Job Overview

Full-Time, 1-Year Contract with Potential for Permanent Employment

This is a one-year full-time contract position, with the potential to transition to a permanent, full-time position based on business needs, performance, and mutual fit.

We are looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer / Automation & Controls Technician to join our team and take on a key role in the design, programming, build, installation, and commissioning of our automation systems.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys both engineering and hands-on technical work and has experience working with PLCs, industrial robots, control systems, and electrical panels.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop, modify, and troubleshoot PLC programs for automated equipment
- Program and integrate industrial robots, with an emphasis on Mitsubishi and Yaskawa robots
- Design electrical control systems and control panels for automated machinery
- Build and wire control panels, including component selection, layout, wiring, and testing
- Develop and modify electrical drawings and schematics
- Commission automation equipment at our facility and at customer sites
- Troubleshoot electrical, PLC, robotic, and control system issues
- Integrate PLCs, HMIs, robots, sensors, safety systems, and other automation components
- Assist with machine start-up, testing, debugging, and optimization
- Provide technical support to customers and assist with equipment troubleshooting
- Work closely with mechanical engineering, fabrication, and assembly personnel to complete automation projects
- Travel to customer sites as required for installation, commissioning, and service




- Participate in the development and improvement of current and existing automation systems

Required Skills & Experience PLC programming experience is a must.

The successful candidate will have experience with several of the following:

- PLC programming and troubleshooting
- Mitsubishi PLCs and programming software
- Mitsubishi GX Works
- Mitsubishi GT Works / GOT HMI
- Mitsubishi RT Toolbox
- Mitsubishi industrial robots
- Yaskawa industrial robots
- Robot programming, setup, and troubleshooting
- AutoCAD 2D for electrical drawings and schematics
- Electrical control panel design and construction
- Industrial automation and machine controls
- Electrical troubleshooting and commissioning
- HMI programming and troubleshooting
- Machine safety systems and controls

Qualifications
- Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technician/Technology, Controls Engineering, Automation, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Experience in industrial automation and controls
- Strong understanding of electrical control systems
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics
- Ability to independently troubleshoot electrical and controls issues
- Solid problem-solving and analytical skills
- Comfortable working hands-on with machinery, control panels, PLCs, and robots




- Valid driver's licence
- Willingness to travel to customer sites when required

Experience in the Food Industry Experience working with food processing or packaging automation is considered an asset. Familiarity with the unique requirements of food production environments, including washdown environments, sanitary equipment design, and production-line automation, would be beneficial.

What We Offer

- Work on a variety of custom robotics and automation projects
- Hands-on involvement from design through commissioning
- Opportunity to work with industrial robots, PLCs, vision systems, and advanced automation technology
- Variety of projects within the food processing and packaging industry
- Work with a team of experienced automation and mechanical professionals
- Opportunities for travel and customer-site commissioning
- Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications

The Ideal Candidate We are looking for someone who can take ownership of the electrical and controls side of a project and see it through from design to commissioning.

You should be comfortable sitting at a computer designing a control system in the morning and then being on the shop floor in the afternoon wiring a panel, programming a PLC, troubleshooting a robot, or commissioning equipment.

If you are a hands-on controls professional who enjoys solving problems and building automation systems from the ground up, we would like to hear from you.

Pay: $23.12-$45.61 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 35.0 per week

Work Location: In person

📌 Electrical Engineer / Automation & Controls Technician (Waterloo)
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📍 Waterloo