Job Description

About the Role

Pinnacle Partners is recruiting for a Controls Maintenance Engineering Technician in Shelbyville, IN. This position focuses on industrial electrical troubleshooting, PLCs, robotics, and automation improvements within a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong multicraft maintenance background, electrical troubleshooting skills, and working knowledge of PLCs and automated equipment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Maintenance Engineering team with controls, automation, and engineering projects.
• Troubleshoot industrial equipment failures, recurring mechanical/electrical issues, and production downtime.
• Diagnose electrical circuits, PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and automated manufacturing equipment.
• Modify, edit, and troubleshoot existing PLC programs, primarily working with established programs and templates.
• Perform electrical panel rewiring, modifications, and troubleshooting.
• Support FANUC and ABB robotic systems, including programming modifications.
• Work with Mitsubishi PLCs and other industrial automation and control systems.
• Read and interpret electrical prints, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance, repair, and equipment overhaul procedures.
• Analyze equipment downtime, recurring failures, and root causes.
• Identify problematic equipment and recommend corrective actions to improve reliability.
• Determine whether recurring downtime requires preventive maintenance changes, PLC programming modifications, or equipment redesign.
• Assist with new equipment installations, upgrades, and modifications.
• Support die casting machinery, melt shop equipment, electrical control panels, and automated manufacturing systems.
• Work with Maintenance, Engineering, Die Casting Engineering, and Operations to improve equipment performance and reliability.
• Participate in engineering projects from development through implementation.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintenance practices, and production efficiency.
• Perform additional controls, maintenance engineering, and automation responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements:

• Approximately 4–5 years of industrial maintenance, electrical troubleshooting, or related manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong hands-on multicraft industrial maintenance background with experience across multiple technical disciplines.
• Solid understanding of electrical circuits and industrial electrical troubleshooting.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical prints, schematics, and wiring diagrams.
• Experience troubleshooting and diagnosing industrial equipment failures.
• Working knowledge of PLCs, including the ability to understand PLC logic, troubleshoot programs, and make modifications.
• Experience with industrial automation and controls systems.
• Familiarity with HMIs, industrial robotics, and automated manufacturing equipment.
• Ability to understand how electrical components and controls interact within industrial machinery.
• Experience working with complex industrial or manufacturing equipment.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently explain specific technical problems personally diagnosed and resolved.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and production teams.
• Comfortable working in an active industrial manufacturing environment, including hot and dirty areas of the facility.
• Flexibility to support occasional overtime and weekend work as production and project needs require.

Preferred:

• Experience with Mitsubishi PLCs.
• Experience supporting FANUC or ABB robotic systems.
• Experience modifying PLC programs, troubleshooting HMIs, and supporting industrial automation.
• CAD experience or familiarity with SolidWorks and 3D modeling.
• Systems integration experience.
• Experience developing preventive or predictive maintenance programs.
• Background in equipment reliability improvements and root cause analysis.
• Experience with equipment upgrades, installations, and maintenance engineering projects.
• Experience developing maintenance procedures and technical training materials.
• Automotive manufacturing or die casting experience.
• Ability to work across multiple departments with minimal supervision.
• Interest in developing additional controls, automation, and engineering skills.

Benefits Overview:

• Hourly compensation up to $43.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.
• Annual opportunities for pay increases based on performance and completion of required assessments or continuing education.
• Monday–Friday, first-shift schedule with flexibility in coordinating an 8-hour shift within the 5:00 AM–5:00 PM coverage window.
• Overtime opportunities based on production demands and engineering projects.
• Occasional Saturday or Sunday work, generally communicated in advance.
• Opportunities to develop skills in PLC programming, robotics, automation, and controls engineering.
• Exposure to equipment reliability projects, maintenance engineering initiatives, and cross-functional improvements.
• Company-specific training and opportunities for internal advancement.
• Opportunity to work with Mitsubishi PLCs, FANUC and ABB robotics, HMIs, and industrial automation systems.
• Company tool purchase/loan program available to assist with acquiring necessary tools.

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