Controls Specialist III

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value for our stakeholders. In 2024, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16,400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more, visit .

Job Summary

Our growing company is looking for a Controls Specialist to join our team!

Schedule: Night

Pay rate: $31+ per hour depending on experience

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform trouble shooting, calibration, and repair of production equipment as needed to always keep lines operational.
• Work closely with operations to implement control sequence logic (both time-based and event-based), fail-safe states, and process /equipment recovery sequences.
• Implement specified field devices to accomplish desired process / equipment functions, and compatible / compliant with site standards.
• Accurately estimate timeframe to complete assigned project work once scope of work is adequately defined and then complete work to agreed-to timeline.
• Work within maintenance team to support the solving of difficult automation problems, resolution of project related issues, and development of fundamental understanding of technical / process requirements critical to system success.
• Drive the deployment of defined control architectures, control system standards, and system integration that will satisfy process and manufacturing requirements.
• Interface with external system integrators and machine builders to troubleshoot production equipment and implement resolutions to existing problems
• Actively participate in project fabrication, off-line integration and testing, drawings and documentation, installation, production start-up support, training of plant personnel, and technology transfer.
• Report to management on assigned project activities on a pre-determined basis.
• Can read and interpret equipment manuals, drawings, schematics, blueprints, and work orders to perform required maintenance.
• Dismantles/disassembles defective machines and equipment and installs new or repaired parts, using specifications and/or blueprints, precision measuring instruments, and hand tools.
• Calibrations and adjustments on various types of devices and production control systems.
• Understands facilities, mechanical/electrical systems and their component functions and relationships; and is competent in their troubleshooting and repair
• Assist other maintenance and production team members as required in support of plant goals.

Required Qualifications

• Two-year technical degree, with focus of EE, CS, Mechatronics, or similar area.
• Minimum 3 years’ equipment/controls experience
• Familiar with state-of-the-art technologies in the following areas:
Control systems integration
Controls architecture
PLC’s
Motion control systems
Electro-mechanical drive systems
Robotics
Part sensing
Vision
Safety systems
• Demonstrated ability to support the production and improvements of fully integrated machine and motion control, automation, and process machine systems and solutions.
• Experience with PID control loop tuning and techniques.
• Experience working closely with IT & process engineers to implement control sequence logic (both time-based and event-based), fail-safe states and process / equipment recovery sequences.
• Experience with graphical user interface and human machine interface.
• Must be able to program in ladder logic or equivalent.
• Experienced in the checkout and verification of electrical control panels.
• Installation, troubleshooting, repair knowledge of electrical systems including 480v and below
• Demonstrated proficiency or documented certifications for diagnosing & troubleshooting 24V controls systems and devices
• Able to interface and cooperate well with production line workers and supervisors, with a strong customer service mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to identify areas of improvement driving efficiency, profitability, or safety improvements.
• Basic math, reading, and computer skills (Microsoft Word & Excel, Outlook)
• Manufacturing safety program familiarity (PPE, LOTO, Arc Flash)
• Ability to solve problems and apply critical thinking.
• Able to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with plastic production equipment a plus.
• Experience preferred with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, and Safety PLCs.
• Manufacturing experience.
• Robot programming skills.
• Experience in programming of Allen Bradley ControlLogix v20 systems or higher and the ability to generate, debug and modify PLC code – ladder logic, structured text and function block diagram.
• Experience working with external machine builders and system integrators for build, and integration of later stages of system implementation.

Physical Requirements:
• Frequent standing, walking, and bending.
• Pushing, pulling, lifting at least 25lbs.
• Eye/hand coordination.

Benefits and Perks

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid elder care
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Requisition id: 52874

Relocation: No

Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

*Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at [email protected].

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