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Job Title: Controls Technician** **Job Description

Join our team as a Controls Technician on the 2nd or 3rd shift, where your primary focus will be on troubleshooting, repairs, and preventative maintenance. The role does not require PLC programming but will involve working with logic, troubleshooting, and making necessary edits. You will follow control schemes, identify shorts and opens through schematics, and engage in methodical troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

+ Follow and comply with all safety standards including Lockout Tagout (LOTO).

+ Provide safe and timely electrical support.

+ Confer with the supervisor on job assignments and preventive maintenance, TPM events, and maintenance work orders.

+ Analyze, troubleshoot, replace, and install electrical DC and AC controls.

+ Perform power distribution troubleshooting and electrical installations.

+ Troubleshoot and correct equipment Programmable Logic Controls (PLC’s).

+ Suggest, design, and upgrade existing equipment controls.

+ Develop, create, and maintain all electrical documentation.

+ Engage in PLC programming and modification of programs and devices.

+ Conduct Ethernet I/O troubleshooting and setup.

+ Install, repair, and troubleshoot equipment electrical safety controls.

+ Work from complicated drawings, blueprints, worksheets, and other related documents.

+ Perform mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repair of manufacturing and facility equipment.

+ Participate in continuous improvement activities.

Essential Skills

+ PLC troubleshooting

+ Control testing

+ PLC programming

+ Electrical skills

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience in performing repairs and preventive maintenance of facility equipment and machinery.

+ Ability to troubleshoot PLCs, motors, motor controls, drives, electrical circuits, hydraulic systems, and robotics.

+ Effective communication skills to provide training or technical support to the maintenance team.

Why Work Here?

Working with us offers the opportunity to grow into leadership roles, engage in continuous improvement activities, and work with a dynamic team in a supportive environment. We value safety, collaboration, and innovation, making it a great place for those interested in advancing their careers.

Work Environment

Work in a 600,000 square foot facility that houses sanding machines, CNC machines, and paint/finish lines. The environment is not climate-controlled, which requires adaptability to varying conditions.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Kinston, NC.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $32.00 - $37.00/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 Kinston,NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jan 19, 2026.

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.