Instrumentation & Electrical Engineer

Job Summary

Diageo Montgomery facility is the premier site in North American Supply. As the facility continues to grow and install advanced technologies, the troubleshooting requirements placed on staff become increasingly complex. The Instrumentation & Electrical (I&E) Technician will be responsible for instrumentation and electrical support, and for the effectiveness of the DCS system and process controls for bottling lines and liquid processing.

The I&E Tech is a key member of the Asset Care Team and reports to the I&E Manager. The successful candidate will work a shift schedule.

People
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The ability to work in highly effective teams is essential. As a self‑motivated member of the Asset Care Team, you will provide support, training and coaching to teammates, positively impacting team members, inspiring and engaging others.

Safety
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Diageo aspires to operate a Zero Harm Culture. You will be responsible for your own safety as well as the safety of co‑workers and visitors, actively participate in all site safety, health and environmental programs, and maintain current knowledge of, and compliance with, all safety rules and regulations.

• Strong PLC experience to troubleshoot code within the Allen Bradley environment.
• Timely and accurate repair of facility instrumentation, controls and electrical circuits.
• Troubleshooting, inspecting, diagnosing, testing and adjusting digital, pneumatic and manual instrumentation.
• Strong knowledge of process and production, instrumentation & detection systems:
  Pressure, flow, and level instrumentation.
• Standard bottling line equipment such as fillers, labelers, laser coders, label detection systems, palletizers, etc.
• Troubleshooting, tuning and optimizing control loops.
• Training team members.
• Optimizing DCS control screens and operator interfaces.
• Maintaining instrumentation and electrical inventories, reporting part usage and ordering spare parts.
• Instrumentation and electrical preventative maintenance and asset care.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records within SAP CMMS.
• Working closely with Maintenance Team members.
• Actively participating in cross‑functional work teams.
• Ability to quickly learn and understand batch and continuous processing systems.
• Familiar with root‑cause problem‑solving methods and documentation.
• Skilled in reading functional specs, loop diagrams, P&, and logic diagrams.
• Finding solutions to bottling and processing problems.
• Optimizing yield and minimizing waste.
• Meeting or exceeding site Key Performance Indicators.

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent technical work experience.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant instrumentation and electrical maintenance experience.
• Minimum 2 years of Rockwell control systems experience.
• Experience with SAP PM or other PM computer system preferred.
• Familiarity with current electrical regulations, codes and safe work practices.
• Proficient in Allen Bradley PLCs.
• Understanding of SCADA systems (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition).
• Working knowledge of Allen Bradley VFDs and servo drive components.
• Familiar with Ethernet, Profibus, Remote I/O, DH+ Control Net and Device Networking.
• Demonstrated capability to troubleshoot, calibrate and repair all types of process instrumentation.
• Must be able to read and comprehend electrical and instrumentation drawings.
• Demonstrated teamwork capability and can‑do attitude.
• Demonstrated problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety.

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is inclusive in nature, valuing everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity. Diversity is a key enabler for our business to grow and reflects our broad consumer base.

Location:

Montgomery, Alabama