Senior Controls Technician: PLCs, Panels & Robotics

Kingfisher Recruiting; Villa Rica (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with matching

OT paid 1.5x

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a seasoned Controls Technician for a major manufacturer in the southwest Atlanta suburbs. Day shift 7:00am–3:30pm, Monday–Friday, with attractive OT and benefits.

You will design, wire, program PLC panels and bring automated equipment online, while supporting installation and commissioning. You’ll troubleshoot PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors (PNP/NPN, 4-20mA, 0-10V), and safety circuits, work with engineers, and train others in device operation and

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of related experience.
• PLC programming demonstrated with context clues within PLC programs.
• Comfortable programming a machine process from scratch.
• Able to identify critical info from motor data plates and specify components.
• Familiar with sensors: PNP, NPN, loop-powered, and dry contact.
• Analog control knowledge: 4-20mA and 0-10V signals.
• Ladder logic troubleshooting and panel building.
• Authorized to work in USA without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Install air logic controls from prints or schematics.
• Troubleshoot hydraulic circuits and valve systems.
• Troubleshoot PLC systems using a computer.
• Install, program, or repair programmable controllers and robot controllers.
• Perform maintenance on fabrication equipment and controls.
• Operate or oversee equipment operation.
• Analyze events within equipment for troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with engineers and production to meet targets.
• Conduct preventive maintenance and routine upgrades.
• Repair machine controls and replace defective parts.
• Disassemble/re-assemble equipment to repair components.
• Train others on installation, use, and service.

Skills

PLC programming

Panel building

Ladder logic troubleshooting

Electrical experience

Robotic experience

Safety circuit integration

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Motor wiring

Sensor familiarity

Analog control

6+ years experience

Job description

Kingfisher Recruiting is seeking a seasoned Controls Technician for a major manufacturer in the southwest Atlanta suburbs. Day shift 7:00am–3:30pm, Monday–Friday, with attractive OT and benefits.

You will design, wire, program PLC panels and bring automated equipment online, while supporting installation and commissioning. You’ll troubleshoot PLCs, hydraulics, pneumatics, sensors (PNP/NPN, 4-20mA, 0-10V), and safety circuits, work with engineers, and train others in device operation and