KC Plant-ICA Lead Technician – Manufacturing Process Automation & Controls

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical ownership and support for manufacturing automation systems, including PLCs, safety systems, instrumentation, HMI platforms, industrial networks, and manufacturing data systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex automation, controls, and instrumentation issues to improve plant safety, reliability, quality, and productivity.
• Develop and optimize control strategies, sequencing, interlocks, alarms, and process control solutions to improve manufacturing performance.
• Lead automation activities for capital projects, including scope development, system design, programming, testing, startup, and commissioning.
• Support lifecycle management of automation and safety systems, including modernization, obsolescence planning, and compliance activities.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and Digital teams to implement reliability, productivity, and digital improvement initiatives.
• Maintain technical documentation and ensure work is executed in accordance with site standards, engineering practices, and change management requirements.
• Serve as a technical leader by providing mentorship, troubleshooting expertise, and guidance to plant teams and project resources.

Required Qualifications

• Technical degree, trade school, military technical training, or equivalent experience in automation, instrumentation, electrical, electronics, or related disciplines.
• 5+ years of industrial automation, process control, instrumentation, or manufacturing controls experience.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC-based systems and industrial instrumentation.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and documentation.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and safety leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of industrial automation or process control experience.
• Experience with Rockwell ControlLogix, Studio 5000, HMI systems, and process instrumentation.
• Experience in continuous manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading automation projects, capital improvements, or system modernization efforts.
• Experience serving as a technical lead, system owner, or subject matter expert.