Electrical Controls Technician

Preston Controls

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Pay: $32-$45/hr

Shift: Full time

**Field commissioning and startup support — I/O checkout, loop checks, point-to-point verification, and support during program download and debug.** Troubleshooting live production systems — PLC logic faults, HMI alarms, VFD and servo drive faults, network dropouts, and field device failures. **Control panel build, modification, and retrofit work in the shop and in the field.** Legacy system upgrades — converting and integrating hardwired relay-logic control schemes into modern PLC platforms. **Field wiring, terminations, device mounting, and installation oversight.** As-built markups and redlines against electrical drawings; documentation of field changes. **Direct customer interaction at client sites in a professional, plant-floor environment.**

**Required** **Qualifications:**Hands-on troubleshooting experience with Rockwell / Allen-Bradley platforms — ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and MicroLogix; Studio 5000 and RSLogix. **PanelView and FactoryTalk View HMI navigation, alarm interpretation, and fault diagnosis.** PowerFlex or comparable AC drive commissioning, parameter configuration, and fault troubleshooting. **Genuine fluency with hardwired relay logic — able to trace, understand, and safely modify legacy control circuits with no PLC in the loop. This is not optional; a substantial share of our retrofit work begins here.** Reads and works confidently from electrical drawings — ladder schematics, panel layouts, I/O and terminal schedules, and one-line diagrams.Competent control wiring and termination skills — panel wiring, field device landing, and basic conduit and tray work. Working knowledge of industrial safety practice, including lockout/tagout and arc flash awareness. **Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.**

**Preferred** **Qualifications Not required,** but any of the following will move a candidate to the top of the list and support the upper end of the pay range:

**-Schneider Electric (Modicon, Altivar)**

**-Siemens (S7, TIA Portal)-SEW-Eurodrive experience**

**-Servo and motion control systems — Kinetix or equivalent**

**-Industrial networking — EtherNet/IP, managed switches, fiber optic media**

**-NFPA 70E certification-Safety systems — safety relays, light curtains, and safety-rated I/O**

**-Associate degree in electrical or electronic technology**

Pay: $32.00 - $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 – 45.0 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person