Senior Controls Engineer - PLC & Automation

Essenti Talent

Newnan (GA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match
Bonus potential
Relocation assistance
Major company benefits

Job summary

Essenti Talent is seeking a Controls Engineer for our southwest Atlanta metro facility. The role focuses on troubleshooting, programming, and integrating equipment and automation systems to improve safety, efficiency, and uptime in an Allen Bradley PLC environment.

Responsibilities include leading projects from initiation through completion, documenting activities, and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Qualifications

  • Four years of technical education or degree, or two years of technical education with related work experience/training, or equivalent.
  • Prefer at least 5 years as a controls engineer, but will consider at least 2 years as a controls engineer.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain relationships with Maintenance, Toolroom, Manufacturing Engineering, Technology Team, and Production to support operations and continuous improvement.
  • Troubleshoot electrical issues on production equipment from 24V to 480V circuits.
  • Provide controls engineering expertise for projects including design, wiring, PLC/HMI programming, commissioning and troubleshooting.
  • Lead projects, coordinate activities, timelines, and requirements with internal/external stakeholders.
  • Prepare technical reports and FAT-related or process optimization documentation.
  • Maintain safety/regulatory compliance per OHSA and internal EHS standards.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting
PLC programming
Industrial robotics
Schematic reading
Instrumentation
Electrical design
Pneumatic systems
Hydraulic systems
AutoCAD/EPLAN
RSLogix/Studio 5000

Education

Technical education or degree

Tools

AutoCAD
EPLAN
RSLogix500
Studio 5000
CCW

Job description

Essenti Talent is seeking a Controls Engineer for our southwest Atlanta metro facility. The role focuses on troubleshooting, programming, and integrating equipment and automation systems to improve safety, efficiency, and uptime in an Allen Bradley PLC environment.

Responsibilities include leading projects from initiation through completion, documenting activities, and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

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