Controls Technician - 3rd Shift

Category: Professional
Location: Saint Elmo, IL 62458
Pay: $38.90 Hourly
Posted: 1 week ago
Status: Open

Description

Controls Technician - 3rd Shift


We are looking for a skilled Controls Technician for a food manufacturer in St Elmo, IL!


Company Profile

A leading North American packaged food producer with a broad portfolio of well-known grocery and frozen brands, this company focuses on delivering convenient, high-quality meals and snacks. It operates across retail and foodservice channels, emphasizing innovation, brand building, and operational efficiency. 


What's in it for you?

  • Health: Medical, dental and vision insurance, company-paid life, accident and disability insurance
  • Wealth: Great pay, 401(k)/pension eligibility, financial wellness programs and stock purchase plan
  • Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups and team collaboration
  • Balance: Paid-time off and volunteer opportunities
  • Tool allotment, PPE reimbursement, etc

Controls Technician - 3rd Shift Details:

  • Direct Hire position
  • $38.90 /hour
  • Full Time work available
  • Third Shift (Monday through Friday from 11:00pm to 07:00am)
  • Install, configure, and commission programmable logic controllers, human machine interfaces, and related control hardware
  • Program and modify batch management systems, including adding or editing recipes
  • Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on automated control systems
  • Troubleshoot and diagnose control system issues onsite and remotely
  • Repair or replace sensors, actuators, valves, motor drives, and related components

Controls Technician - 3rd Shift Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of experience with industrial programmable logic controllers or a comparable combination of education and experience
  • Experience programming and troubleshooting programmable controllers
  • Food industry experience is a plus!
  • Allen Bradley machine knowledge is a plus!
  • Applicant may be subject to a background check
  • Pre-employment drug screen is required as a condition of employment

*A conviction record will not necessarily prevent you from being employed. You will be required to complete and submit a questionnaire. We will consider your age at the time of the offense, when the offense occurred, the seriousness and the nature of the offense, as well as any rehabilitation to determine your employability.


We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and celebrate diversity at all levels of our organization.


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Columbus, IN Tradesmen

4111 Central Avenue

Columbus, IN 47203

(317) 296-8955

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