Maintenance Controls Technician 1st shift

Location:

Watertown, WI, US, 53094

Job Posting Date:
Feb 27, 2026

Requisition

Shift: First Shift

Employment Type:

Hourly

Full-time

Position Facility:
Watertown

We can’t do what we do best – make great-tasting sausage products – unless our equipment is reliably running at its best. Members of our maintenance team keep our machines, lines and facilities running. You and your teammates will be responsible for all production and industrial refrigeration equipment, as well as our electrical controls systems. You’ll also work closely with our engineers and production members to make important upgrades to our production machinery, as we innovate and grow the business.

Starting Hourly Pay: $33.95. Skill block completion will increase hourly rate.

Pay Range: $33.95 – $42.91 per hour

Hours:

5:00 am – 2:30 pm. Flexibility required rtime expected, as well as weekend hours as needed.

The successful candidate will be involved in working to create standards and programs around the controls engineering function at Watertown which will help us get closer to our goal – "Best Company in the World." This position will partner with our Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations Teams to focus on projects and initiatives in the areas of electrical and PLC's within our operations.

This position will be at the forefront of our automation initiatives.

• Develop and maintain electrical control systems, robotics, and communication networks for machines and manufacturing processes
• Create and implement technical competencies surrounding programming and controls systems
• Write, edit, and enhance PLC programs for new and existing equipment
• Participate and lead various projects
• Lead controls and automation planning for facility
• Mentor other maintenance members
• Be the main contact between the Watertown facility and the organization for automation and controls initiatives
• Develop schematics and line drawings for existing and future automation projects using CAD software
• Create and display data collection routines to support our maintenance and operations teams to improve overall efficiencies
• Provide high level troubleshooting for all controls and electrical systems
• Develop complex safety circuits for new equipment as well as upgrading existing equipment
• Troubleshoot electrical and mechanical problems on various production and utility equipment and apply RCA (Root Cause Analysis) techniques to improve and eliminate future problems
• Maintain facilities and equipment to meet Perry Way Foods, OSHA and U.S.D.A. standards
• Engage in continuous improvement efforts as they relate to equipment and process
• Work on projects (i.e., machining, fabrication, capital projects and work with outside vendors)
• Use SAP‑PM software to collect technical data for the development of better preventative maintenance information in SAP
• Perform preventive maintenance and repair of all production and building equipment
• Assist with new equipment installation and/or equipment relocation and modification
• Be part of teams that implement ideas to improve the uptime of plant equipment through equipment modifications, layout adjustments, and general machine maintenance
• Member must be highly motivated with high expectations

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

• 3 or more years of system programming experience including: PLC ladder logic, HMI screens, data collection, PLC networking, motor drives, and servo motion control
• 1 or more years of CAD experience including: schematic design and panel layout component locations

• Specific Hardware
  
  Qualifications:
  • PLC:
    Allen Bradley
  • Servo:
    Allen Bradley
  • AC Drives:
    Allen Bradley
  • HMI:
    Allen Bradley
  • Network Systems:
    Cisco network switches, Allen Bradley
• Specific Software
  
  Qualifications:
  • Allen Bradley RSLogix (500, 5000), RSView 32 (ME, SE), RSNetworx for Device Net, Control Net, Panel builder 32, Asset Center, RSlinx, Drive Explorer, Ultraware, Drive executive, Factory Talk, Vantage Point (Excel add-ins), Excelsius, CAD or equivalent
  • Windows (XP, 2000 Professional,
    7) Windows Office Suite
• Understand the difference between AC/DC circuits as well as how to measure each of them
• Ability to understand different circuits…