Senior Instrumentation & Controls Technician

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Pine Hills (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

HSA, FSA, and dependent care accounts

Paid holidays and vacation

Life insurance and long-term disaiblty

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking an experienced Automation Controls professional to design, troubleshoot, and commission industrial automation and process control systems in Florida.

You will work with PLCs, HMIs, drives, and networks to deliver robust solutions for manufacturing and process operations. Responsibilities include developing system architectures, testing and calibrating equipment, and collaborating with engineers and customers to meet schedules and budgets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in industrial automation, controls, instrumentation, or electrical engineering.
• Experience with motion control systems and electrical panel design.
• Design, troubleshoot, and commissioning of automation or process control systems.
• Ability to calibrate, diagnose, and repair complex instrumentation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently.
• Experience supporting water or wastewater facilities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, troubleshoot, and support industrial automation and control systems.
• Develop automation architectures and control solutions.
• Test, commission, calibrate, and troubleshoot instrumentation and equipment.
• Analyze requirements and implement solutions for manufacturing and process control.
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, and customers to deliver projects on time and budget.
• Safely troubleshoot electrical, instrumentation, and control systems in active environments.

Skills

Industrial automation

Instrumentation

Electrical engineering

Communication skills

Independent work

Water/wastewater experience

Tools

PLC programming

HMI design

MCCs & VFDs

Servo drives

Industrial networks

DCS

Fanuc/ABB/KUKA robots

Job description

The Opportunity

Join a growing industrial automation organization where experienced technical professionals play a key role in solving complex control and instrumentation challenges. This is an opportunity to work directly with customers, support critical manufacturing and process operations, and contribute to the design, troubleshooting, testing, and commissioning of industrial automation systems.

The company offers challenging technical work, a collaborative environment, and the opportunity to build long-term customer relationships while expanding your expertise across industrial controls and instrumentation.

Competitive compensation package

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

HSA, FSA, and dependent care accounts

Paid holidays and vacation

Life insurance and long-term disability coverage

Business travel expenses covered, plus mileage reimbursement

Opportunities to work on high-impact industrial automation projects

Responsibilities

Design, maintain, troubleshoot, and support industrial automation and control systems, including PLCs, HMIs, drives, and industrial networks.

Develop and maintain automation system architectures and control solutions.

Test, commission, calibrate, and troubleshoot instrumentation and automated control equipment.

Analyze system requirements and help implement solutions for industrial manufacturing and process control applications.

Work closely with engineers, project managers, and customer personnel to deliver projects on schedule and within budget.

Safely troubleshoot electrical, instrumentation, and control systems in active operating environments.

Required Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience in industrial automation, controls, instrumentation, or electrical engineering.

At least five years of hands-on experience with motion control systems and electrical control panel design.

Experience designing, developing, troubleshooting, and commissioning industrial automation or process control systems.

Demonstrated ability to calibrate, diagnose, and repair complex instrumentation.

Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Experience supporting water or wastewater treatment facilities is strongly preferred.

Preferred Technical Experience

PLC programming and troubleshooting

HMI design and industrial networking

Reading and interpreting electrical schematics, P&IDs, and engineering drawings

Motor control centers (MCCs) and variable frequency drives (VFDs)

Servo drives and motion control systems

Distributed control systems (DCS) and industrial control platforms

Industrial robotics, including Fanuc, ABB, KUKA, Universal Robots, and Yaskawa/Motoman

Who Should Apply?

This opportunity may be a strong fit for experienced Controls Technicians, Instrumentation Technicians, Automation Technicians, and Controls Engineers with substantial hands-on experience in industrial environments.

If you enjoy solving complex technical problems, working directly with customers, and supporting the automation systems that keep industrial operations running, we'd like to hear from you.