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PLC Automation Lead

Sedona Staffing Services

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ID: 54167452

Posted On 01/19/2026

Job Overview

PLC MAINTENANCE AUTOMATION LEAD

WAGE: $36-$40/HOUR

HOURS: 7:30AM-3:30PM COULD GO LONGER

Position Summary

The PLC Maintenance & Automation Lead is responsible for leading, maintaining, and improving industrial automation systems across manufacturing operations. This role ensures the reliability, safety, and performance of PLC-controlled equipment while supporting continuous improvement, food safety, and cooperative values. The position combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership, troubleshooting, and long-term automation strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Automation & PLC Systems

+ Lead the design, programming, maintenance, and troubleshooting of PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or equivalent).

+ Maintain and optimize automation for production lines, packaging, material handling, and utility systems.

+ Develop and manage PLC standards, documentation, and version control.

+ Support equipment upgrades, retrofits, and new system integrations.

+ Ensure system reliability, redundancy, and cybersecurity best practices.

Maintenance & Reliability

+ Provide advanced troubleshooting support for electrical, controls, and automation issues.

+ Partner with maintenance teams to reduce downtime and improve equipment performance.

+ Develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies for automation systems.

+ Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action implementation.

Leadership & Collaboration

+ Serve as technical lead and mentor for maintenance technicians and automation staff.

+ Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Safety, and Production teams.

+ Support training initiatives to raise automation and controls competency across the plant.

+ Act as the primary automation contact for vendors, integrators, and contractors.

Compliance, Safety & Quality

+ Ensure automation systems comply with food safety, GMP, OSHA, and electrical codes.

+ Support validation and documentation for regulated manufacturing environments.

+ Promote safe work practices and lockout/tagout compliance.

+ Align automation improvements with sustainability and cooperative values.

Continuous Improvement & Strategy

+ Identify opportunities for automation efficiency, energy reduction, and waste minimization.

+ Support capital projects and long-term automation roadmap development.

+ Stay current on emerging automation technologies and best practices.

Required Qualifications

+ Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics, or related field (or equivalent experience).

+ 5+ years of industrial automation and PLC experience in a manufacturing environment.

+ Strong hands-on experience with PLC programming, troubleshooting, and HMI development.

+ Solid understanding of industrial networks, VFDs, sensors, and control panels.

+ Proven ability to lead technical projects and mentor others.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Experience in food, beverage, nutraceutical, or regulated manufacturing.

+ Experience with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix / Studio 5000.

+ Familiarity with SCADA systems and data integration.

+ CMMS experience and reliability-centered maintenance exposure.

Please email resume to [email protected]

Sedona Staffing Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Job Details

Categories

Architecture/Engineering/Drafting

Customer Service

Environmental/Quality Assurance/Safety

Food and Beverage

Industrial

Information Technology/Telecommunications

Labor

Maintenance/Repair

Manufacturing

Sales/Service

Security

Technical

Location

Belle Plaine, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Pay/Salary

74880.00

Company ID

352

Job REQ #

54167452

\# Positions

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Start Date

20260119

End Date

20260219

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Sedona Staffing Services

About the Company

Sedona Staffing Services is a Certified Woman Owned, global staffing, recruiting, and executive search firm. We locate qualified professionals, who excel in their careers, and provide customized staffing solutions for our client companies. Nationally, we're part of NPAworldwide, a global recruiting network, whose reach allows Sedona to recruit skilled candidates for highly technical, medical, executive, or hard-to-fill positions.

In summary, Sedona specializes in finding the right fit for both job seekers and businesses.

Our customized staffing solutions help businesses reduce costs and risk, increase efficiency, and provide flexibility.

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