Senior Electrical Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to provide technical leadership for the plant’s electrical power distribution, control systems, and process automation technologies. This role is instrumental in improving equipment reliability, optimizing manufacturing performance, ensuring electrical safety and regulatory compliance, and developing the technical capabilities of the plant’s Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) team.

The Senior Controls Engineer will serve as a key member of the plant’s technical leadership team, providing expertise in electrical and controls system design, equipment specification, maintenance strategies, troubleshooting, and system optimization. This individual will lead initiatives to modernize plant infrastructure, establish and maintain engineering standards, support capital projects, and drive continuous improvement across manufacturing and packaging operations.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with a proactive, hands‑on approach to problem‑solving, project execution, and team development.

• Serve as the primary technical resource and administrator for plant electrical power distribution and control systems, providing leadership in troubleshooting, maintenance, optimization, and system reliability.
• Develop, maintain, and implement plant electrical and controls engineering standards, ensuring consistent application across capital projects, equipment upgrades, and system modifications.
• Lead execution of the site’s electrical power and controls master plan, including assessment of the installed equipment base, identification of obsolete technologies, and development of equipment replacement and modernization strategies.
• Provide engineering support for electrical power systems, instrumentation, machine controls, process automation, and industrial networking.
• Support the design and implementation of machine control and process automation applications, including control strategies, HMI design, Manufacturing Execution System (MES) applications, and key performance indicator (KPI) development.
• Evaluate and apply control technologies, simulation tools, and process modeling techniques to improve manufacturing and packaging performance.

• Identify and prioritize losses related to safety, quality, reliability, and cost, developing and implementing strategies to eliminate root causes and improve overall plant performance.
• Drive improvements in equipment reliability, process efficiency, system availability, and maintenance effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, and plant leadership to identify opportunities for automation, process optimization, and operational improvement.
• Support the specification, selection, installation, commissioning, and startup of new equipment, serving as the technical subject matter expert for associated electrical and control systems.

• Ensure electrical systems, maintenance practices, and technician qualifications comply with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements, including NFPA 70, NFPA 70E, NFPA 79, and OSHA 1910.
• Lead and support key electrical safety programs, including lockout/tagout (LOTO), electrical personal protective equipment (PPE), energized electrical work permits, and low‑voltage electrical qualifications.
• Support compliance with plant quality requirements and Critical Control Point (CCP) programs involving checkweighers, metal detectors, vision inspection systems, ingredient flows, temperature controls, and other process‑critical systems.
• Promote a strong safety culture through sound engineering practices, preventive measures, and…