Industrial Controls Electrician (PLC/Drives)

Job Description

Job Description Industrial Controls Electrician (PLC/Drives) A day in the life

Start your morning in our climate-controlled, state-of-the-art Marlborough, MA facility, where you’ll keep high-speed lines for dressings, marinades, and BBQ sauces operating at peak performance. You’ll move between production areas and building systems, installing, troubleshooting, and optimizing electrical and electronic controls across the plant.

About Ken’s Foods

Ken’s Foods is a proudly family-owned company, founded in 1958, with operations in Marlborough, Massachusetts; McDonough, Georgia; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Lebanon, Indiana. We employ more than 1,000 team members nationwide and maintain a welcoming, supportive culture. When you join us, you get the tools, training, and encouragement to grow your career.

What you’ll do

• Install, maintain, and repair plant power distribution and control systems (low and high voltage) for machinery, equipment, and facility utilities.
• Diagnose and resolve faults on motors, motor control circuits, and device-level controls using schematics and test equipment.
• Work within industrial control software, including RSLinx, RSLogix 5, RSLogix 500, and RSLogix 5000.
• Configure and service industrial networks such as DeviceNet, ControlNet, and Remote I/O.
• Troubleshoot communication issues on DH+, DH485, DeviceNet, and Ethernet.
• Support advanced motion systems: servomotors, servo amplifiers, and servo controllers.
• Proactively identify issues across the facility and grounds; drive corrective actions to completion.
• Interpret electrical prints and manufacturer documentation; identify, specify, and order replacement parts.
• Collaborate closely with mechanics, supervisors, contractors, and vendors to plan and execute repairs.
• Document work clearly and communicate status and next steps to stakeholders.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; or at least 5 years of directly related experience/training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Journeyman or Master Electrician license required.

Core strengths

• OEM equipment support
• PLC troubleshooting and programming experience
• Electrical and mechanical troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment
• Industrial automation diagnostics

Technologies you’ll work with

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) — Fanuc, Allen Bradley
• Servo motors and motion control components

Legal and compliance

Employment with Ken’s Foods is contingent upon successful completion of a drug test, background screening, and pre-employment assessment.