Controls Technician 2

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We’re a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that’s consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” We have
130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We’re home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S.

- Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

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Join GALLO as an Instrumentation & Controls Technician and help keep our winery operations running safely, reliably, and efficiently. In this hands‑on role, you will maintain, install, calibrate, and troubleshoot instrumentation and control systems that support production. You will work with electric, pneumatic, hydraulic, and digital instruments while applying your knowledge of winery processes, PLCs, HMIs, electrical systems, and industrial networks.

Working with minimal supervision and in partnership with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, and other teams, you will diagnose process upsets, trace control-loop malfunctions, and support repairs using PLCs and electrical test equipment such as ammeters, meggers, and multimeters. You will create and update basic PLC and HMI logic, troubleshoot standalone and networked HMIs, replace electrical components and VFD parameters, and support MES, Historian tags, Kepware, and communication networks including Device Net, Data Highway, and CAN I/O.

You will investigate equipment‑performance opportunities, recommend practical technology or component improvements, and help execute projects that improve process measurement, control, safety, quality, and uptime. You will also contribute to capital projects and new‑product commercialization by gathering and analyzing technical and cost data, documenting findings, tracking project milestones, and clearly communicating progress and roadblocks.

We welcome candidates who bring curiosity, sound troubleshooting judgment, and a collaborative approach. Success in this role includes a commitment to GMP, safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements; accurate recordkeeping; reliable attendance; and a willingness to share technical direction with electricians, automation technicians, and mechanics. If you enjoy solving complex problems and making a visible impact on operations, we encourage you to apply.

• Bachelor of Science Degree plus 1 year of working with PLC controls, logic circuits, pneumatic and electrical equipment experience; OR 2 years technical degree in electrical technology plus 3 years of experience working with PLC controls, logic circuits, pneumatic and electrical equipment; OR High school diploma or State‑issued equivalency certificate plus 5 years of experience working with PLC controls, logic circuits, pneumatic and electrical equipment.
• Required to climb stairs and ladders; required to conduct work at heights.
• Required to lift and carry tools and equipment that weighs up-to 50 pounds.
• Knowledgeable of Electrical Safety procedures.
• May be required to work a rotating shift/schedule (e.g., day, swing, graveyard, 5x8, 4x10) as well as weekends and overtime.
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting Allen‑Bradley electrical systems and control components as well as systems and components from other manufacturers.
• Skilled in reading, comprehending, interpreting and executing simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
• Skilled in writing simple correspondence.
• Skilled in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using whole numbers.
• Proficient in MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint at a basic level.
• Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job…