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Job Title: Controls Technician** **Job Description

As a Controls Technician, you will play a vital role in maintaining and troubleshooting industrial controls equipment. You will provide electrical and controls support for production operations and maintenance departments, ensuring that plant automated equipment, robots, PLCs, and process control equipment are functioning as designed. Your expertise will help resolve control and electrical issues related to equipment downtime, throughput improvement, and safety concerns.

Responsibilities

+ Maintain and troubleshoot industrial controls equipment.

+ Provide electrical and controls support for production operations and maintenance departments.

+ Ensure plant automated equipment, robots, PLCs, and process control equipment are functioning as required.

+ Implement minor PLC and HMI software changes, including improvements and troubleshooting.

+ Collaborate with production, maintenance supervisors, operators, vendors, and service providers for troubleshooting assistance and improvements.

+ Follow all Safety and Environmental policies and procedures.

+ Work with Engineers and Technicians on new automated process equipment for deployment into production.

+ Collaborate with engineers to layout and fabricate machine control panels.

Essential Skills

+ PLC Programming and Troubleshooting

+ Strong understanding of electrical and control systems

+ Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics, diagrams, and blueprints

+ Problem-solving skills

+ Attention to detail in testing and troubleshooting equipment

+ Recording data and documenting procedures

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience in control panel fabrication and modification

+ Experience in sensor integration

+ Minimum of an associate degree, Certification in Automation, Journeyman Electrician, or significant controls experience in a Manufacturing Environment

+ Proficiency in Siemens TIA-Portal and Rockwell RSStudio

+ Robotics experience (Preferred) - FANUC

Why Work Here?

Join a new and rapidly expanding company where you can showcase your skills in a dynamic environment. This 3-month position offers a unique opportunity to prove your expertise and contribute to the company's growth at an early stage.

Work Environment

You will work in a brand new, state-of-the-art facility in Weirton, WV. The facility is climate-controlled, well-lit, and very clean, providing a comfortable and conducive work environment. Third shift positions are available from Monday to Thursday, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Weirton, WV.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $35.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Weirton,WV.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 29, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.