Plant Controls Engineer - Automotive

Are you a proactive automation professional looking to make a direct impact within a premier manufacturing environment?
We are currently seeking a skilled, self-motivated Plant Controls Engineer for a permanent, full-time position located in Mississauga, ON.
In this role, you will be responsible for optimizing, troubleshooting, and maintaining critical automated assembly and control systems to drive production efficiency, maintain stringent safety standards, and minimize downtime across high-volume production operations.

Job Title: Plant Controls Engineer

Location: Mississauga, ON

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: $80,000 – $105,000 per year (commensurate with experience)

Advantages
Competitive Compensation: Base salary between $80,000 and $105,000 annually, aligned with your background and technical capabilities.

Permanent Full-Time Stability: Direct-hire role offering long-term career growth and stability.

Comprehensive Benefits Package: Full medical, dental, and extended health coverage.

Modern Automation Environment: Direct exposure to cutting-edge robotics, advanced vision systems, and modern PLC architectures.

Professional Development: Strong culture of continuous learning, cross-functional collaboration, and technical leadership opportunities.

Responsibilities
Automation & Process Optimization: Analyze production lines using PLC data to identify bottlenecks, optimize tooling and automation parameters, and eliminate recurring downtime.

Root Cause & Troubleshooting: Lead investigations into both systemic and intermittent controls faults, implementing permanent corrective actions.

Quality & Safety Assurance: Select, integrate, and validate error- and mistake-proofing (poka-yoke) devices; conduct regular safety audits across safety PLCs, safety circuits, and interlock systems.

Industrial Networking: Maintain and support industrial plant-floor machine Ethernet networks, hardware components, and communication protocols.

Equipment Launches & Transfers: Partner with automation vendors to coordinate new equipment implementations, ensuring complete documentation packages (schematics, BOMs, manuals, spare parts lists, and preventive maintenance plans) are production-ready.

Continuous Improvement: Identify and execute process and design improvements to boost overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), reduce cycle times, and lower production costs.

Technical Guidance: Support and mentor plant maintenance technicians on controls fundamentals, troubleshooting methodologies, and robotic adjustments.

Qualifications
Education: Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, or a related technical discipline (equivalent practical experience considered).

Experience: 2+ years of hands-on experience as a Controls Engineer or Controls/Automation Maintenance Technician in a high-speed production environment.

Manufacturing Background: Experience supporting automated assembly operations within JIT, SPD, ILVS, or high-volume batch manufacturing setups.

PLC Programming: 2–4 years of experience programming, modifying, and troubleshooting with Allen-Bradley / Rockwell ControlLogix 5000 platforms (Studio 5000 Logix Designer).

HMI Systems: 2–4 years of practical experience with FactoryTalk View Studio and PanelView Plus terminals.

Vision Systems: 2–4 years of hands-on experience programming and troubleshooting Cognex and/or Keyence vision inspection systems.

Robotics: Practical capability to touch up paths, modify points, and troubleshoot line-side robot stoppages.

Software Tools: Working proficiency with AutoCAD, MS Project, Word, and Excel.

Summary
Ready to take the next step in your automation and controls engineering career?

Connect directly with Leslie by sending your resume to with the subject line "Application: Plant Controls Engineer - Mississauga".
All inquiries will be handled with strict confidentiality.

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