Automation Specialist
Full-time
Walker Lovell
Automation Specialist
Location: Missouri
Travel: Up to 30%
Compensation: Strong base salary + performance-linked package reflecting experience and impact
Put your controls expertise at the center of plant reliability
Take a hands-on role solving electrical and automation challenges in heavy manufacturing. You’ll improve equipment performance, develop technical skills across the maintenance team and contribute to plant upgrades.
Package & Benefits
- Performance-linked compensation package
- Exposure to automation upgrades and capital improvement projects
- Opportunity to develop expertise across electrical, control and instrumentation systems
- Technical influence through mentoring maintenance colleagues and contractors
Why This Business
This established industrial manufacturer supplies essential materials to a range of industries. Its operations offer practical engineering challenges across production equipment, electrical infrastructure and automated systems, with a clear focus on safety, reliability and continuous improvement.
What you’ll be doing
- Troubleshoot and programme PLCs and electrical controls to restore production and prevent recurring failures.
- Install, maintain and improve electrical distribution, instrumentation, motors, drives and conveyor automation.
- Strengthen preventative and predictive maintenance through root cause analysis, technical documentation and equipment upgrades.
- Guide hourly maintenance personnel and subcontractors, sharing technical knowledge and coordinating electrical work.
Experience needed
- At least 2-4 years’ industrial electrical/electronic experience in heavy manufacturing, construction or mining, with strong PLC programming and installation skills, including GE or Allen Bradley systems.
- Practical knowledge of conveyors, electrical schematics, instrumentation, motor controls and safe electrical working practices.
- Experience directing hourly personnel and managing subcontractors, with the flexibility to support shifts, on-call work, overtime and weekends when required.
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required. A degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical discipline is desirable but not essential. Relevant practical experience will also be considered.
Apply now for a confidential conversation with Walker Lovell.
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