Process Control Engineer

Rinvio; Paducah (KY); On-site; USD 75,768 - 110,208; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional recruiting support from Rinvio

Access to skilled-trades and plant-maintenance opportunities

Job summary

Rinvio is seeking a Process Control Engineer for the Paducah, KY area. This role involves supporting process control systems and PLC/HMI platforms, troubleshooting controls issues, and enhancing production uptime. The ideal candidate will have experience in process controls, automation engineering, and PLC/HMI systems like Allen-Bradley or Siemens. The position offers a pay range of $55-$80 per hour based on experience and requires reliable transportation to the site.

Qualifications

• Experience in process controls or automation engineering.
• Strong understanding of controls networks and industrial systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex controls problems.

Responsibilities

• Support process control systems and PLC/HMI platforms.
• Troubleshoot controls issues to enhance production uptime.
• Coordinate with maintenance and engineering teams on controls improvements.

Skills

Process controls

Controls engineering

Automation engineering

PLC/HMI systems

Instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Job description

Rinvio is hiring a Process Control Engineer for process controls, PLC systems, and industrial automation engineering in the Paducah, KY area.

Pay: $55-$80/hour, based on experience

Location: Paducah, KY

Schedule: Full-time industrial/plant support work; schedule and overtime may vary by site needs

Type: Contract

Responsibilities

• Support process control systems, PLC/HMI platforms, instrumentation, controls networks, and plant automation projects
• Troubleshoot controls issues, improve reliability, and support production uptime in industrial environments
• Develop or modify PLC/HMI logic, control narratives, documentation, and system standards as needed
• Coordinate with maintenance, engineering, operations, vendors, and project teams on controls improvements
• Support commissioning, upgrades, integrations, preventive maintenance, and root-cause analysis

Requirements

• Process controls, controls engineering, automation engineering, or senior PLC/controls experience
• Experience with PLC/HMI systems such as Allen‑Bradley, Siemens, or comparable platforms
• Strong understanding of instrumentation, controls networks, VFDs, I/O, schematics, P&IDs, and industrial systems
• Ability to troubleshoot complex controls problems and communicate clearly with plant stakeholders
• Manufacturing, chemical, paper, food, metals, utilities, or heavy industrial background preferred
• Reliable transportation to the Paducah, KY area
• Dependable, safety‑minded, and able to complete any site onboarding requirements

Why this role

• $55-$80/hour estimated pay range based on experience
• Industrial/manufacturing electrical and automation opportunity
• Professional recruiting support from Rinvio
• Potential access to additional skilled‑trades and plant‑maintenance opportunities through Rinvio