The Electrical and Controls Engineer will be responsible for creating and implementing solutions to improve operational performance, support and enhance capability and deliver and maintain technology systems in our dairy manufacturing facilities.
What You Will Do:- Acts as technical resource to the plants and engineering group to support and deliver technical services and Controls Automation solutions to resolve manufacturing issues and improve operational performance
- Understands Rockwell PLC/HMI and drives, electrical design, Windows based PC's and VM's and industrial network architectures and how to effectively apply these technologies to a dairy manufacturing environment
- Actively collaborates as a team member in a high-performance cross functional work team environment, including plant and regional manufacturing technical resources, engineering and IT
- Acts as a leader to support and drive electrical and control standards adoption and implementation across the manufacturing enterprise
- Provides first class technical support to the manufacturing enterprise, supporting plant operations and personnel to ensure a safety-first environment that delivers value to our producers and the highest quality products to our customers
- Understands and has experience in manufacturing processes in industrial plants (preferably Food and Beverage), electrical control systems, equipment and machinery
- Develops, plans and executes technical solutions including equipment bills of materials, scope of work, estimates, participates in proposal review and provides timely status updates
- Provides leadership in knowledge transfer and implementation of approved standards and practices for electrical and control systems, including network implementation, PLC's, HMI, field devices and control network systems
- Leads troubleshooting and root cause analysis to effectively resolve issues and deliver sustainable solutions in collaboration with plant technical peers
- Facilitates and supports the numerous manufacturing processes and control systems within Operations, collaborating with Engineering, IT, Operations and Corporate management and vendor resources
- Provides production support and maintenance for enterprise systems including Environmental Health & Safety, OEE and Plant Key Performance Metrics, Process Controls and Automation, reporting and analytics systems for Operations and others as directed
What You Will Bring:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical), or 5+ years of experience in systems integration, managing manufacturing process control applications, supporting software and databases, support and ongoing process improvement efforts. Plus 2+ years of experience supporting manufacturing process controls networks, infrastructure and security systems
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills with electrical and controls systems and associated programming
- Experience in developing PLC and HMI solutions (Allen Bradley / FactoryTalk preferable) and specifying hardware and software for controls and automation projects
- Experience with controls power distribution layouts, panel layouts, hardware specification
- Electrical design, PLC/HMI programming and instrumentation.
- This role is a full-time, on-site position based at our manufacturing facilities
Benefits of Working at Darigold:We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We're proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package that includes:
- 401k with competitive employer matching
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
- Employer paid life & disability coverage
- Paid time off and paid Holidays
- 8 weeks paid parental Leave
- Education assistance
- Employee assistance program
- Compensation range: $114,060.52 - $171,090.78 (individual wage based on previous experience, knowledge, and skills)
