Senior PLC & Controls Technician - Manufacturing

Mars Incorporated in; Temple (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401k match

Vacation time

Job summary

Mars Petcare Temple in Temple, Texas, is seeking a Senior Controls/PLC Technician to ensure safe, reliable operation of plant electrical and control systems. This role requires multi-disciplinary skills across PLC, HMI, power distribution, and IT infrastructure to support manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities include system modification, troubleshooting, and knowledge transfer to junior technicians, with a focus on uptime, safety, and efficiency within a day-shift schedule and on-call

Qualifications

• 2-year technical degree (Electrical/Electronic/Controls/Automation) or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years Factory Controls & IT experience including production system troubleshooting.
• Possess or can obtain Operational Electrical Qualification Certificate.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Server/Virtualization infrastructure knowledge and PLC/HMI interconnections.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement changes to improve plant performance using PLC/HMI and control systems.
• Troubleshoot machine breakdowns with PLC/HMI, VFD/servo systems and electrical schematics.
• Train technicians to troubleshoot, repair, replace and commission electrical control devices.
• Support operations to meet daily priorities and project deadlines.
• Deliver KPI-focused metrics for Factory Controls and IT infrastructure.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI development

VFD/Servo drives

Electrical power Systems

Networking basics

Education

2-year technical degree

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Wonderware

Rockwell

Siemens

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Mars Petcare Temple in Temple, Texas, is seeking a Senior Controls/PLC Technician to ensure safe, reliable operation of plant electrical and control systems. This role requires multi-disciplinary skills across PLC, HMI, power distribution, and IT infrastructure to support manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities include system modification, troubleshooting, and knowledge transfer to junior technicians, with a focus on uptime, safety, and efficiency within a day-shift schedule and on-call