Controls Technician
Montgomery, ALJobPosted 1w agoStill listed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Controls Technician supports safe, efficient production by maintaining plant electrical, instrumentation, and equipment control systems. The role includes routine and preventive maintenance, instrument calibration, PLC and drive troubleshooting, and continuous improvement work. The technician also documents systems and calibration records, supports and trains team members, and helps improve plant reliability and efficiency.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Division: Southern Pine
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 5pm - 5:30am
Why you will love Coca-Cola UNITED?
About us:
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Privately owned and operated with 100+ years of historical strength and stability
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Dedicated to supporting internal career growth through on job training, learning and opportunity for career advancement
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Excellent Total Value Benefits Package to include:
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Two weeks paid vacation within first year
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Comprehensive Medical Preferred Provider Plan
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Dental, vision, flex spending
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Employee Assistance Program
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Company paid life insurance ($50,000)
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Additional optional insurance (accident, critical illness, universal life, home & auto)
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Paid maternity & paternity leave
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Paid holiday & sick time
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401(k) match (50% on first 6%; plus an additional annual match of up to 3%)
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Exclusive employee discounts (cell phone, event tickets, gym membership, car buying, hotels, car rentals, technology needs and much more)
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Competitive Compensation
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Fast paced environment promotes a healthy lifestyle
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For qualified candidates we offer an amazing CDL Tuition Program reimbursable up to $5250 for CDL school tuition – ask your Recruiter for details
Job Description
The Technician - Controls 2 will be responsible for supporting the safe and efficient production of products by ensuring the plant electrical, instrumentation and equipment control systems are operating at peak performance, utilizing state of the art technology to troubleshoot, repair and monitor equipment and processes. Lead continuous improvement activities to support sustainable reliability and increased efficiency.
What your day will look like:
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Plan, coordinate and perform electrical & instrumentation related maintenance activities, including routine corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, equipment, and system improvements
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Perform routine instrument calibration and corrective/preventive maintenance on instrument equipment and control systems. Duties include calibration of temperature, pressure, level, flow, and analytical devices
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Install, program, maintain, troubleshoot, repair and service programmable logic controllers, variable frequency drives and electrical support systems
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Maintain detailed documentation of all plant electrical & control systems, instrument calibration records and related data
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Support team members on all aspects of the operation, provide coaching, mentoring, and training to other technicians and team members
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Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives to ensure plant maintains a high level of efficiency and reliability
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Repairs or replaces defective parts
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Performs appropriate duties as assigned by management
What you need to succeed:
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Minimum age 18 years old
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by position and compliance with UNITED safety policies
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Regular and prompt attendance is an essential function of the job
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Ability to read, write and speak English
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Ability to maintain a neat professional appearance within Company guidelines
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Ability to maintain safety and security of Company assets
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Ability to utilize all Company provided resources and technology
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High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
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Five (5) years’ experience with electronic instrumentation, variable frequency drivers and logic control systems
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Experience troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating various types of electronic and pneumatic instrumentation devices
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Experience troubleshooting, repairing, and developing programmable logic controller (PLC) and Human Machine Interface (HMI) programs
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Experience with network and data management systems
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Willingness to work weekends, holidays, or flexible schedule as required
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Ability to collaborate with other team members
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Ability to teach other members of team
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Ability to be innovative and self-motivated
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Effective organizational skills, attention to detail, and time management
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Effective problem-solving skills
Physical Requirements
Position will be required to comply with the CCBCU Personal Protective Equipment Program. Position is required to wear safety toed shoes when performing the following tasks: Operating Powered Industrial Equipment or Working in an Area where Powered Industrial Equipment is in use, Fleet Maintenance, Working with Palletized Product, Use of Hand Trucks/Dollies to Deliver Product, Cooler Services, etc.
(X) None = 0% (0 hrs)
(L) Limited = 1% (1 hr)
(O) Occasionally = 2%-25% (1-2 hrs)
(F) Frequently = 26%-50% (3-4 hrs)
(R) Repeatedly = 51%-75% (5-6 hrs)
(C) Continuously = 76%-100% (7+ hrs)
Requirement Frequency
Sit O
Stand F
Walk F
Bend O
Kneel/Squat O
Climb Stairs O
Crawling O
Overhead Reach F
Typing F
Vehicle Operation X
PPE/Special Clothing C
Grasp O
Push/Pull O
Fine Manipulation O
Lift up to 50 lbs O
Carry up to 50 lbs O
Pushing up to 50 lbs O
Pulling up to 50 lbs O
Exposure to Water O
Exposure to Chemicals O
Exposure to Weather O
Exposure to Noise R
CCBCU is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. Veteran friendly.
How this job compares
Set against the 456 open Controls Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$74–109K/yr52 salary ranges
- US median$33–48/hr217 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 456 open Controls Technician jobs 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
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Controls Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (354 postings).
- Education
- 7 of the 456 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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