Senior Automation Technician - Process Controls & PLC Lead

Procter & Gamble; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Procter & Gamble Kansas City is seeking an Intelligent Control & Automation (ICA) Lead Technician to design, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize manufacturing automation systems.

You will provide technical leadership for PLCs, safety systems, instrumentation, and automation technologies supporting chemical processes, collaborating with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, and Digital teams to deliver improvements in safety, quality, reliability and productivity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in industrial automation or process control.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC-based systems.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
• Strong safety leadership and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide ownership and support for manufacturing automation systems including PLCs, safety systems, instrumentation, HMI platforms, industrial networks, and manufacturing data systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex automation issues to improve plant safety, reliability, quality, and productivity.
• Develop and optimize control strategies, sequencing, interlocks, alarms, and process control solutions to improve manufacturing performance.
• Lead automation activities for capital projects, including scope development, system design, programming, testing, startup, and commissioning.
• Support lifecycle management of automation and safety systems, including modernization, obsolescence planning, and compliance activities.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Digital teams to implement reliability, productivity, and digital improvement initiatives.
• Maintain technical documentation and ensure work is executed in accordance with site standards, engineering practices, and change management requirements.
• Serve as a technical leader by providing mentorship, troubleshooting expertise, and guidance to plant teams and project resources.

Skills

Troubleshooting

PLC systems

Instrumentation

Electrical/electronics

Reading schematics

Education

Technical degree or equivalent in automation

Tools

Rockwell ControlLogix

Studio 5000

HMI systems

Process instrumentation

Job description

Procter & Gamble Kansas City is seeking an Intelligent Control & Automation (ICA) Lead Technician to design, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize manufacturing automation systems.

You will provide technical leadership for PLCs, safety systems, instrumentation, and automation technologies supporting chemical processes, collaborating with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, and Digital teams to deliver improvements in safety, quality, reliability and productivity.