Job Description
Controls Engineer
Lead plant automation, controls, and OT network systems
Drive reliability and modernization of manufacturing equipment
About Our Client
My client is a global manufacturing organization recognized for its advanced production technologies and commitment to operational excellence. The company offers a collaborative environment where engineers have direct impact on automation, reliability, and manufacturing performance.
Job Description
- Design, program, and troubleshoot PLC-based control systems.
- Develop and support HMI and SCADA applications.
- Maintain and support the facility's OT network infrastructure.
- Configure and troubleshoot industrial Ethernet and serial communication networks.
- Commission new production equipment and control systems.
- Perform hardware checkout, I/O verification, and safety validation activities.
- Configure and support VFDs, servo drives, motors, and motion control systems.
- Manage plant data acquisition, historian, and SCADA platforms.
- Develop production dashboards and automated reporting tools.
- Partner with IT to support machine networking and OT/IT integration.
- Create and maintain electrical schematics and technical documentation.
- Lead automation upgrades, retrofits, and improvement projects.
- Troubleshoot machine, controls, electrical, and network-related failures.
- Provide technical guidance to maintenance and automation personnel.
- Document system changes and corrective actions within company systems.
- Ensure compliance with safety programs including LOTO and electrical safety procedures.
The Successful Applicant
A successful Controls Engineer should have:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of industrial controls or automation experience.
- Strong PLC programming and troubleshooting experience.
- Experience with Rockwell, Siemens, Mitsubishi, or similar platforms.
- Proficiency with HMI and SCADA development.
- Strong understanding of industrial Ethernet and OT networking.
- Experience with IP addressing, subnetting, and managed switches.
- Knowledge of RS232 and RS485 communication systems.
- Experience supporting VFDs, servo systems, and motion controls.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
- Experience commissioning automated manufacturing equipment.
- Ability to work independently in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
What's on Offer
- Hands-on automation leadership role
- Lead plant-wide controls initiatives
- Exposure to advanced manufacturing systems
- Strong investment in automation technology
- Professional growth and training opportunities
- Competitive compensation and benefits
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Concord, New Hampshire |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $100,000–$130,000 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
- Acquisitions Managementunmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Communication Systemsunmatched
- Compensation and Benefitsunmatched
- Control Engineeringunmatched
- Control Systemsunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Data Managementunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Electrical Engineeringunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Ethernetunmatched
- Human Machine Interface (HMI)unmatched
- IP Addressingunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Industrial Engineeringunmatched
- Input/Outputunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Maintenance - Electricalunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Equipmentunmatched
- Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
- Motion Controlunmatched
- Network Administration/Managementunmatched
- Network Supportunmatched
- Network Switchingunmatched
- Network Systemsunmatched
- Plant Managementunmatched
- Production Controlunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- RS-232unmatched
- RS-485unmatched
- Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
- Retrofitunmatched
- Root Cause Analysisunmatched
- Safety Complianceunmatched
- Safety Processunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Servomechanismunmatched
- Subnettingunmatched
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)unmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
- Validation Testingunmatched
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