PLC Technician

GCS Recruitment; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment invites early-career electrical and controls engineers to join a structured Controls Engineering Academy. You will undergo an intensive onsite bootcamp and be deployed into live projects to apply your learning on reading control-area drawings, configuring systems, and supporting commissioning.

The programme includes monthly learning, a verifiable accreditation, and potential long-term opportunities within a leading global engineering and automation organisation.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related hands-on experience.
• Hands-on PLC exposure on major platforms (Allen‑Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff, CODESYS, B&R, Schneider).
• Able to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and I/O lists.
• Some programming experience and interest in learning text-based programming and Git.
• Willing to travel or relocate for training and deployments.
• Bonus: conveyor or material-handling experience, Structured Text, AutoCAD Electrical, commissioning, Git, or Linux.

Responsibilities

• Translate electrical drawings and I/O lists into application configurations.
• Test configurations in simulation and on real hardware, including industrial networks, motorised rollers, sensors, and safety I/O devices.
• Support commissioning activities as facilities go live.
• Work using modern software engineering practices including Git, code reviews, daily standups, and effort estimation.

Skills

Hands-on troubleshooting

Programming basics

Version control (Git)

Willing to travel

Industrial networks knowledge

Education

Degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or related hands-on experience

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Beckhoff

CODESYS

B&R

Schneider

Job description

A leading global engineering and automation organisation is building a next-generation control system platform designed to standardise and modernise conveyor and material-handling operations across large-scale fulfilment and distribution facilities worldwide. The first deployment is already underway, with many more planned.

We are launching a Controls Engineering Academy: a structured programme that takes early-career electrical and controls engineers, provides intensive training on industry-leading controls platforms and processes, and deploys them into engineering teams working on real-world projects.

What You'll Get

• An intensive onsite bootcamp led by professional instructors covering the platform, processes, tools, and software workflow
• Deployment into engineering teams on live projects: reading control-area drawings, building and testing configurations that bring conveyor systems to life, and supporting commissioning activities
• Monthly structured learning and professional development throughout your first year
• A verifiable professional accreditation on completion
• Real experience on one of the most significant industrial controls transformation programmes in the industry, with potential long-term career opportunities for high performers

What You'll Do

• Translate electrical drawings and I/O lists into application configurations
• Test configurations in simulation and on real hardware, including industrial networks, motorised rollers, sensors, and safety I/O devices
• Support commissioning activities as facilities go live
• Work using modern software engineering practices including Git, code reviews, daily standups, and effort estimation

Who We're Looking For

• Degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, or equivalent hands‑on experience as a Controls Technician or PLC Programmer (approximately 0‑4 years)
• Hands‑on PLC exposure on any platform, including Allen‑Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff, CODESYS, B&R, or Schneider
• Comfortable reading schematics, wiring diagrams, and I/O lists
• Some programming experience in any language, with an interest in learning text-based programming and version control
• Curious, hands‑on, and naturally inclined to troubleshoot and solve technical problems
• Able to travel or relocate for training and project deployments as required
• Bonus: conveyor or material‑handling experience, Structured Text, AutoCAD Electrical, commissioning, Git, or Linux