Controls and Automation; PAC Engineering Manager

The Power Automation and Controls (PAC) Engineering Manager will be a Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) responsible for uptime, continuous improvement, troubleshooting, leading and training operators on all automation equipment within the Chick-fil-A Supply Distribution Warehouse.

This individual will be working with state-of-the-art industrial controls hardware and will be collaborating with a diverse team to help deliver automation processes to the highest standards.

The PAC Engineer will be expected to work in a start-up environment with all types of trades, standing up sophisticated Material Handling Automation Equipment and transition to Site Engineering to manage equipment; lead a team of technical individuals; lead loss elimination and performance improvement activities around the automation; build technical capability and competency the team he/she will be leading; build capability within the operations organization around the fundamental skill sets needed to support the equipment;

lead technical team daily direction setting meetings; manage and own electrical safety program for the site; manage and own functional safety program for the site; be the sites electrical safety officer; and support daily Operations.

This individual will not only be a technical SME, but a technical leader and people leader to help create a sustainable organization that can support and progress the organization towards a future with automation.

As wholly owned subsidiaries of Chick-fil-A, Inc., Chick-fil-A Supply and Bay Center Foods are food production and distribution services networks focused entirely on serving the unique needs and growing volume of Chick-fil-A restaurants.

The Chick-fil-A Supply service networks are comprised of two components:

• Distribution Center – State-of-the-art warehouses that house supply for Chick-fil-A restaurants
• Transportation – Growing fleet of delivery vehicles that supply Chick-fil-A restaurants

Benefits:

On top of annual earnings, you will get an additional $22,000 worth of Benefits per year!

• Food and Drinks Provided: Free meals, snacks and drinks as part of your workday!
• Generous Paid Time Off:

- PTO: Accrue up to 3 weeks of PTO your first year with immediate access to (40) hours upon hire

- Wellness: (16) hours per year

- Holidays: (7) days per year and (1) floating holiday

• Health Insurance Options: A variety of health insurance options for medical, dental and vision, including a no premium health insurance option for individuals and families
• Retirement: 401k with 5% match for eligible employees
• Education Investment Plan: We offer a $45,000 lifetime maximum benefit for continued education of eligible Team Members!
• Additional Benefits: To help you thrive in all areas of life including emotional, social, physical, financial and spiritual.

Business Requirements:

• Strong technical background to help troubleshoot and eliminate tough problems, as well as implement innovative solutions.
• Managing and updating key OT equipment in the form of bugs, firmware updates, outages etc.
• Manage and coordinate controls hardware upgrades, obsolesce, and failures.
• Manage the day-to-day operations and systems needs for all automation equipment.
• Managing a team of technical individuals and warehouse team members that will be operating and maintaining the automation systems and equipment.
• Responsible for all PLC, Drive, Decentralized IO module, etc. troubleshooting.
• Comfortable with developing code for PLC application in ladder logic, function block or structured text.
• Comfortable with troubleshooting and develop visualization screens (HMI’s, Thin Clients, etc.) in FTView Studio, Aveva, etc.
• Capable of developing a Root Cause Analysis and drive work in systematic and structured form.
• Capable of interfacing with Warehouse Management Systems or Manufacturing Execution Systems
• Basic to intermediate understanding and application of Lean Manufacturing Practices.
• Capable of using AutoCAD Electrical to maintain and make updates to electrical schematics.
• Understanding of Power Systems both in application and theory.
• Previous experience working in environment where he/she has been exposed to environments…