Control Systems Technician

Job Output Under the direction of the Maintenance Supervisor and Maintenance Manager, the Control Systems Technician will provide electrical maintenance and programming support to maintenance technicians as necessary, including sickness coverage. The Control Systems Technician will also support and carry out duties and project work assigned. This position will follow the direction and guidance of the Electrical Engineer.

Primary location: Hilliard, Ohio

Employment status: Full Time

Pay Rate - $44.82 to $47.01 based on skill level.

• Carry out root cause failure analysis on production electrical/control systems and provide recommendations and execute work to prevent recurrence.
• Lead/participate in cross‑functional teams on process improvements.
• Provide support regarding fault finding/modification/installations of whole site control systems including PLCs, SCADA, databases, communication networks, instrumentation, variable speed drives, etc.
• The incumbent must be willing and able to work overtime and/or non‑standard work schedule based on production needs.
• Manage process control software and desktop.
• Assist with plant process control network and IP address assignments.
• Assist with plant data historian.
• Help develop electrical control infrastructure obsolescence plan with Electrical Engineer.
• Drive improvements in control systems.
• Assist with plant functional machine safety process.
• Train and develop technicians to troubleshoot and fix production electrical/control system failures.
• Help manage Wonderware software to improve HOP (Health of Process) screens for production.
• Support off‑shifts as needed.

• Associate’s Degree or Technical Certificate in Electrical/Electronic/Software Engineering or similar field with 3+ years of experience or 8+ years of experience with electrical systems, programming, and troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience setting up & configuring variable speed drives (Allen Bradley).
• PLC experience essential, preferably Allen‑Bradley (Micrologix, SLC 5/05, Compact Logix, Controllogix).
• Experience in the use of SCADA & HMI packages desirable.
• Able to read electrical schematic drawings essential; electrical control & safety circuit design knowledge desired (AutoCAD software).
• Control panel design desired, but not required.
• Knowledge of communication protocols (Ethernet IP/RIO/Modbus).
• Working knowledge of pneumatic, hydraulic and other mechanical systems.
• Knowledge and understanding of NEC/NFPA 70E standards.
• Knowledge of Functional Safety, Performance Levels, Circuit Categories.

• Excellent troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Highly PC literate.

• Data Access Servers (FSGateway, DASABCIP, DASABTCP).
• Data historian.
• Wonderware Active Factory (Trend, Query, Report use & configuration).

• RSLogix 5000
• RSLogix 500
• Studio 5000
• Factory View Studio
• RSLinx

• MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).

• AutoCAD.

• Ethernet IP.
• Remote I/O.

Physically fit for climbing and working in awkward positions while investigating and auditing jobs. Able to lift 50 pounds.

Armstrong is committed to providing an environment free of discrimination and harassment on the applicable prohibited grounds under applicable human rights legislation, where individuals are treated with respect, have equal opportunities in accordance with applicable human rights legislation, and can contribute meaningfully in the workplace once employed.