Electrical & Control Systems Technician (Manufacturing)
Our mission: safer lines, higher uptime, and consistent quality. Your craft: turning alarms and schematics into stable, optimized automation. If solving complex controls problems energizes you, this role is your arena.
Impact First
Elevate reliability by diagnosing and correcting faults across PLCs, HMIs, DCS, VFDs, instrumentation, and electrical infrastructure.
Advance safety and quality by implementing control improvements and standardizing best practices.
Amplify team performance by mentoring technicians and championing strong maintenance discipline.
How You’ll Work
Picture this: a line throws a fault. You trace ladder logic, consult the schematic, validate I/O, tune a VFD, and bring the system back online—then capture the learning to prevent recurrence. Between calls, you partner with production, quality, and safety to plan upgrades that measurably improve plant performance.
Schedule
Monday–Thursday, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Occasional overtime when operations demand it.
Core Responsibilities
Install, troubleshoot, maintain, and program plant control systems (PLCs, HMIs, DCS, VFDs, instrumentation, and electrical infrastructure).
Diagnose equipment issues and implement solutions that improve reliability, efficiency, safety, and product quality.
Provide technical guidance, training, and mentoring to technicians; uphold high-quality maintenance practices.
Read and interpret electrical drawings, ladder logic, and controls documentation to drive maintenance and continuous improvement.
Minimum Qualifications
High School Diploma or GED.
3+ years of hands-on electrical maintenance experience, including PLC programming, hardware, and equipment troubleshooting.
Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics; experience with high and low voltage; comfortable interfacing with ladder logic.
Preferred Background
Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
Experience in alcohol beverage, food & beverage, or CPG manufacturing.
Rockwell Automation controls training or certification.
Experience with Allen‑Bradley and Panasonic PLCs.
Physical Requirements
Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds without assistance.
Technical Proficiencies
PLC Troubleshooting Skills
PLC Programming Experience
Numbers & Facts
Location
Baltimore, MD
Skills
Automationunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Beveragesunmatched
Consultingunmatched
Consumer Packaged Goodsunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Control Systemsunmatched
Distributed Control Systems (DCS)unmatched
Document Managementunmatched
Electricityunmatched
Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
High School Diplomaunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Input/Outputunmatched
Instrumentationunmatched
Ladder Logicunmatched
Lift/Move 25 Poundsunmatched
Low Voltage (LV)unmatched
Maintenance - Electricalunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
Mentoringunmatched
Performance Managementunmatched
Power Amplifierunmatched
Product Safetyunmatched
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
Quality Controlunmatched
Reliability Engineeringunmatched
Rockwell Automationunmatched
Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
Schematicsunmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Trainingunmatched
Variable Speed Drive (VSD)unmatched
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