Night-Shift Controls Automation Technician

Zohorecruit; McDonough (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

OpTalent partners with a large, highly automated manufacturing and distribution operation in McDonough, GA to recruit an experienced Automation Technician. This role focuses on troubleshooting complex electrical, PLC, robotic, and material-handling systems in a 24/7 environment.

You will collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering and Operations to improve reliability, uptime and throughput while ensuring safety and adherence to LOTO procedures.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of industrial maintenance experience with a focus on automation and controls.
• Hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs and industrial electrical systems up to 480V.
• Experience with robotics, automated material handling, conveyors or similar automated equipment.
• Ability to read schematics, ladder logic, and technical documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical systems up to 480V, including motors, drives, transformers, control panels.
• Diagnose Allen-Bradley PLC-controlled equipment and industrial control systems.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servo systems, sensors and networked controls.
• Maintain robotic systems, automated sortation, conveyors, AMRs and packaging equipment.
• Read electrical schematics, ladder logic, P&IDs and mechanical drawings.
• Perform preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance on automated equipment.
• Identify opportunities to improve uptime, throughput, reliability and OEE.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations and vendors to resolve complex issues.
• Mentor others and promote safety with proper LOTO procedures.

Skills

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Industrial electrical

Robotics

VFDs

HMIs

Sensors

Root cause analysis

Electrical schematics

Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot industrial controls

Education

Associate degree or technical diploma in Electrical Technology, Mechatronics, Industrial Automation

Tools

PLC-controlled equipment troubleshooting tools

Job description

OpTalent partners with a large, highly automated manufacturing and distribution operation in McDonough, GA to recruit an experienced Automation Technician. This role focuses on troubleshooting complex electrical, PLC, robotic, and material-handling systems in a 24/7 environment.

You will collaborate with Maintenance, Engineering and Operations to improve reliability, uptime and throughput while ensuring safety and adherence to LOTO procedures.