Industrial Controls Tech

Smurfit Westrock Company

$83K — $93K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent; Electrical Engineering degree preferred
  • 3+ years of experience with large industrial equipment and automation troubleshooting
  • Strong knowledge of electrical and control systems, including PLC and HMI
  • Proficient in CMMS and Microsoft Office; experience with JDE is a plus
  • Excellent communication and team-building skills with a focus on mentoring

Responsibilities

  • Ensure equipment operates to OEM standards through troubleshooting and maintenance
  • Perform emergency breakdown maintenance as needed to support operations
  • Carry out preventive maintenance, including lubrication and measuring components
  • Identify improvement areas using key plant metrics and lead implementation of solutions
  • Maintain safety practices and ensure clean work areas

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance starting on day one
  • Weekly pay schedule for financial stability
  • 10 days of paid vacation plus 11 paid holidays annually
  • Retirement savings plans with potential short-term bonuses
  • Life and disability insurance coverage available
Full Job Description
General Information

Job ID
ATR61598

Posting Job Title
Industrial Controls Technician

Locations
MA Devens

Employment Type
Full Time

Date Posted
16-Jun-2026

Relocation Support
No

Description & Requirements

Industrial Electrician/Controls Technician

Location: 51 Independence Drive, Devens, MA 01434

Shift: 3rd/Off shift, 5 pm - 5 am, 4 on/3 off

Overtime: Must be flexible to work daily and/or weekend overtime as needed

Pay: $40 - $45 an hour plus shift differential

Benefits: Start on Day 1 (Medical/Dental/Vision)

Weekly Pay

Non Union Plant

The Opportunity:

As an industrial controls technician for our corrugated packaging plant, you will work to keep our equipment up and running to OEM standards. You will use your expertise and experience to work with maintenance leadership, our operators, vendors & corporate reliability team to ensure maximum uptime and help us safely meet our production goals. Devens is a non-union facility.

How you will help us:

  • Follow all safety rules and practices
  • Provide electrical and automation controls troubleshooting, support and predictive, preventive and emergency maintenance for our fast-paced corrugated packaging facility
  • Review key plant metrics/KPIs and equipment data to identify potential areas for continuous improvement and lead a team to implement solutions
  • As priorities demand, performing emergency breakdown maintenance as necessary to support plant operations
  • including preventive maintenance activities such as lubricating, measuring wear, measuring positions, repositioning components; and observing operations, vibrations, and noise levels.


What you will need to succeed:

  • A strong understanding of PLC, VFD and HMI/OIT software, previous and current versions. A successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical controls systems, mechanical drives, pneumatics, hydraulics, PC's, Robotics, and Controls networks.
  • The ability to reference equipment manuals & similar literature.
  • Strong understanding and application of precision maintenance
  • Willingness to Maintain clean and organized work areas and cleaning up work areas as part of completing assigned tasks.
  • May operate forklifts, hoists, and other heavy equipment
  • Master level ability to reference equipment manuals & literature
  • Strong CMMS Knowledge
  • Strong Computer Skills
  • Strong understanding of 5S
  • Provide leadership and, or training to one or two other automation technicians.
  • Willingness to complete any maintenance work if workload permits


Education and Work Experience:

  • High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent
  • Electrical Engineering Degree, or equivalent in work experience and/or training
  • 3 or more years' experience working with large industrial equipment troubleshooting automation/robotics or related field.
  • Microsoft Office and JDE or similar
  • Strong overall electrical knowledge and experience with electrical and industrial control systems.
  • Excellent communication skills and effective team-building skills a must. Mentorship and willingness to help train your teammates is valued.
  • Experience in corrugated packaging or similar high volume, no redundancy manufacturing environment


The starting rate is $40-$45 per hour, depending on your role, level, and location. The benefits for this role may include short-term bonus incentive, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 10 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your actual pay will be based on your work location and other factors, such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about the specific salary range for your preferred location, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process. You may apply online at www.westrock.com/company/careers and the application window is expected to close by 7/16/2026.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

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