Controls Specialist

Technical Source is hiring a Controls Specialist for our industrial manufacturing client in Hickory, NC. You will be embedded in the client’s automation group, working side-by-side with an internal controls engineer and a systems integrator engineer on major controls upgrades across several manufacturing lines.

Role Overview

This is a hands-on, plant-floor role focused on commissioning, troubleshooting, and debugging upgraded Allen-Bradley systems—not greenfield programming.

You will:

• Support the installation and startup of new control panels, equipment, and instrumentation (working alongside plant electricians; you are not doing terminations yourself).
• Use Studio 5000 to go online with AB PLCs, monitor ladder logic, interpret faults, and perform small, controlled logic edits as needed.
• Perform I/O and loop checks from field devices through PLC and HMI, verifying proper wiring, scaling, and operation.
• Assist with the c...