Controls Specialist - 2nd Shift
Schneider Electric · Lexington, KY
- Level
- Specialist
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A specialist controls role at Schneider Electric (industrial) in Lexington, KY.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PLC, Robotics, Automation, Stamping, Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Kentucky: typical posted base $90k–$145k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 16 controls engineer openings in Kentucky, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kentucky plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 15 other live controls postings in Kentucky.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 81%
- ✓ Robotics 81%
- ✓ Automation 75%
- ✓ Root cause 44%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 31%
- Team leadership 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Schneider Electric in Lexington
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- Electrical Controls Specialist- Weekend Shift · Controls · Specialist
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Join our dynamic manufacturing team as a Controls Specialist! Be part of an innovative environment where you'll drive continuous improvement initiatives to achieve operational excellence. What will you do: Controls/Technical support for various Shift production including fabrication, metal finishing, and assembly, through troubleshooting and determining root causes for downtime events. Production barrier identification and elimination for various levels of automation including stamping presses, welders, conveyors, automated assembly, and robotics. Update, modify, and continuously improve existing controls systems including robotics, ladder logic programs, relay logic, electrical distribution, motor controls, operator interface, pneumatic/hydraulic distribution Coordinate with production and maintenance on existing machine control modifications or installations Create, maintain and keep current all documentation: electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematics; panel layouts; PLC, operator display, operator interface, and robot programs. Implement and maintain data collection system for shop floor production equipment What will make you successful: Minimum 2 Year College Degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology or related field 2-5 years of experience in the Electrical field Must be opened to working 2nd shift and weekends Ex