Lead Controls Engineer Contract in Garden City, KS

LinQ Global Group-USA is hiring a Lead Controls Engineer for a contract project in Garden City, Kansas. The role provides technical leadership for industrial automation and plant control systems at a manufacturing site in Holcomb, KS. You will help maintain operational uptime, diagnose complex control-system issues, and modernize equipment and technology.

Project and Schedule

• Contract length: 3–6 months, with the possibility of extending up to one year based on project goals.
• Schedule: 10-hour shifts; shifts may be adjusted to 8–9 hours. No overtime.
• Project: Upgrade and transition the plant SCADA platform from iFIX to Ignition.
• Covered expenses: Lodging, meals, and travel to work.
• Work arrangement: On-site; this position is not remote.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for plant automation, system development, and technology-based processes.
• Develop and manage technical environments that support service-level agreements and mission-critical operations.
• Program, commission, and troubleshoot PLC control systems using ladder logic, structured text, and I/O mapping, with a focus on Schneider Electric/Modicon platforms.
• Diagnose and resolve failures involving controls, electrical circuits, communications, and mechanical equipment in a live manufacturing environment.
• Support automated material-handling systems, including conveyors, motors, drives, sensors, photo eyes, interlocks, and sequencing logic.
• Maintain and troubleshoot integrated SCADA and HMI platforms, including Ignition and iFIX.
• Lead controls modernization across new and legacy equipment while enforcing applicable IT/OT standards.
• Perform root-cause analysis across PLC, HMI, and industrial network layers to promote safe, reliable operations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with industrial controls, PLC programming, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Schneider Electric/Modicon PLCs and ladder logic or structured text.
• Familiarity with SCADA/HMI systems, particularly Ignition and iFIX.
• Ability to diagnose integrated electrical, communications, mechanical, and automation issues in a manufacturing plant.
• Availability to work on-site in the Garden City/Holcomb, Kansas area for the contract project.

Pay information: Compensation was not specified in the job posting.