Material Handling Controls Commissioning Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Role Overview

Join our field team as a commissioning expert for automated material handling and conveyor systems. You’ll be on the road full-time, bringing complex designs to life at customer facilities across North America and supporting extended assignments throughout the U.S.

A Day in the Life

You arrive on site, sync up with electrical installers and the Controls Engineering team, and get to work transforming drawings and a Description of Operation into a functioning system. You load emulated PLC programs, perform static functional testing, and begin meticulous I/O and device-level checkout and validation. When a PLC, field device, or network repeater misbehaves, you diagnose it quickly and resolve it. You verify communications on networks such as Ethernet IP, Device Net, Control Net, Profi-bus, AS-I, and CAN, then document everything and turn over validated subsystems with the required checklists. Before you leave for the day, you submit clear daily progress notes—and a weekly summary at project milestones—highlighting accomplishments and exceptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with electrical installers and Controls Engineers to implement and validate material handling systems at customer sites across North America.
• Load emulated PLC programs and conduct static functional testing aligned to the Description of Operation and drawing documentation.
• Execute comprehensive I/O and device-level checkout and validation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues involving PLCs, field devices, and network repeaters.
• Test, validate, and repair communications/control networks: Ethernet IP, Device Net, Control Net, Profi-bus, AS-I, and CAN.
• Hand off validated subsystems to the Controls Engineering group with completed validation checklists.
• Provide daily and weekly progress reports detailing achievements and exceptions.

Travel & Work Environment

• Location: 100% travel with extended durations anywhere in the U.S.; projects span North America.
• Comfort working in varied climates and industrial environments.
• Ability to walk, crawl, and climb for extended periods; strong safety mindset.
• Work independently and within a team, taking direction and meeting project deadlines.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience installing and/or maintaining conveyor equipment.
• Fluent in reading/interpreting electrical prints and using model-specific checklists.
• Capable of generating and maintaining action-item lists based on inspections.

Technical Proficiency

• PLC troubleshooting and PLC wiring experience.
• Electrical troubleshooting.
• Electrical schematics/schematic reading.
• Experience with 480 voltage systems.

Compensation

Hourly pay: $22.00 – $31.50, plus per diem while traveling.