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Nestlé Purina North America · 1 day ago

Controls Technical Specialist II (Industrial Automation)

St Joseph, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$74K/yr - $103K/yr

3+ years exp

Nestlé Purina North America is a leader in pet care, committed to excellence and community engagement. As a Controls Technical Specialist II (Industrial Automation), you will be responsible for troubleshooting and enhancing automation systems, overseeing PLC upgrades, and collaborating with maintenance teams to support production line modifications.

Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageFood ProcessingPackaging ServicesPetWellness

No H1B

Responsibilities

Configure, program and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controls (PLC)

Perform preventive maintenance for controls and organize electrical/control parts inventory

Provide programming and electrical support on plant capital projects

Implement control systems software upgrade

Provide instrumentation, PLC, HMI/SCADA and hardware support to plant maintenance staff

Qualification

PLC programmingHMI/SCADA supportElectrical troubleshootingPreventive maintenanceControls systems upgradeTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Associate's Degree in a technical discipline AND 3+ years of applicable experience in PLC software and hardware troubleshooting and/or PC-based HMI-systems OR High School Diploma/ GED AND 5+ years of applicable experience in PLC software and hardware troubleshooting and/or PLC-based HMI-systems