities, translating drawings into working setups and handing off validated subsystems with checklists.

You will load PLC programs, perform static functional tests, and validate I/O and device-level operations. Strong diagnostic skills, network knowledge, and report-writing are essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience installing and/or maintaining conveyor equipment.
• Fluent in reading/interpreting electrical prints and using model-specific checklists.
• Capable of generating and maintaining action-item lists based on inspections.
• Technical Proficiency PLC troubleshooting and PLC wiring experience.
• Electrical troubleshooting.
• Electrical schematics/schematic reading.
• Experience with 480 voltage systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with electrical installers and Controls Engineers to implement and validate material handling systems at customer sites across North America.
• Load emulated PLC programs and conduct static functional testing aligned to the Description of Operation and drawing documentation.
• Execute comprehensive I/O and device-level checkout and validation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues involving PLCs, field devices, and network repeaters.
• Test, validate, and repair communications/control networks: Ethernet IP, Device Net, Control Net, Profi-bus, AS-I, and CAN.
• Hand off validated subsystems to the Controls Engineering group with completed validation checklists.
• Provide daily and weekly progress reports detailing achievements and exceptions.
• Travel & Work Environment: Location: 100% travel with extended durations anywhere in the U.S.; projects span North America.

Skills

PLC troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Reading electrical prints

Action-item lists

Team collaboration

Tools

Model-specific checklists

Electrical schematics reading

Job description

Role OverviewJoin our field team as a commissioning expert for automated material handling and conveyor systems. You’ll be on the road full-time, bringing complex designs to life at customer facilities across North America and supporting extended assignments throughout the U.S.A Day in the LifeYou arrive on site, sync up with electrical installers and the Controls Engineering team, and get to work transforming drawings and a Description of Operation into a functioning system. You load emulated PLC programs, perform static functional testing, and begin meticulous I/O and device-level checkout and validation. When a PLC, field device, or network repeater misbehaves, you diagnose it quickly and resolve it. You verify communications on networks such as Ethernet IP, Device Net, Control Net, Profi-bus, AS-I, and CAN, then document everything and turn over validated subsystems with the required checklists. Before you leave for the day, you submit clear daily progress notes—and a weekly summary at project milestones—highlighting accomplishments and exceptions.Key ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with electrical installers and Controls Engineers to implement and validate material handling systems at customer sites across North America.Load emulated PLC programs and conduct static functional testing aligned to the Description of Operation and drawing documentation.Execute comprehensive I/O and device-level checkout and validation.Troubleshoot and resolve issues involving PLCs, field devices, and network repeaters.Test, validate, and repair communications/control networks: Ethernet IP, Device Net, Control Net, Profi-bus, AS-I, and CAN.Hand off validated subsystems to the Controls Engineering group with completed validation checklists.Provide daily and weekly progress reports detailing achievements and exceptions.Travel & Work EnvironmentLocation: 100% travel with extended durations anywhere in the U.S.; projects span North America.Comfort working in varied climates and industrial environments.Ability to walk, crawl, and climb for extended periods; strong safety mindset.Work independently and within a team, taking direction and meeting project deadlines.Qualifications2+ years of experience installing and/or maintaining conveyor equipment.Fluent in reading/interpreting electrical prints and using model-specific checklists.Capable of generating and maintaining action-item lists based on inspections.Technical ProficiencyPLC troubleshooting and PLC wiring experience.Electrical troubleshooting.Electrical schematics/schematic reading.Experience with 480 voltage systems.CompensationHourly pay: $22.00 – $31.50, plus per diem while traveling.