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Saft

Designs and manufactures high-tech industrial batteries

Industrial Controls Technician

Full-TimeDeadline 8/17/27
No salary listed
Senior
Associate's
Valdese, NC, USA
In Person
General Maintenance & RepairEquipment Maintenance

About the job

Requirements
  • Perform hands-on complex repairs and adjustments.
  • Provide hands-on technical support to manufacturing, troubleshooting and repairing equipment with older controls and installing new controls.
  • Ensure machine programs are backed up and stored in the ICT database.
  • Maintain equipment used for job duties in good working order and be responsible for materials used in equipment repairs and special projects.
  • Communicate with other mechanics, supervisors, engineering personnel, quality control, and managers.
  • Collaborate and provide feedback to engineering on special projects, equipment failures, and equipment upgrades as needed.
  • Troubleshoot equipment and make repairs as necessary.
  • Replace gears, cams, chain drives, and other components as needed.
  • Perform other non-complex or complex mechanical work as directed.
  • Use calipers, micrometers, and other technical equipment relating to electrical and electronic controls; understand and modify programmable controller programs.
  • Perform electrical repairs such as replacing switches, fuses, relays, and motors, working with voltages from 24 VDC up to 600 VAC.
  • Keep the latest software version to support factory-floor PLCs; change requests must come by email from Maintenance, engineers, managers, or the coordinator.
  • Ensure the latest software revision is available for equipment.
  • Have experience with technical equipment relating to electrical and electronic controls and the ability to understand and modify programmable controller programs.
  • Have interpersonal skills necessary to interact with a wide range of facility personnel.
  • Have analytical skills and the ability to troubleshoot PLCs and repair automation and electromechanical equipment.
  • Troubleshoot AC and DC control systems.
  • Program HMI panels, mainly Allen-Bradley systems.
  • Know how to set up and program servo drives.
  • Have basic knowledge of OSHA industrial safety practices for personal protective equipment.
  • Have electrical panel-building skills.
  • Use AutoCAD to create electrical schematics.
  • Read and understand electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic schematic diagrams and mechanical component drawings.
  • Have working knowledge of the fundamentals of the National Electrical Code.
  • Provide the basic complement of tools necessary to repair machinery.
  • Use and properly read calipers, micrometers, dial indicators, levels, volt-ohm meters, amp meters, and pressure gauges.
  • Work safely with electrical voltages from 24 VDC up to 600 VAC, air pressure up to 150 PSI, and hydraulic pressure up to 2000 PSI.
  • Work without close supervision on day-to-day assignments and special projects.
  • See and differentiate colors and pass a color blindness test.
  • Pass full-face respirator certification and wear a respirator as needed.
  • Have 5 years of experience in an Industrial Controls Technician role, with progressive levels of responsibility.
  • Have hands-on experience programming and troubleshooting PLCs.
  • Have knowledge of robot operation or programming and hands-on knowledge of Allen-Bradley programming in 500 and controls logic and RS Logic.
  • Read, write, and communicate in English.
Responsibilities
  • Maintain production equipment, including repair, preventive maintenance controls, calibrations, electrical work, and troubleshooting.
  • Work with engineering, maintenance, and approved vendors to install a wide variety of complex electronic equipment, including automatic, machine, and process controls, PLCs, HMI platforms, robots, camera systems, and network communication systems.
  • Perform all tasks while supporting the safety policies, procedures, goals, and objectives of the plant engineering/facilities department and the company.
Desired Qualifications
  • An Associate Degree in Electronics or equivalent is desired.

About the company

Saft designs and manufactures high-tech industrial batteries for applications like transportation, telecommunications, and energy storage. It develops advanced battery chemistries and systems backed by research and manufacturing to deliver reliable power in demanding environments. The company differentiates itself with a long history (founded 1913), early public listing (1924), and the backing of TotalEnergies since 2016, giving it global reach and integration with a broader energy portfolio. Its goal is to provide sustainable, efficient energy storage that supports essential services and the transition to renewable energy.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Levallois-Perret, France

Founded

1913

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What believers are saying

  • Saft and Mana Battery began 2025 evaluation and signed a JDA in August 2026.
  • Naval Group awarded Saft a major submarine-battery contract on July 20, 2026.
  • Saft’s new identity and TotalEnergies backing signal continued investment in batteries.

What critics are saying

  • The Coast Guard recompetition threatens Saft America’s aircraft-battery incumbent position in 2026.
  • Saft still depends on TotalEnergies capital allocation, not standalone funding.
  • If sodium-ion and solid-state slip, Saft stays trapped in commoditized industrial batteries.

What makes Saft unique

  • Saft owns cell design, prototyping, manufacturing, testing, and qualification in-house.
  • On August 3, 2026, Saft and Mana Battery targeted anode-free sodium-ion cells.
  • Naval Group chose Saft on July 20, 2026 for Barracuda and Scorpene submarines.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Wellness Program
  • Parental Leave
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Disability Insurance
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacation
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

11%

1 year growth

11%

2 year growth

11%
Yahoo Finance
Aug 3rd, 2026
Mana Battery and Saft partner to develop anode-free sodium-ion batteries for defense and aerospace

Mana Battery and Saft have signed a joint development agreement to commercialise anode-free sodium-ion battery technology. The partnership combines Mana Battery's electrolyte platform with Saft's manufacturing expertise to target defence, aerospace, rail, datacentre and industrial uninterruptible power supply markets. Anode-free sodium-ion cells assemble without anode active material, with the sodium anode forming during initial operation. This delivers higher energy density than conventional sodium-ion designs whilst using abundant, low-cost materials free from lithium, cobalt and nickel supply constraints. The technology offers wide temperature performance, strong safety characteristics and extended charge retention. Saft, a TotalEnergies subsidiary, brings decades of experience qualifying cells for demanding industrial and mission-critical applications.

Newswire
Apr 30th, 2024
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/CNW/ - LiNova Energy Inc. (Linova) has raised $15.8 million in a Series A financing round that was led by Catalus Capital, who were joined by Saft, a...

International Mining
Sep 15th, 2021
Saft launches ARROK as a new breed of lithium-ion battery tailored

Saft has launched ARROK® as a new breed of lithium-ion battery tailored, it says, for off-road industrial vehicles.