Controls Technician (Manufacturing)

Location: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States; regular presence on the production floor required

Company

hirify.global manufactures American rare-earth permanent magnets for defense, aerospace, automotive, and other critical industries.

What you will do

• Provide first-line controls support for PLCs, HMIs, I/O, drives, instruments, and industrial communications.
• Diagnose equipment issues with the pilot controls team and equipment vendors.
• Implement and test routine PLC logic, HMI screen, tag, recipe, and parameter changes within an agreed scope.
• Document approvals, installed versions, test results, and updated code or screen records for every change.
• Read electrical drawings, update I/O lists and controls records, and coordinate change windows and return-to-service checks.
• Support electrical Controls Technicians with code-level diagnosis while collaborating with the Controls Engineer and production team.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled industrial equipment and reading ladder logic; ability to work with or quickly learn structured text.
• Experience making and testing PLC or HMI changes in a running production environment.
• Ability to trace faults through program logic, I/O, field devices, and operator displays using electrical schematics and troubleshooting tools.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to use a digital multimeter and other electrical troubleshooting tools; soldering and wiring experience.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Nice to have

• Experience with Rockwell Studio 5000, Siemens TIA Portal, Ignition, or another industrial SCADA platform.
• Experience configuring HMI screens, tags, recipes, and operating parameters.
• Industrial panel wiring, instrumentation, drive troubleshooting, digital schematic generation, or networking infrastructure experience.
• Experience using basic power tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular work on the production floor in a pilot manufacturing facility.
• Work may involve hot, humid, or noisy environments and extended periods of standing and walking.
• Ability to climb stairs and navigate all areas of the facility is required.
• Personal protective equipment, including respirators, must be worn as required.
• Required fit testing and compliance with safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.