Automation Engineering Supervisor

We have an exciting Automation Engineering Supervisor opportunity in our Guymon processing facility. In this highly impactful role, you will lead a team of automation specialists who are responsible for supporting all automation equipment installations, routine preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs in a fresh pork processing facility that processes over 22,000 animals per day. This position provides oversight and supervision to ensure activities and tasks are completed and improved and maximizes department efficiencies, workflow optimization, and staffing deployment.

Ensures all maintenance and preventive maintenance activities conducted by the automation team adhere to all workplace and food safety protocols.

At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork, and connecting every step between our farms and family tables. More than 5,400 employees in five states work on our farms, feed mills, and processing plant to produce Prairie Fresh ® pork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees, and the communities we call home.

Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in our renewable gas projects on our farms creating renewable energy. Owned by Seaboard Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, and nominated as one of the “Best Places to Work” by Kansas City’s Business Journal, we have a dynamic culture where our employees can contribute and understand why they matter.

• Supervise, lead, and develop a team of Automation Technicians responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and supporting industrial automation, electrical control, and robotic systems throughout the facility.
• Provide technical leadership and hands‑on troubleshooting support for complex equipment failures involving programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human‑machine interfaces (HMIs), industrial robotics, variable‑frequency drives (VFDs), servo systems, instrumentation, industrial communication networks, and associated electrical and electronic control systems.
• Direct, coordinate, and verify the completion of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities on automated equipment and control systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures, automation‑related downtime, and process‑performance issues. Lead root‑cause analysis and coordinate the implementation of corrective actions to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Provide technical oversight of PLC programming, HMI configurations, robotic systems, control‑system modifications, and automation‑related troubleshooting to ensure work is performed accurately, consistently, and in accordance with established engineering standards.
• Ensure Automation Technicians maintain accurate maintenance records, troubleshooting documentation, equipment configurations, program backups, and other technical documentation necessary to support reliable system operation and future maintenance activities.
• Ensure all automation maintenance, troubleshooting, and installation activities comply with applicable electrical codes, machine‑safety requirements, established procedures, and company safety policies, including lockout/tagout and electrical safe‑work practices.
• Maintain effective communication with plant operations, maintenance leadership, engineering personnel, and management regarding equipment conditions, maintenance priorities, operational disruptions, and corrective‑action progress.
• Manage employee work schedules, staffing requirements, attendance,…