Senior Industrial Controls & Automation Lead

Senior Industrial Controls & Automation Lead

Starting at $40.00/Hour
• Greater Milwaukee Area
• 100% Onsite
• Direct-Hire

• SCHEDULE:
  
  Exclusive 1st Shift with flexible start windows (7:00 AM or 9:00 AM options) | Shared on-call rotation
• PLC & CONTROLS:
  Deep practical proficiency executing program edits and modifications in Allen-Bradley and Siemens suites
• EXPERIENCE:
  
  5+ years of dedicated experience in automation controls engineering or high-level electro-mechanical maintenance
• EDUCATION:
  
  Associate Degree in Industrial Automation, Electronics, or a related engineering technology discipline required
• CITIZENSHIP: US Citizen or Green Card holder required (no corporate visa sponsorship available)

• Provide expert technical support and advanced troubleshooting for complex electronic control systems and high-speed drive systems to maximize asset availability.
• Execute precise PLC programming modifications, logic upgrades, and system optimizations using Allen-Bradley and Siemens development suites.
• Implement and refine SCADA solutions to improve real-time data acquisition, plant-wide connectivity, and system performance monitoring.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives and control system design projects, utilizing root-cause analysis to engineer layouts for internally upgraded machinery.
• Partner cross-functionally across the floor during heavy equipment installations, safely utilizing rigging and material handling assets for industrial loads.
• Uphold rigorous facility safety benchmarks and 5S organizational standards while participating in a shared, technical on-call rotation.

• Associate Degree in Industrial Automation, Electronics, or a closely related engineering technology discipline.
• 5+ years of verifiable experience managing automation controls, system integration, or senior electro-mechanical machinery maintenance.
• Strong hands-on familiarity navigating and configuring Allen-Bradley and Siemens hardware, industrial networks, and HMI interfaces.
• Flawless competency reading and interpreting highly complex engineering documents, multi-page machine schematics, and electrical diagrams.
• Comprehensive, safe working knowledge of single/three-phase wiring, industrial AC/DC drives, advanced pneumatics, and hydraulic circuitry.
• Prior exposure to high-speed processing environments (such as paper converting, commercial printing, continuous web manufacturing, or automated packaging lines) is highly valued.
• Local proximity, with the requirement to reside within a dependable 45-minute daily driving radius of the Greater Milwaukee / North Shore area.