Electrical & Automation Manager

Electrical & Automation Manager|POM Wonderful Apply Now# Electrical & Automation Manager POM Wonderful | Del Rey, CA | Maintenance | Entry Level | Full-time | Job y Now Share## Company Description From tree to table, POM Wonderful delivers a whole lot of healthy. Known for our iconic double-bubble bottle, we grow, harvest, package, and market fresh pomegranates, pomegranate arils, and a selection of delicious pomegranate-blended juices and teas.

With over 9,000 acres in California’s Central Valley, POM Wonderful is committed to unleashing the antioxidant power of our handpicked pomegranates.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Electrical & Controls Manager is responsible for leading plant electrical, controls, automation, and OT support activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations. This role combines people leadership, hands-on troubleshooting, automation strategy, capital project execution, and continuous improvement ownership across processing, packaging, utilities, and facility support systems.

The manager leads a technical team while partnering closely with operations, maintenance, quality, IT/OT, engineering, and external integrators to improve equipment reliability, modernize legacy control systems, and deliver measurable gains in safety, quality, throughput, and OEE.
* Compensation - $ - $*. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.##

Job Description
* Lead, coach, develop, and manage the electrical and controls team through clear expectations, scheduling, training, performance management, and accountability for execution.
* Own plant support for PLC, HMI, VFD, instrumentation, power distribution, safety circuits, and supervisory systems across Fresh, Arils & Beverage processes. Occasional regional travel as needed to support other facilities.
* Provide direct technical leadership for advanced troubleshooting of electrical, automation, networking, and controls-related failures using schematics, software tools, and field diagnostics.
* Drive control system lifecycle management, including migration plans for obsolete PLC, HMI, network, and drive platforms.
* Lead integration and startup of new equipment, as well as controls upgrades for existing lines, utility systems, and facility infrastructure.
* Support plant electrical infrastructure and low-voltage control systems, including troubleshooting, design review, documentation updates, and expansion planning.
* Support plant data and digital initiatives through historians, MES, SQL-connected systems, reporting tools, and machine-level integration projects.
* Use CMMS data, downtime trends, and failure history to prioritize reliability actions and capital improvements.
* Provide on-call or escalated support for critical production issues, shutdowns, startups, and major project activities as required.
* Ensure compliance with electrical safety requirements, arc flash expectations, LOTO practices, and machine safety standards; escalate material risks to plant leadership.
* Manage approved controls contractors, system integrators, and vendors to ensure work is executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to plant standards.## Qualifications
** PLC & Control Systems
*** Allen-Bradley Control Logix, Compact Logix, Micro Logix, and legacy SLC5 systems
* Siemens S7/TIA Portal platforms
* Exposure to B&R automation systems preferred
* Ability to troubleshoot, modify, and support PLC logic, I/O architecture, and integrated machine controls
** Industrial Networks & Communications
*** Ethernet/IP  + Profinet  + Device Net  + Control Net  + Remote I/O systems  + OPC communications preferred
* Understanding of managed industrial switches, routers, wireless infrastructure, and plant network architecture
** HMI / SCADA Systems***…