Principal Controls Technician – (PLC & Advanced Robotics Specialist)
Principal Controls Technician – (PLC & Advanced Robotics Specialist)
$43.00/hr + Multiple Annual Bonuses • Brown Deer, WI Area • Elite 1st Shift Join a market-leading manufacturing innovator celebrated for an employee-centric culture and high retention Step into a high-visibility, technical SME role offering a rare Monday-Friday day shift with a clear leadership path
- EXPERIENCE 8+ Years of Senior Industrial Maintenance & Automation Mastery
- TECH PLC Troubleshooting (Allen Bradley / Siemens) and Advanced Robotics Diagnostics
- SKILLS Complex Electrical Schematics, Blueprints, AC/DC Systems, Fluid Power, and Fabrication Welding
- COMP $43.00 per hour + Multiple Annual Performance Bonuses + Comprehensive Benefits Package
- SCHEDULE 1st Shift | 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM | Monday – Friday
- LOCATION Greater Brown Deer / Northern Milwaukee County area (100% Onsite)
- AUTH US Citizen or Green Card Holder required
If you have spent nearly a decade solving the industry’s most complex automation and automation roadblocks, this is the role that respects your technical legacy. Our client is a rapidly growing, market-leading manufacturer renowned for its employee-first philosophy and technical innovation. While most controls positions demand exhausting on-call hours and rotating night shifts, this senior-level position offers a highly desirable, stable Monday-through-Friday day shift.
The organization is famous for its exceptional employee retention, largely because they treat their staff as a premier asset—offering multiple bonuses throughout the year and a team-oriented environment free of typical corporate politics. This is an ideal destination for a technical expert looking for stability, sophisticated high-tech challenges with robotics, and a long-term home where deep automation expertise is highly valued and rewarded.
What You Will Be Doing
- Performing advanced diagnostics and precision repairs on high-capacity industrial automation, complex robotics, and integrated manufacturing lines
- Acting as the floor's Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs, executing advanced troubleshooting, monitoring code, and optimizing system logic
- Reading and interpreting intricate mechanical blueprints and sophisticated electrical schematics to resolve high-level system failures and intermittent control issues
- Executing comprehensive preventative maintenance and repairs on multi-phase AC/DC electrical distribution systems, advanced pneumatics, and high-pressure hydraulic circuits
- Utilizing precision welding and fabrication skills to modify machine structures, reinforce assemblies, or repair critical machine components on-site
- Collaborating closely with production management to drive down downtime and providing technical mentorship and coaching to junior maintenance technicians
What We Are Looking For
- Automation Legacy: 8 or more years of industrial machinery maintenance experience, specifically operating within a high-volume, automated manufacturing environment
- Control Systems Mastery: Proven, hands-on mastery troubleshooting automated machinery, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and robotics, including active PLC diagnostic experience with Allen Bradley or Siemens platforms
- Schematic Literacy: Advanced proficiency in tracing complex multi-page electrical schematics and mechanical assembly drawings
- Fluid Power & Electrical: A strong, comprehensive background managing industrial pneumatics, hydraulics, and complex AC/DC electrical systems
- Welding Skill: Demonstrated welding and fabrication experience as it relates directly to heavy machinery repair and structural modifications
- Stability: A reliable, long-term employment history; our client is looking for a dedicated technical pillar and avoids frequent job-hoppers
- Requirements: Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder residing within a 45-minute drive of the Brown Deer area