Controls Technician

Martz Technologies, Inc.

Berwick, PA

Pay: $36-$60/hr

Shift: Full time

Martz Technologies is a **100% employee-owned control systems integration company** headquartered in Berwick, Pennsylvania. For more than 25 years, we have helped industrial and municipal customers design, modernize, troubleshoot, and support automated control systems.

We're looking for a **Controls Technician** who enjoys solving problems, learning how things work, and seeing automated systems operate in the real world.

**At Martz, the official job title for this position is Automation Project Engineer (APE). A four-year engineering degree is not required.** We place greater value on demonstrated technical ability, hands-on experience, problem-solving skills, and a willingness to learn. Whether your background is in industrial maintenance, electrical work, machine building, technical training, or automation engineering, we'd like to hear from you.

You won't spend your career working on the same machine or process over and over. Our projects vary by customer, industry, technology, and complexity. One project may involve modernizing a manufacturing line with new PLCs, HMIs, and VFDs. Another may involve troubleshooting a production system that is down. The next could involve developing PLC, SCADA, and telemetry systems for a municipal water or wastewater facility.

Our team members have the opportunity to be involved throughout the project lifecycle - **design it, program it, test it, start it up, troubleshoot it, and see it run.**

Two Primary Markets

Employees in this position primarily support one of two areas based on their background, interests, strengths, and company needs:

**Industrial Automation**

Projects may include manufacturing, food and beverage production, packaging, material handling, process systems, production-line upgrades, equipment modernization, plant troubleshooting, VFDs, instrumentation, PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems.

**Water & Wastewater Automation**

Projects may include water and wastewater treatment facilities, pumping systems, wells, remote telemetry, instrumentation, PLC and HMI systems, SCADA infrastructure, and modernization of municipal and industrial water systems.

While employees may primarily work within one market, there are opportunities to collaborate across both.

What You'll Do

• Develop, modify, test, and troubleshoot **PLC programs, HMI applications, and SCADA systems**.
• Work with customers and project teams to understand processes, identify problems, and develop practical automation solutions.
• Work with **VFDs, motor controls, instrumentation, remote I/O, industrial communications, and networking equipment**.
• Develop or review electrical control drawings, I/O lists, control narratives, network architectures, and related project documentation.
• Collaborate with Martz's in-house drafting team and control panel shop to take projects from design through fabrication and testing.
• Perform system testing, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting at customer facilities.
• Coordinate with electricians, contractors, equipment manufacturers, vendors, and customer personnel.
• Take ownership of assigned technical responsibilities, coordinate work with the Project Manager, and communicate project progress, challenges, and scheduling concerns.
• Provide customer and operator training when appropriate.
• Support existing customers when systems need troubleshooting, upgrades, expansion, or modernization.

For candidates with stronger experience, the position may also include **serving as a technical lead on projects, reviewing the work of others, mentoring developing engineers, and helping improve Martz engineering standards and practices.**

What We're Looking For

We care more about **what you can do and what you're capable of learning** than a specific degree or number of years on a résumé.

A strong candidate will be able to demonstrate experience or ability in several of the following areas:

• PLC programming and troubleshooting.
• HMI, OIT, or SCADA development.
• Electrical control systems and control panels.
• VFDs, motor controls, and instrumentation.
• Reading and understanding electrical schematics, P&IDs, control narratives, or similar technical documents.
• Industrial communications and networking.
• System startup, commissioning, or field troubleshooting.
• Diagnosing unfamiliar technical problems and developing practical solutions.
• Communicating effectively with customers, vendors, electricians, and other team members.
• Working independently while knowing when to ask questions or involve other members of the team.

**We don't expect one person to know every platform, every industry, or every part of the project lifecycle.**

Helpful, But Not Required

Experience in any of the following is beneficial, but **not required to apply**:

• Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley PLCs.
• Siemens or other industrial PLC platforms.
• VTScada, Ignition, FactoryTalk, or other HMI/SCADA platforms.
• Industrial manufacturing or food and beverage automation.

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