PLC/Drive Systems Field Diagnostics Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Your mission

When production stops, every minute counts. You are the calm in the storm—the expert who can dive into PLC logic, chase down a VFD trip, or sort out a servo that won’t home. At Innovative IDM, we rally around Legendary Service, and we’re looking for a field diagnostics pro who turns complex control problems into smooth-running lines. This work is hands-on industrial automation—not IT.

Impact you’ll make

• Restore uptime by diagnosing and repairing PLCs, HMIs, motion controllers, AC/DC drives, and plant instrumentation.
• Execute on-site electronic repairs across a spectrum of production machinery—from basic equipment to sophisticated systems.
• Lead installations, commissioning, and start-up of industrial control and motion platforms.
• Deliver field retrofits and bring large, complex control systems online successfully.
• Provide after-hours support on a rotating on-call schedule—because operations don’t sleep.
• Partner with internal teams and customer personnel; communicate clearly, document thoroughly, and close the loop.
• Research, test, and resolve hard technical issues with a do‑whatever‑it‑takes mindset.

What you bring

• 3–5 years working with industrial electronic controls, including relays, contactors, solenoids, and control logic.
• Strong schematic reading/interpretation skills.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot, repair, and program AC VFDs and DC motor controls.
• Expertise diagnosing PLCs and servo motion controllers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with customers and teammates.
• Self-motivated, organized, and effective with limited supervision.
• Creative, tenacious approach to solving electronic/industrial device issues.
• Capable of handling multiple projects with urgency and sound decisions.
• Bonus: Electrical/electronic ACAD and PLC programming experience.
• Education: Four-year degree preferred.
• Prepared with your own relevant hand tools.
• Attitude: positive, energetic, and collaborative—equally effective solo or with a team.

Field toolkit & platforms

• Packaging equipment, conveyor systems, pelletizer machines
• Motor Control Centers: Allen Bradley, ABB, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Eaton
• Measurement tools: Fluke multimeters; power tools
• Control ecosystems: Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, ABB, Omron, Siemens, Schneider Electric
• Drives: Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
• PLCs: Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Omron, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Beckoff
• Motion: servo motors and controllers
• Robotics: ABB, Yaskawa Motoman

Professional strengths we value

• Driver’s license and readiness for field service work
• PLC troubleshooting mastery
• Broad equipment diagnostic skills
• Ability to read/produce electrical schematics
• Electrical fault isolation and corrective repair
• Mechanical troubleshooting aptitude
• Experience within food & beverage manufacturing
• PCB assembly and component familiarity
• Understanding of single‑ and three‑phase power
• Industrial electrical diagnostics & repair capability
• Industrial robot programming exposure
• OSHA 10-hour certification
• Industrial automation equipment troubleshooting
• Relay verification/testing
• Insulation resistance testing
• Hands-on PLC programming
• Machine vision system programming familiarity
• PLC wiring/panel experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of electrical/electronic systems
• Pneumatics troubleshooting
• Industrial electrical background
• Networking: TCP/IP, SD‑WAN
• Meets physical requirements of field work
• Manufacturing environment experience
• Root cause analysis mindset

What’s in it for you

• Company truck and company credit card
• Daily overtime: 1.5x pay after 8 hours/day
• Double-time for billable Sunday work
• 15% additional pay for travel assignments
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO, Personal Time, Volunteer Time, and Paid Holidays
• Student Loan Match and Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and FSA
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Accident & Critical Illness benefits

Reminder: This is not an IT role—it's industrial automation at its core.