Engineering Technician

Employment Type: Salaried | Full-Time | On-Site Manufacturing

Base Salary: $80,000–$90,000 annually

American Bath Group is seeking an Engineering Technician to join the Bootz manufacturing operation in Evansville, Indiana. This is a hands‑on industrial controls and automation role for someone who can move confidently between PLC logic and the physical machine
, diagnose the true source of equipment problems, and take ownership from initial troubleshooting through corrective action, validation, documentation, and prevention.

This position serves as the site's technical owner for PLC- and controls-related issues
. Maintenance remains the first responder for general equipment breakdowns; when an issue is identified or reasonably suspected to involve PLCs or controls, the Engineering Technician takes ownership of the technical response and resolution path.

The right candidate will bring strong Allen-Bradley/Rockwell troubleshooting capability
, experience with industrial automation and robotics, and the judgment to balance production‑critical breakdowns with engineering requests, controls‑related capital projects, preventive maintenance, compliance activities, and technical documentation.

• Use Allen‑Bradley/Rockwell software and hardware to diagnose malfunctioning industrial equipment.
• Trace PLC logic, inputs, outputs, per missives, interlocks, sensors, wiring, alignment, field devices, and machine conditions.
• Determine actual root causes rather than assuming the PLC program is responsible.
• Drive avoidable PLC‑related downtime toward next to zero through disciplined diagnosis, correction, validation, and follow‑through.
• Maintain ownership of PLC‑related issues through documented completion.
• Manage an individual portfolio of PLC‑related engineering requests.
• Keep priorities, obstacles, milestones, expected completion dates, and status current through the established Smartsheet process.
• Complete assigned work or actively manage requests against documented milestones.
• Conduct and document appropriate closeout and post‑mortem activities.

• Own assigned controls‑related Cap Ex scope from technical definition through completion.
• Coordinate project milestones and outside vendors or integrators.
• Support implementation, startup, validation, documentation, and project closeout.
• Maintain internal ownership while using specialized automation integrators when equipment knowledge or project complexity warrants outside support.

• Review PLC‑controlled equipment, maintenance practices, recurring failures, backups, field‑device risks, and other controls vulnerabilities.
• Identify material gaps in the site's PLC preventive‑maintenance program.
• Develop a prioritized gap map covering recurring failure points, equipment risks, and recommended actions.
• Help transition the facility from reactive response toward planned reliability and recurrence prevention.

• Execute and document assigned weekly and monthly environmental and safety requirements.
• Maintain accurate technical findings, root‑cause information, corrective actions, milestones, completion dates, validation records, and post‑mortems.
• Ensure technical work is fully closed out rather than stopping once equipment returns to operation.
• Environmental and safety responsibilities represent approximately 5%–10% of the role.
• Documentation, communication, and reporting represent at least approximately 10% of the role and may be higher.

• Hands‑on Allen‑Bradley/Rockwell industrial troubleshooting experience
  , including use of Rockwell software and associated hardware to diagnose malfunctioning industrial equipment.
• Live‑equipment troubleshooting capability—not solely PLC programming familiarity.
• Ability to independently trace PLC logic, inputs, outputs, per missives, interlocks, sensors, wiring, and field conditions to determine actual root cause.
• Demonstrated personal ownership of…