PLC Automation Engineer

duvari group; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

duvari group in Newark, DE seeks a hands-on Industrial Maintenance Technician to troubleshoot and maintain PLC-controlled equipment in a highly automated production setting. This role focuses on equipment reliability and root-cause analysis, not PLC coding, with the ability to read PLC logic to diagnose issues.

You'll perform preventive and corrective maintenance, support installations and equipment changes, and document work in Maximo/CMMS, collaborating with engineers, vendors, and internal

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on PLC troubleshooting in automated environments.
• Able to read PLC logic/code for troubleshooting; programming not required.
• Strong troubleshooting across PLC, electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience supporting automated industrial or production equipment.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Excellent attention to detail, quality, communication, and teamwork.
• Thrives in fast-paced, highly automated production environments.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment and related systems.
• Diagnose failures and implement long-term solutions.
• Perform preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
• Support automation installations, upgrades, validation, and equipment changes.
• Improve equipment reliability, uptime, and production performance.
• Document work using Maximo/CMMS and collaborate with engineers, vendors, and internal teams.
• Participate in on-call rotation as needed.

Skills

PLC Troubleshooting

Electrical Systems

Mechanical Systems

Pneumatic Systems

Reading Schematics

Education

Industrial Maintenance Education

Tools

Maximo/CMMS

Job description

What You\'ll Do:

• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment, including PLC logic, I/O, field devices, electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
• Diagnose equipment failures and implement long-term solutions.
• Perform preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance.
• Support automation installations, upgrades, validation, and equipment changes.
• Improve equipment reliability, uptime, and production performance.
• Document work using Maximo/CMMS and collaborate with engineers, vendors, and internal teams.
• Participate in an on-call rotation as needed.

What We\'re Looking For:

• 2+ years of hands-on PLC troubleshooting experience in an automated environment.
• Ability to access, read, and understand PLC logic/code for troubleshooting purposes; PLC programming is not required.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across PLC, electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience supporting automated industrial or production equipment.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• Strong attention to detail, quality, communication, and teamwork.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly automated production environment.

Nice to Have

• Maximo or similar CMMS experience.
• Automation, Mechatronics, Engineering Technology, or Industrial Maintenance education.
• Experience in regulated or high-volume manufacturing.
• Robotics, conveyor, packaging, or material-handling systems experience.

Join a highly automated production environment where you\'ll troubleshoot, maintain, and improve complex equipment and PLC-controlled systems. This is a hands‑on role focused on equipment reliability, root-cause troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. This is not a PLC coding/programming role however this person will need the ability to read and understand the logic, and use it to troubleshoot equipment issues.

Compensation:

$120,000 per year