Controls Technician

Job Description

Our manufacturing client in Salt Lake City is looking to hire an experienced Maintenance Controls Technician to support a large, modern manufacturing operation.

This role is the technical escalation point for PLCs, electrical systems, automation, and advanced diagnostics. It is not a mechanical-only maintenance role.

You will work alongside an established maintenance team, diagnosing complex system failures, restoring uptime, and helping improve long-term equipment reliability.

• Troubleshoot PLC-controlled production equipment
• Go online with PLCs to diagnose faults, monitor logic, and trace I/O
• Diagnose and resolve issues involving:
  • PLC logic, safety circuits, and interlocks
  • Sensors (photo eyes, prox switches, encoders)
  • VFDs, servos, motor starters, and actuators
• Read and interpret:
  • Electrical schematics
  • Ladder logic
  • HMI alarms and fault messages
• Troubleshoot cutting, welding, glazing, material handling, and automated assembly equipment
• Back up PLC and HMI programs and maintain basic documentation
• Support and mentor maintenance technicians on electrical and controls troubleshooting
• Work safely in 24
  
  VDC–480
  
  VAC industrial environments

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• Ability to work onsite Mon-Fri 5:45 AM-2:15 PM
• Proven hands‑on experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled industrial equipment
• Ability to:
  • Go online with a PLC
  • Monitor live logic
  • Trace inputs/outputs from field devices to logic and outputs
• Strong industrial electrical background (controls-focused)
• Experience using diagnostic tools (multimeter, laptop, PLC software)
• Manufacturing environment experience (automation‑heavy preferred)

• Allen‑Bradley PLCs, Lenze, Beckoff, Yaskawa drives
• HMI troubleshooting (Panel View or similar)
• VFD setup and fault diagnostics
• Industrial networking basics (Ethernet/IP, Device Net, Profinet)
• Experience with OEM window, extrusion, or high‑speed manufacturing equipment
• Ability and willingness to train and mentor others