Technical Operations lead/SCADA/PLC

Title: Technical Operations lead/SCADA/PLC

Location: Ulysses, Kansas, United States

Schedule: M- F | 2 Shifts:

1st shift: 6 AM- 4 PM

2nd shift: 3 PM -12 AM

Type: Fully Onsite

Job Summary:

Seeking a Lead Controls Engineer with 6+ years of experience in industrial controls, automation, or Information Systems to provide hands‑on technical leadership and troubleshoot plant‑floor automation systems.

Key Requirements:

• Strong PLC programming, commissioning, and troubleshooting experience.
• Schneider Electric / Modicon PLC experience highly preferred.
• Experience with ladder logic, structured programming, I/O mapping, HMI integration, and electrical schematics .
• Troubleshooting of conveyors, motors/drives, sensors, photo eyes, interlocks, sequencing, and material‑handling equipment .
• Experience with industrial barcode/scanning/vision systems – Keyence, Cognex, or SICK preferred.
• Strong SCADA/HMI experience, especially Ignition and iFix .
• Ability to troubleshoot industrial networks and communications between PLCs, HMIs, scanners, and field devices.
• Experience supporting legacy controls, upgrades, replacements, and modernization .
• Knowledge of SQL, scripting, server‑based technologies, and 4GL programming .
• Strong root‑cause analysis, problem‑solving, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.

Ideal Candidate:

Hands‑on Controls/Automation Engineer who can diagnose issues across PLC, electrical, communications, HMI/SCADA, and plant equipment and restore production uptime.