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Controls Engineer-March 2024
Kansas City
Mar 28, 2026
About Controls Engineer

  Actalent is hiring a Controls Engineer to support a client in the Kansas City area!

  Description:

  • Process control system design and maintenance to include PLC, MCC’s and VFD’s

  • Process instrumentation including mass flow meters, continuous and discrete level transmitters, pressure transducers and temperature transducers.

  • Set up new Factory Talk directories; create new displays and other supporting HMI development activities.

  • Define and troubleshoot networks that span multiple subnets of VLAN’s

  • Work in and around 480 V MCC including motor systems that are VFD controls

  • Manage small to mid-size controls projects to maintain schedule and budget

  • Directly supervises the site’s instrument technicians. This includes evaluating job scopes and assigning work

  • Actively participate in plant wide HSE, quality, and productivity initiatives.

  • Train employees on HS&E topics, and motivate hourly technicians to develop ownership skills

  Skills:

  Plc programming, Hmi, Electrical, Programming, VFD's, MCC's, Troubleshooting, Rockwell, Design

  Additional Skills & Qualifications:

  • Strong analytical and problem solving ability with Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's).

  • Comfortable programming in the full range of A/B PLC products, including RSView, RSLogic, and other comparable MMI and ladder logic programs, such as GE Fanuc/Cimplicity.

  • Ability to troubleshoot equipment links between the PLC and Motor Control Centers (MCC's).

  • Able to independently manage work requests from numerous plant sites, prioritize, and provide first class customer service, with the customer being the plants.

  • Able to provide written operating procedures as required, as well as monthly update reports on project progress.

  • Able to troubleshoot higher level problems with plant instruments and transmitters. Sufficiently knowledgeable to make recommendations for improved instrumentation.

  • Strong analytical and problem solving ability with Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's).

  • Comfortable programming in the full range of A/B PLC products, including RSView, RSLogic, and other comparable MMI and ladder logic programs, such as GE Fanuc/Cimplicity.

  • Ability to troubleshoot equipment links between the PLC and Motor Control Centers (MCC's).

  • Able to independently manage work requests from numerous plant sites, prioritize, and provide first class customer service, with the customer being the plants.

  • Able to provide written operating procedures as required, as well as monthly update reports on project progress.

  • Able to troubleshoot higher level problems with plant instruments and transmitters. Sufficiently knowledgeable to make recommendations for improved instrumentation.

  • Strong analytical and problem solving ability with Allen-Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's).

  Introductory and refresher training for hazardous waste handling and disposal, universal waste disposal, used oil disposal and any other applicable solid waste disposal requirements as specified in the KC Site Training Matrix. (DOT TRAINING)

  Experience Level:

  Intermediate Level

  Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

  At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

  Hiring diverse talent

  Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

  Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

  Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

  Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

  About Actalent

  Actalent connects passion with purpose. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts that drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 engineering and sciences consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. An operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions, Actalent launched as a new specialized engineering and sciences services and workforce solutions brand in 2021.

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