People often search for companies hiring PLC programmers because the job title alone does not tell the whole story. PLC and controls work appears inside manufacturers, machine builders, system integrators, robotics companies, packaging suppliers, food plants, battery plants, aerospace shops, utilities, and industrial service companies.
This page is a practical watch list, not a promise that every company listed is hiring today. Use it to understand the kinds of employers that need PLC, HMI, robotics, industrial electrical, instrumentation, and commissioning talent, then use the live job board for current openings.
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Companies and employer types to watch
The best opportunities are not always labeled PLC Programmer. Search for controls engineer, automation technician, robot programmer, industrial electrician, commissioning technician, mechatronics technician, and field service roles too.
- ATS Corporation
- Magna
- Linamar
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
- Honda
- GM
- Ford
- Eclipse Automation
- BOS Innovations
- Innovative Automation
- Mecsmart
- CenterLine
- Valiant TMS
- KUKA
- FANUC
- ABB
- Daifuku
- Dematic
- BW Design Group
- Prime Controls
- DMC
- Grantek
- RoviSys
- Lakeside Controls
- State Group Automation
- Flex-N-Gate
- Multimatic
- ProVantage Automation
- Samuel Automation
- Redpath Sugar
- Wonderbrands
- Saputo
- Mother Parkers
- Ferrero
- Ball Corporation
- Graphic Packaging
- J.M. Smucker
- Hormel
- Kronospan
- National Gypsum
- Nucor
- Gerdau
- CMC
- Steel Dynamics
- Aluminum Dynamics
- West Fraser
- Domtar
- Tenaris
- TC Energy
- Trans Mountain
- Kinectrics
- GE Aerospace
- Blue Origin
- SpaceX
- Tesla
- Anduril
- Harbinger Motors
- Joby Aviation
- Redwood Materials
- Novelis
- Micron
- Intel
- onsemi
- ASML
- NXP
- First Solar
- LG Energy Solution
- Amazon
- Kiewit
- WSP
- AtkinsRealis
- Sargent & Lundy
How job seekers should use this list
Start with companies that match the equipment you already know. Automotive and battery plants value launch support, troubleshooting, robots, and high-volume production experience. Integrators value travel, commissioning, customer communication, and the ability to learn unfamiliar machines quickly. Food, packaging, and process plants value uptime, sanitation-aware equipment support, VFDs, sensors, HMIs, and practical fault recovery.
What employers should learn from this market
Strong PLC candidates have options. They compare postings by equipment, controls platform, schedule, travel, and trust level. A posting that says automation experience required is weaker than one that says Allen-Bradley PLC, PanelView HMI, VFDs, conveyors, robot cell recovery, and production support. Specificity is a recruiting advantage.
Current openings matter most
Company names are useful for research, but current postings are the real signal. Factory Automation Jobs keeps the board focused on PLC, controls, robotics, industrial electrical, commissioning, field service, and plant-support automation roles.
How this supports the job board
The purpose of this content is not to create generic career articles. It is to help the right people find the right factory automation roles. Job seekers should leave with clearer language for their search and resume. Employers should leave with a better understanding of how to describe technical work so qualified candidates can recognize it.
Factory Automation Jobs is intentionally narrow: PLC, controls, robotics, industrial electrical, instrumentation, commissioning, field service, and plant-support automation. That focus is what makes the board useful to candidates and employers who do not want broad software, IT, construction-only, or generic manufacturing noise.
What to do next
If you are looking for work, compare several current postings before deciding which title to search. If you are hiring, write the job around the equipment, systems, and problems the person will actually own. That is the difference between attracting a generic applicant and attracting someone who has solved the same kind of machine problem before.
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Turn this into a live PLC programmer job search
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