Senior Automation & Controls Technician

Cornerstone Building Brands; Rocky Mount (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision benefits

PTO (Paid Time Off)

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Training and development

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Cornerstone Building Brands is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Controls Specialist to lead reliability, maintenance, troubleshooting, and modernization of manufacturing control systems.

This role serves as the facility's primary automation expert, combining electrical and mechanical expertise to support machine integration and advanced diagnostics. The candidate will evaluate aging equipment, develop specifications, manage upgrades, and commission new systems with minimal external support.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in electrical/automation fields.
• Minimum 7–10 years of industrial maintenance, automation, or controls.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and develop PLC programs.
• Experience commissioning and supporting industrial automation systems.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair complex automation and control system failures on manufacturing equipment.
• Read, interpret, troubleshoot, modify, document, and develop PLC programs across platforms.
• Develop new PLC logic, HMI applications, recipes, and machine control strategies.
• Troubleshoot and repair electrical control circuits, sensors, drives, and networks.
• Commission and start up new or modified automation systems.
• Maintain electrical schematics, drawings, and documentation.
• Mentor and train maintenance technicians on controls systems.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical troubleshooting

Automation systems

HMI programming

Education

Associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology

Equivalent experience considered

Tools

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix

CompactLogix

PLC-5

SLC-500

MicroLogix

Siemens

Omron

Mitsubishi

Job description

Cornerstone Building Brands is seeking a Sr. Maintenance Controls Specialist to lead reliability, maintenance, troubleshooting, and modernization of manufacturing control systems.

This role serves as the facility's primary automation expert, combining electrical and mechanical expertise to support machine integration and advanced diagnostics. The candidate will evaluate aging equipment, develop specifications, manage upgrades, and commission new systems with minimal external support.