Industrial Programmer - Morgantown, WV

About Us

Pillar Innovations is an Industrial Solutions and Service Company with over 15 years of experience in the Energy, Mining, Industrial Construction, Aggregate, and Renewables Industries. The Corporate Headquarters are located in Grantsville, MD with several offices throughout the country. Are you looking for a place to expand your skills and grow in a career? Our company promotes continuous learning, diverse work opportunities, and flexibility.

We also provide defined career path advancement, full benefits, and a variety of apprenticeship/continuing education programs. We pride ourselves on the versatility of our skillsets and the variety of services that we provide to our customers. We maintain a high level of respect and dignity for our employees, customers, and for the communities that we serve. We have always held a high regard for providing a flexible work-life balance for our employees and we will continue to do so.

We are a diverse and rapidly growing company that is continually on the lookout for emerging markets and opportunities. As an employee, the keys to success are maintaining a positive, can-do attitude and a strong sense of ambition and safety. These key attributes have contributed greatly to the success of our company and to the advancement of our workforce. Openings for experienced workers and training for entry level positions are always available.

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As an Industrial Programmer, the general role is to provide turn-key automated solutions specializing in PLC Programming, Human Machine Interface (HMI) Development, Software installations, with minimal electrical work. This position is expected to complete difficult troubleshooting for customers with some direction from Sr. and lead level personnel.

The Industrial Programmer will report to the Automation Manager and will work primarily out of the Morgantown location.

• Provide technical support and onsite troubleshooting and repair for customers
• Support commissioning efforts for new projects and systems onsite at customer facilities
• Resolve operational problems related to current systems or new projects
• Ensure all relevant safety objectives are observed for all work completed
• Support manufacture, build and validation of systems which include pneumatics, servos, VFD’s, relays, communication networks, touchscreens, push buttons and robotic integration
• Create customer documentation such as user manuals, programming diagrams, network diagrams, and electrical drawings
• Maintain accurate records and files according to quality standards and customer requirements
• Modifies systems upon customer’s request and documents the amendments accordingly

• Valid driver’s license
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years of experience in process control and automation
• Familiar with reading and creating CAD drawings using AutoCAD Electrical
• Strong working knowledge with Allen Bradley PLCs and RSLogix
• Working experience and knowledge with HMI / OIT Development using Rockwell and/or Wonderware software platforms
• Efficiently organize and plan work tasks to meet company goals
• Critical thinking with exceptional problem-solving skills, able to work independently and in team environments
• Proactive, resourceful and highly motivated with good communication skills and ability to work in high output environment
• Ability to balance multiple projects
• Working knowledge of MS Office productivity software
• Good understanding of mechanical principals is a plus
• Preferred if candidate has 80-hour underground certification within the first 6 months of employment
• Travel as…