{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"412cddb9fcd9136dec40d53e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/412cddb9fcd9136dec40d53e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/412cddb9fcd9136dec40d53e","title":"Controls Engineer- 3rd shift","description":"Automation & Controls Engineer\n\nLocation: Glendale, Arizona\nEmployment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire\nShift: Night Shift\nIndustry: High-Speed Beverage Manufacturing\n\nPosition Overview\n\nWe are seeking an experienced Automation & Controls Engineer to support a large, highly automated manufacturing facility in Glendale, Arizona.\n\nThis is a hands-on controls position responsible for supporting production equipment, troubleshooting automation issues, improving equipment reliability, and executing controls and automation projects.\n\nThe facility operates high-speed production and packaging systems, including filling, canning, conveying, packaging, palletizing, robotic material handling, and process equipment.\n\nResponsibilities\n\nProvide hands-on automation and controls support for production and process equipment.\nTroubleshoot Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, instrumentation, industrial networks, sensors, and electrical control systems.\nDiagnose equipment failures using PLC logic, I/O, electrical schematics, and system data.\nPerform PLC programming, troubleshooting, modifications, and controls optimization.\nProvide Tier 1 and Tier 2 troubleshooting support during equipment failures and production downtime.\nSupport high-speed automated equipment including fillers, seamers, conveyors, packaging equipment, palletizers, and robotic systems.\nIdentify recurring equipment and controls issues and implement long-term corrective actions.\nSupport automation upgrades, equipment installations, commissioning, and continuous-improvement projects.\nWork closely with maintenance, engineering, operations, and equipment manufacturers.\nProvide technical guidance and controls support to maintenance technicians.\nParticipate in management-of-change processes and maintain appropriate controls documentation.\nSupport plant-wide automation systems as needed.\n\nQualifications\n\n5+ years of Allen-Bradley PLC experience.\nStrong PLC programming and troubleshooting capabilities.\nExperience working with industrial HMIs, VFDs, instrumentation, sensors, and automated control systems.\nStrong electrical troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose problems through PLC logic and field I/O.\nExperience supporting automated manufacturing or process equipment.\nExperience with high-speed production, packaging, bottling, canning, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical/process, or similar manufacturing environments.\nAbility to troubleshoot equipment under production conditions where uptime and response time are critical.\nStrong problem-solving and communication skills.\nAbility to work effectively with maintenance technicians, engineers, operations personnel, and OEM/vendor teams.\nAvailability to work the designated night-shift schedule.\n\nPreferred Experience\n\nExperience with any of the following is highly valuable:\n\nHigh-speed canning or bottling equipment\nFilling and seaming systems\nConveyors and material handling\nPackaging equipment\nRobotics and robotic integration\nPalletizers and depalletizers\nServo systems and VFDs\nProcess controls and instrumentation\nFood and beverage manufacturing\nHigh-speed automated production environments\n\nThis position is ideal for an Automation & Controls Engineer who enjoys being hands-on with equipment and PLCs while also contributing to automation improvements, equipment reliability, and engineering projects.","company":"Electrical Automation Services","rawCompany":"electrical automation services","city":"Buckeye","state":"AZ","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T10:50:47.551Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2199.05","title":"Mechatronics 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facility in Glendale, Arizona.\n\nThis is a hands-on controls position responsible for supporting production equipment, troubleshooting automation issues, improving equipment reliability, and executing controls and automation projects.\n\nThe facility operates high-speed production and packaging systems, including filling, canning, conveying, packaging, palletizing, robotic material handling, and process equipment.\n\nResponsibilities\n\nProvide hands-on automation and controls support for production and process equipment.\nTroubleshoot Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, instrumentation, industrial networks, sensors, and electrical control systems.\nDiagnose equipment failures using PLC logic, I/O, electrical schematics, and system data.\nPerform PLC programming, troubleshooting, modifications, and controls optimization.\nProvide Tier 1 and Tier 2 troubleshooting support during equipment failures and production downtime.\nSupport high-speed automated equipment including fillers, seamers, conveyors, packaging equipment, palletizers, and robotic systems.\nIdentify recurring equipment and controls issues and implement long-term corrective actions.\nSupport automation upgrades, equipment installations, commissioning, and continuous-improvement projects.\nWork closely with maintenance, engineering, operations, and equipment manufacturers.\nProvide technical guidance and controls support to maintenance technicians.\nParticipate in management-of-change processes and maintain appropriate controls documentation.\nSupport plant-wide automation systems as needed.\n\nQualifications\n\n5+ years of Allen-Bradley PLC experience.\nStrong PLC programming and troubleshooting capabilities.\nExperience working with industrial HMIs, VFDs, instrumentation, sensors, and automated control systems.\nStrong electrical troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose problems through PLC logic and field I/O.\nExperience supporting automated manufacturing or process equipment.\nExperience with 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