What are the responsibilities and job description for the PLC Programmer position at Foundation Recruiting and Consulting?
PLC Programmer
Full Time Direct Hire
Salary is ~$95-120k
Manchester, CT 06042
~20% Travel
Required:
- Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Hands-on controls engineering experience
- Strong Siemens background: TIA Portal, PLC, HMI, drives, and safety systems
- Experience with S7-1200/1500, ET200, SINAMICS, Profinet/Profibus/Profisafe
- Ability to read and create electrical drawings
- Strong troubleshooting skills (software, hardware, and network)
- Experience integrating sensors, actuators, and drives
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Able to pass background and drug screening
Desired:
- Electrical codes knowledge
- Pneumatics experience
- Full system hardware design
- Industry 4.0 / Smart Manufacturing exposure
- Robotics experience
- Packaging machinery background (not required — automation is what matters)
Software & Tools:
- Siemens TIA Portal, S7 Manager, WinCC Flex
- S7-1200 / S7-1500 PLC programming
- SINAMICS drive configuration
- WinCC (Comfort / Advanced / Unified) HMI development
- Profinet / Profibus / Profisafe
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
Responsibilities:
- This role owns programming and system-level controls
- Design control systems and write programs for industrial packaging machinery
- Work across 4 core machine models plus custom modifications
- Modify and improve existing programs; maintain archived systems and documentation
- Act as project lead while supporting cross-functional teams
- Collaborate with internal teams and customers throughout builds
- Program PLCs, HMIs, and drives using Siemens TIA Portal, S7 Manager, and WinCC Flex
- Design Profinet networks and integrate ET200 I/O, safety systems (Profisafe), VFDs, and sensors
- Execute FAT/SAT; debug hardware and software; tune drives and motion systems
- Support machine startup and commissioning
- Create electrical schematics, panel layouts, I/O lists, and functional specs
- Provide remote and onsite training and troubleshooting support
- Support proposals and technical discussions with customers and vendors
- Follow ISO and internal quality standards; apply Lean principles
Company:
Packaging Equipment Company. In business 40 years. 20 employees.
Benefits:
- Holiday Bonus
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- 401k
- PTO and Holidays
Salary : $95,000 - $120,000