Electrical Controls Specialist

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Occupation:

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

Location:

Leawood, KS

• 66206

Job Type:

Regular, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment

Posted:

04/06/2026 Positions available: 1 Web Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Updated:

04/06/2026

Expires:

06/05/2026

Agency Job ID:

804088 Job #: 13819256 Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Work Onsite Full Time Education Bachelor's Degree Experience 36 Month(s) Schedule Full Time Job Type Regular Duration Permanent Employment Public Transit Available Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window.

Position Title:

Electrical Controls Specialist Wage:

Based on Experience Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions has a great opportunity available for a Electrical Controls Specialist at a company in New Century, KS. This is a direct hire position. Apply today!

Electrical Controls Specialist Responsibilities:

• Develop long range plans, conceptual designs, and capital outlay requirements and documentation for electrical equipment
• Formulate and coordinate program specifications, requirements for proposals and contracts and associated documents
• Inspect construction and installation progress to ensure conformance to established specifications
• Troubleshoot and determine root cause of faulted process and packaging instrumentation and electrical devices, including programmable logic controllers (PLC's) and associated I/O modules
• Understand and troubleshoot PLC, human machine interface (HMI), batching systems and data collection system software
• Perform software modifications to existing packaging machinery and process system PLC's, HMI's, Batching and Data Collection systems
• Perform all duties safely, follow all safety guidelines, and actively participate in site safety programs
• Relevant training in Arc Flash

NFPA 70E

training and ability to train others in the requirements.

• Confer with team members in other departments to provide technical information
• Participate in meetings, seminars, and training sessions to stay apprised of new developments in field
• Understand and troubleshoot process instrumentation such as pressure, mass flow, temperature and conductivity sensors and transmitters Requirements for

Electrical Controls Specialist:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering, or other relevant discipline required.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience in programming Allen-Bradley Control Logix, SLC 5's, and PLC 5's programmable logic controllers utilizing Rockwell's RSLogix 5000, RSLogix 500 and RSLogix 5 software, including advance program features such as PID loops, message instructions, produce-consume tags, motion instructions, file instructions, compare instructions, and Phase Manager interface
• Programming and troubleshooting knowledge for Wonderware components
• Understanding of operating principles of AC and DC motors, including variable frequency drives (VFD's), inverters, servo motors
• Ability to configure VFD's and servo motor controllers using appropriate software
• Experience / knowledge of Allen Bradley Power Flex 4, 40, 70, 700, 755 and 525 variable frequency drives preferred
• Experience in installing, troubleshooting and maintaining communication networks such as DeviceNet, ASI, Fieldbus, Modbus, Hart, and Ethernet
• Experience in installing, troubleshooting and maintaining hardware associated with 480VAC Voltage switchgear, transformers, motors and motor control centers (MCC's)
• Advanced skills in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, CAD/CAM systems and PowerPoint
• Ability to work and thrive under time constraints and juggle/prioritize responsibilities
• Highly organized
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Team oriented, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible
• Entrepreneurial drive and the desire to "build a business"
• Passionate, outgoing, energetic, and results oriented personality
• Overall confidence in one abilities and comfortable communicating the facts
• Smart, creative and inquisitive
• Disciplined approach, and accountable for KPIs
• Dependable team player with positive attitude
• Willingness to work outside their normal hours in an emergency and planned downtime for the plant Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions has the resources of a large company but the feel and personalized customer service of a small one. And our specialized recruiting services mean you don't just find a job. You find a role that helps you advance your career and achieve your goals
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