Controls Technician

The role

A Controls Technician will install, commission, and maintain automation systems for a scrap-to-rod production line. The role involves working with in-house systems and vendor skids to support production ramp-up and continuous improvement.

What you will do

• Install, wire, and terminate control panels, field devices, and instruments
• Run I/O and loop checks and support commissioning of in-house systems and vendor skids
• Lead, design, and own continuous improvement projects
• Calibrate and maintain instruments that measure process conditions and product quality
• Troubleshoot PLC, HMI, and Ignition faults on the line
• Write and change PLC, HMI, and Ignition logic
• Configure, maintain, and repair VFDs, motor controls, MCCs, and industrial networks
• Install and function-test safety devices and interlocks
• Build and run the preventive maintenance and calibration program for controls equipment
• Keep drawings, as-builts, spare parts lists, and documentation current

Required qualifications

• Associate degree or technical certificate in industrial electricity, electronics, instrumentation, or mechatronics, or military or apprenticeship training, or equivalent hands-on experience
• 2+ years of experience as a controls, I&E, or automation technician in an industrial plant
• Strong fundamentals in electrical systems, control circuits, and instrumentation
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and P&IDs
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting PLCs, VFDs, and field instruments with meters, loop calibrators, and other test tools
• NFPA 70E training, or willingness to complete it in your first 90 days
• Experience working with vendors and subcontractors during installation or start-up
• Drive to learn new skills fast, including PLC programming
• Comfortable working on the plant floor near molten metal and heavy equipment, in FR PPE, on ladders and lifts, and lifting up to 50 lb
• Ability to operate with incomplete information and make sound decisions quickly

Nice to have

• Background in metals, foundry, casting, recycling, or heavy industry
• Experience commissioning new plants or first-of-a-kind systems
• Experience with Siemens TIA Portal and Ignition
• Experience with machine vision or sorting equipment
• Python or other scripting experience
• Startup or early-stage experience

About the company

Red Metals is building a new model for the domestic copper supply chain by going straight from scrap to rod in one facility. They are building their first production line in North Charleston, South Carolina.