Job Description
Job Title: Lead Controls Engineer
Location: Holcomb, KS
Duration: 10/23/2026 – 10/23/2027 (12 months)
Pay Rate: $64.28/hr
Shift Timings: 1st Shift: 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM /2nd Shift: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Job Description
The Lead Controls Engineer will provide technical leadership and hands-on support for industrial automation and plant-floor control systems at the Tyson Foods Holcomb facility. The role focuses on PLC programming, troubleshooting, SCADA/HMI systems, conveyor automation, and industrial communications. The engineer will resolve complex equipment issues, minimize production downtime, and support controls upgrades and modernization projects.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Holcomb, KS
Duration: 10/23/2026 – 10/23/2027 (12 months)
Pay Rate: $64.28/hr
Shift Timings: 1st Shift: 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM /2nd Shift: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Job Description
The Lead Controls Engineer will provide technical leadership and hands-on support for industrial automation and plant-floor control systems at the Tyson Foods Holcomb facility. The role focuses on PLC programming, troubleshooting, SCADA/HMI systems, conveyor automation, and industrial communications. The engineer will resolve complex equipment issues, minimize production downtime, and support controls upgrades and modernization projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Program, troubleshoot, and commission PLC-based control systems.
- Support Schneider Electric/Modicon PLCs and legacy control systems.
- Troubleshoot automated production lines, conveyors, motors, drives, sensors, and interlocks.
- Diagnose issues across PLCs, HMI/SCADA systems, and industrial networks.
- Integrate and troubleshoot barcode scanners and vision systems.
- Support Ignition and iFix SCADA/HMI platforms.
- Perform root-cause analysis to restore equipment uptime.
- Support controls upgrades, replacements, and modernization projects.
- Develop technical specifications, programs, and integrated test plans.
- Provide technical guidance and collaborate with plant operations and IT teams.
- Strong hands-on PLC programming and troubleshooting.
- Schneider Electric/Modicon PLC experience strongly preferred.
- Ladder logic, structured programming, I/O mapping, and HMI integration.
- Industrial automation and manufacturing plant-floor troubleshooting.
- Conveyor and material-handling systems, motors, drives, sensors, photo eyes, and interlocks.
- SCADA/HMI experience with Ignition and iFix.
- Barcode scanning and machine vision systems: Keyence, Cognex, or SICK.
- Industrial networking and communication troubleshooting.
- SQL, scripting, server-based technologies, and 4GL programming.
- Electrical schematic interpretation and root-cause analysis.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and technical leadership skills.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another technical field. Equivalent work experience may be accepted.
- Experience: 6+ years in Information Systems or a related field, with proven programming experience.
- Experience supporting industrial controls in a live manufacturing environment is highly relevant.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | HOLCOMB,, KS |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $55–$64.28 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 2,000 to 2,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2000 |
| Website | http://www.lancesoft.com/ |
About Company
We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
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