Senior Controls Specialist

Responsibilities

• As a senior controls specialist you will design, program, install and maintain industrial control systems (PLC, SCADA, robotics) while enabling seamless integration of AI outputs for intelligent, adaptive automation on the factory floor.
• This role bridges operational technology (OT) and AI platforms to implement real-time decision-making, predictive maintenance triggers, and closed-loop process control.
• The Controls Engineer ensures system reliability, safety, and scalability as the company advances toward Industry 4.0 capabilities.
• Analysis and synthesis--measures and interprets with exactness; ensures integrity of data; invites possibilities, improvements and scale based on data captured or from a data informed perspective
• Systems thinker--sees the business and its operation holistically; understands actions and reactions; considers multiple pathways of potential effect before decisions; thinks strategically about interventions with an eye toward scale
• Hands on-designs, programs, installs and maintains industrial control systems (PLC, SCADA, robotics)
• Optimizer--constantly challenging the organization to work smarter; supports others to ensure they have what they need to do their work successfully
• Anticipation--looks ahead to minimize potential issues and maximize advantages; prepares others for what comes next
• Best Practice - Utilizes knowledge of best practice approaches to pursue common systems and components to reduce complexity where possible
• Operational accelerator--drives continuous improvement; understands ramifications of automation and other advances; advocates for safety, ergonomics and scalable solutions