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.