Sr. Controls & Automation Engineer

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Sr. Controls & Automation Engineer! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since.

The Sr. Controls & Automation Engineer will be responsible for supporting engineering projects for plant processes. You will assist in managing equipment system processing, training, quality controls, and effectiveness. You will collaborate with plant management in assessing equipment needs for prospective manufacturing needs. Additionally, you will support FSQA initiatives and maintenance for the plant environment.
** A Day in the Life...*
* • Provides C&A project engineering leadership to all process areas of the plant facilities.  
• Assists in identifying, evaluating and selecting the Packaging Automation hardware and software necessary to meet current and future manufacturing requirements.  
• Assists in managing the 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.  
• Provide leadership and development to C&A team.  
• Participate in network-wide projects in support of C&A related projects.  
• Support and promote food safety and quality program initiatives within the plant environment.
** What We Are Looking For:*
* • Troubleshooting skills  
• Implementation skills  
• Programming skills  
• General knowledge of the National Electrical Code  
• Knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLC-5, SLC-500, Micro Logix and Control Logix hardware  
• Knowledge of RSLogix5, RSLogix
500 and RSLogix
5000 software  
• Understanding of Ethernet, Allen-Bradley Remote I/O and Device Net communication networks
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* Education:

** Bachelor's or University Degree (Required)
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* Work Experience:

** At least 5 Years of Experience
** Benefits:
*** Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs* + Health, Dental, and Vision insurance  + Health savings account  + Flexible spending account  + Life and accident insurance  + Employee assistance program  + Telehealth services  + 1:1 health coaching  + Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life
* 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end
* Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses
* Flexible scheduling options
* Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)
* Holiday pay for 12 holidays
* Career development and growth opportunities
* Tuition/Education assistance programs
* Access to Linked In Learning
* Scholarship programs for children of employees
* Parental leave
* Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.
* Adoption assistance
* Bereavement leave
* Up to $300 fitness reimbursement
* Up to $300 massage reimbursement
* Employee appreciation events
* Employee discounts
* Charitable giving
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* Who We Are:

** Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:
* ** G
* * rower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
* Sustainable
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* * esults – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
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* * ntegrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
* Inclusive
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* * eamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.
* 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.
* Today, the cooperative's cranberries are currently featured in more than a thousand great-tasting, good-for-you products in over 100 countries worldwide.

The innovative, entrepreneurial spirit of our founders remains rooted in our cooperative's culture, and most of all, our purpose of connecting our farms to families for a better life.
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