Controls Engineer
Job in
Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, 37814, USA
Listed on 2026-07-01
Listing for:
Colgate-Palmolive
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-01
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Automation & Mechatronics Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Number #173979 - Morristown, Tennessee, United States
** Who We Are*
* Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values-Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous-we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
Welcome to the powerhouse of global oral care product production. Our Morristown, Tennessee production plant is the high-velocity manufacturing engine behind Colgate-Palmolive's globally recognized, clinically trusted toothpaste and mouthwash brands. We don't just package products - we engineer everyday health essentials at a global scale.
As a Project & Controls Engineer in our state of the art production facility, you are the digital architect of our automated future. You will design, deploy, and optimize the advanced plant-floor control networks, robotics, and industrial information systems that keep our production lines moving flawlessly, safely, and efficiently. Balancing cutting-edge automation engineering with high-impact capital expense project management, you will bring complex capital projects from blueprint to reality;
ensuring our flagship plant remains a world class center of manufacturing excellence.
** Key Responsibilities*
* ** Automation & Controls Engineering*
* + System Design & Optimization:
Spec, program, test, and commission plant-floor control systems, advanced instrumentation, and business network interfaces to drive peak asset utilization.
+ Continuous Improvement Leadership:
Spearhead engineering initiatives that maximize reliability, eliminate operational waste, elevate product quality, and champion world-class safety standards.
+ Global Technology Transfer:
Act as the plant's automation ambassador, partnering with global technology teams to seamlessly scale and implement new capital projects and state-of-the-art controls processes.
+ OT Cybersecurity & Maintenance:
Proactively patch and update mission-critical manufacturing equipment to remediate vulnerabilities and protect our plant's operational technology infrastructure.
** Capital Project Management & Budgeting*
* + Capital expense & operational expense Ownership:
Lead multiple engineering projects across varying scopes and timelines. Drive strict adherence to project schedules, scope definitions, and cost controls while preparing and managing elements of the team's budget.
+ Vendor & Resource Integration:
Direct and collaborate with key internal teams and elite external partners, including specialized software integrators and hardware support vendors.
+ Technical Documentation & Compliance:
Maintain precise engineering specifications, validation protocols, and technical procedures that seamlessly align with Quality, Factory Performance & Reliability (FP&R), and EHS standards.
** Required Qualifications*
* + Bachelor's degree in Engineering
+ 3+ years in manufacturing/supply chain operations, with 2+ years of dedicated controls, systems engineering, and proportional, integral, and derivative tuning experience
+ Deep expertise in the installation, startup, and programming of Allen-Bradley (Control Logix) PLCs and the comprehensive Wonderware ecosystem (InTouch, InBatch, Industrial Application Server, InSQL Server, Active Factory, and MES Performance/Operations/Quality)
+ Practical knowledge of electrical power distribution, Motor Controls (VFDs, standard starters), and industrial networking protocols (Control Net, Device Net, Ethernet/IP, Profibus) alongside standard PC network setup and Cisco Switch configuration
+ Proficient in plant-floor database management and web-based architectures (Microsoft SQL Server, InSQL, IIS, Thin Client Architecture) with the ability to build SSRS reports (Microsoft Report Builder, Visual Studio)…
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