Job Description
Automation & Controls Leadership
Lead the development and implementation of tools, standards, and methods to improve control system reliability and reduce unplanned downtime. Establish and maintain automation standards and best practices across the manufacturing site. Provide technical leadership for plant-wide automation initiatives and future technology roadmaps. Drive continuous improvement efforts that enhance system performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
Process Control Systems
Oversee process network infrastructure and industrial control system architecture. Manage PLC programming standards, development, troubleshooting, and upgrades. Lead instrumentation and controls system design, installation, and commissioning activities. Direct Human-Machine Interface (HMI) development and implementation. Oversee SCADA system design, deployment, maintenance, and optimization. Administer and maintain the site's PI Historian and data collection systems.
Team Leadership
Lead, mentor, and develop a Controls Engineering team supporting a 24/7 manufacturing operation. Establish performance expectations and support employee development and succession planning. Foster a culture centered on safety, accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Facilities, Quality, and EHS teams to achieve plant objectives.
Operational Support
Provide high-level troubleshooting support for manufacturing operations and critical automation systems. Support callout response and remote troubleshooting when required. Develop data-driven approaches to improve equipment performance and process reliability. Identify recurring issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Capital Projects
Lead controls engineering activities for facility upgrades, process improvements, and capital expansion projects. Manage automation-related capital budgets and project execution. Support project planning, equipment selection, design reviews, commissioning, and startup activities. Ensure projects are completed safely, on schedule, and within budget.
Compliance & Change Management
Ensure process controls infrastructure complies with company standards, industry regulations, and applicable codes. Support process safety initiatives and site compliance programs. Ensure all automation-related modifications follow established Management of Change (MOC) procedures. Maintain appropriate documentation, system backups, validation records, and cybersecurity controls.
Vendor & Contractor Management
Partner with equipment manufacturers, integrators, and instrumentation vendors to support operational excellence. Evaluate and implement industry best practices for industrial automation. Ensure controls systems documentation is maintained and accurately reflected in maintenance and asset management systems. Manage contractor performance and technical deliverables.
MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will oversee automation standards, control system architecture, PLC and SCADA programming, historian systems, industrial networking, instrumentation, and server infrastructure while ensuring system reliability, cybersecurity, and operational excellence. Required: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related discipline. Minimum of 10 years of industrial controls engineering experience within a 24/7 manufacturing environment. Minimum of 5 years of engineering leadership or supervisory experience. Demonstrated experience leading automation and capital project initiatives. Strong hands-on knowledge of instrumentation, process controls, and industrial automation systems. Experience with PLC programming, troubleshooting, and system optimization. Thorough understanding of industrial communications networks and Foundation Fieldbus systems. Experience designing, implementing, and supporting SCADA architectures. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Exceptional communication and leadership capabilities. Ability to participate in on-call support rotations and occasional off-hours work supporting plant operations and project activities. Preferred: Professional Engineer (PE) license. Experience within chemical manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or other highly regulated process industries. Experience managing automation infrastructure within hazardous manufacturing environments. Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices for industrial control systems. Experience with SAP or other enterprise maintenance management systems.
What's on Offer
Salary Range: $140,000 - $155,000 + Annual Bonus Health Insurance 401k (Company Match) PTO Available
Job Summary
Sector: Engineering & Manufacturing Sub Sector: Production, Manufacturing Industry: Industrial / Manufacturing Where: Mesa Contract Type: Permanent Consultant name: Marios Peripanos Job Reference: JN-082026-7083359
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Mesa, Arizona |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $140,000–$155,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.
Skills
- Architectural Analysisunmatched
- Asset Managementunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Automation Engineeringunmatched
- Automation Systemsunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Capital Budgetingunmatched
- Capital Projectunmatched
- Change Managementunmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Control Engineeringunmatched
- Control Systemsunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Data Collectionunmatched
- Document Managementunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Engineeringunmatched
- Engineering Managementunmatched
- Equipment Selectionunmatched
- Facilities Engineeringunmatched
- Human Machine Interface (HMI)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Industrial Engineeringunmatched
- Industry Standardsunmatched
- Instrumentationunmatched
- Insuranceunmatched
- Internet Securityunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
- Mentoringunmatched
- Network Administration/Managementunmatched
- Network Monitoringunmatched
- On Callunmatched
- Operational Auditunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- People Managementunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Process Control Engineeringunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Professional Engineerunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- Project Executionunmatched
- Project Planningunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Reliability Engineeringunmatched
- SAPunmatched
- Safety Processunmatched
- Semiconductor Manufacturingunmatched
- Staff Developmentunmatched
- Standards Developmentunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- Succession Planningunmatched
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)unmatched
- Sustainabilityunmatched
- System Architectureunmatched
- System Validationunmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
- Systems Reliabilityunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
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