Automation Controls Technician

Marvin Composites is hiring an Automation & Controls Technician at our Fargo, ND facility. Are you looking for a hands-on role where your skills in automation and controls can make a real impact? As an Automation and Controls Technician, you’ll collaborate with various departments to maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize automated equipment, ensuring smooth and efficient plant operations. You’ll program PLCs, diagnose and repair equipment, and play a key role in upgrading technology. This is a role with plenty of growth opportunities, where you’ll work closely with cross-functional teams while advancing your expertise and career. If you’re someone who thrives in a team environment but can also take charge of projects, this could be the perfect fit for you.

• Program and maintain automated equipment, including PLCs, to ensure efficient performance across production and facility systems.
• Diagnose, repair, and replace faulty mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical components.
• Perform machine wiring as needed and provide timely technical support for operations and maintenance.
• Assess current equipment and recommend or implement technology upgrades to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams while contributing individual expertise.
• Ensure project goals are met by driving tasks to completion on time and within scope.

Schedule:

Monday - Friday, 8-hour shifts with flexibility to work days or nights

You will collaborate with both our day and night shift teams, which are operational from 6:30 AM - 6:45 PM and 6:30 PM - 6:45 AM.

• Two-year technical degree preferred
• 3-5 years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree
• PLC programming experience or education preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively throughout various department levels

Marvin Composites produces custom fiberglass components used in many of the premium windows and doors manufactured by Marvin, a family-owned and -led company. Marvin Composites currently has fiberglass production facilities in Fargo, North Dakota and Salem, Virginia. Our 300+ associates enjoy our better living approach to benefits, which support you at work and beyond. From day one, you receive health insurance, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a 401(k) retirement savings match and more!

A few unique offerings include:

• $300 annual wellbeing account to spend on whatever makes you happy + healthy
• Better Living Day! (a paid day off to go have some fun)
• $$ Annual profit sharing – get rewarded for the role everyone plays in making Marvin a success
• Giving at Marvin – join coordinated volunteer opportunities
• Brighter Days Fund – financial support thanks to your colleagues and the Marvin family should you suffer a personal hardship

The partnership between the fiberglass manufacturer and Marvin began more than 30-years ago, with the Marvin Composites name officially being introduced in 2022.

Today, some 7,000 employees at 16 locations across North America manufacture Marvin’s portfolio of products, which includes Infinity Replacement Windows, TruStile Doors, and Marvin Coastline brands. Apply today and join an industry-leading company proud to take the Marvin name. You also belong to one of America's Top 20 Large Employers of 2024, according to an exclusive ranking by Forbes Magazine.

This job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities of the employee. Accommodation may be made to enable an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of the position. Any employment offer depends on completing a background check and drug screen to company standards.