Electrical & Automation Specialist

About the Role

We are seeking multiple Electrical & Automation Specialists who will manage plant-wide electrical power distribution, automation, process control, OT networks, MES, and Factory Automation Systems (FAS). The role ensures safe, reliable, compliant, and cost‑effective operation of electrical and automation systems while supporting production, maintenance, and capital projects.

• Own and support all plant electrical, automation, OT network, MES, and FAS systems
• Ensure reliability, safety, efficiency, and compliance of electrical and control systems
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and act as technical escalation point
• Design, configure, modify, and maintain PLC, HMI, motion control, VFD, and automation networks
• Serve as OT network administrator and cybersecurity reference
• Manage backups, documentation, drawings, standards, and change management
• Lead, train, and support the E&A team in a union environment, including 24/7 technical support
• Coordinate preventive maintenance, power quality monitoring, and instrument calibration
• Support production line changes and continuous improvement initiatives
• Act as primary liaison with central engineering, vendors, OEMs, utilities, and internal teams
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, food safety, and regulatory standards (including ISO 50001)

• Electrical Power Distribution:
  Utility service through switch gear, transformers, MCCs, motors, and loads
• Automation & Controls: PLCs, HMIs, motion control, VFDs, instrumentation, and process control systems
• OT Networks:
  Ethernet and industrial networks (Device Net, Control Net, DH+, RS485), servers, and security
• MES:
  Requirements definition, implementation, training, and lifecycle management
• Capital Projects:
  Design review, commissioning, startup support, and technical validation

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical preferred) with 5+ years manufacturing experience.
• OR Journeyman Electrician with 10+ years industrial electrical and automation experience.
• Expert‑level troubleshooting experience in manufacturing electrical systems.
• Strong knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, automation networks, and power distribution.
• Experience with MES, industrial IT/OT systems, and cybersecurity.
• Knowledge of food processing operations, food safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong understanding of electrical safety, codes, and standards.

Base salary range: $120,000 – $150,000 annually. In addition to base salary, a comprehensive benefits package includes health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and other benefits.

Ferrero is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable human rights laws. Ferrero will recruit, hire, train, and promote all persons without regard to race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity), religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, or history of disability (except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement and the individual is not able to perform the essential functions of the position even with reasonable accommodations), citizenship, or any other protected characteristic.

Ferrero will accommodate the needs of applicants with disabilities throughout all stages of the selection process.