Manufacturing Controls & Automation Engineer

Manufacturing Controls & Automation Engineer

Ocean Spray is hiring for a Manufacturing Controls & Automation Engineer. This role supports engineering projects for plant processes, managing equipment systems, training, quality controls, and plant environment sustainability.

• Provides project engineering support to all process areas of the plant facilities.
• Assists in identifying, evaluating and selecting packaging automation hardware and software necessary to meet current and future manufacturing requirements.
• Assists in managing controls and automation interface, testing, quality control, data retrieval, and training for all packaging and processing equipment.
• Determines the effectiveness and maintainability of new automation systems and manages the automation change process for existing equipment.
• Supports and promotes food safety and quality program indicatives within the plant environment.

• Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of experience in manufacturing automation.
• Ability and skills to troubleshoot and maintain Allen-Bradley PLC-5, SLC-500, Micro Logix and Control Logix hardware.
• Experience programming Allen-Bradley PLCs using RSLogix5, RSLogix
  500 and RSLogix
  5000.
• Implement and troubleshoot industrial communication networks including Ethernet, Allen-Bradley Remote I/O and Device Net.
• Experience with GE Proficy, iFix, SCADA system programming.
• Read electrical schematics, P& PFD.
• Perform PID loop tuning and instrument calibration procedures.
• General knowledge of the National Electrical Code.

Bachelor's or University Degree (Required).

At least 3 Years of Experience.

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes health, wellness and life insurance.
• 401(k) with up to 6% match.
• Short-Term incentive/Performance bonuses.
• Flexible scheduling and vacation pay.
• Paid holiday pay for 12 holidays.
• Career development and tuition assistance programs.
• Access to Linked In Learning and employee discounts.
• Parental leave, adoption assistance and bereavement leave.
• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement and $300 massage reimbursement.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.