
Controls Technician US Veteran Trainee
MILWAUKEE, WIFull-time$12/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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The Academy of Advanced Manufacturing is an 11-week, full-time, in-residence technical training program for transitioning service members and veterans. It combines classroom instruction, hands-on labs, software-based exercises, and scenario-driven troubleshooting in industrial controls and automation. Trainees also participate in a hiring process connecting them with manufacturing partners for full-time employment opportunities related to the curriculum.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States United States of America (remote) Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility -our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how thework we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us! Job Description Academy of Advanced Manufacturing Overview: The Academy of Advanced Manufacturing (AAM) is an in-residence technical training program that prepares transitioning service members and veterans with the automation, instrumentation, and controls skills required in today's manufacturing environments. The program blends structured classroom instruction with extensive handson lab experiences to build confidence, system understanding, and practical problemsolving capabilities. Upon graduation, trainees are equipped to help fill critical technical workforce gaps across the manufacturing industry. Job Summary: AAM Trainees participate in an immersive, full-time training program designed to build system awareness, diagnostic thinking, and proficiency in modern industrial controls and automation technologies. The curriculum combines structured lessons, hands-on labs, software-based exercises, and scenario-driven troubleshooting aligned with real-world manufacturing needs. In addition to technical training, trainees engage in an integrated hiring process, connecting with program-affiliated manufacturing partners for full-time employment opportunities in roles closely related to the program's curriculum. Training Schedule & Structure Program Cost: 100% free to US Military Veterans and transitioning Service Members Housing Location: Cambria Hotel (Downtown Milwaukee) Transportation: Shuttle service provided to and from training Monday-Friday Training Location: Rockwell Automation Global Headquarters, Milwaukee, WI Program Duration: 11 weeks Training Wage: $12/hour Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Includes a onehour lunch break Training Mix: 70% handson learning in advanced lab using training stations and scenariobased exercises 30% classroom instruction focused on foundational concepts Technical Curriculum Trainees complete coursework... For full info follow application link. Rockwell Automation is an Equal Opportunity Employer Disability/Veteran. If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or reasonable accommodation during the application process, email our Talent Acquisition representative at [email protected]. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/82D6274423B24FAA
How this job compares
Set against the 457 open Controls Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$12/hr
- US median$33–48/hr217 hourly ranges
This rate, $12/hr, is 72% below the US median midpoint ($42/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Controls Technician hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Controls Technician jobs in Wisconsin and 457 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Amazon61 open
- Trane Technologies34 open
- Jacobs19 open
- Experience
- Controls Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (354 postings).
- Education
- 7 of the 457 open Controls Technician jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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