Controls Engineer

About Us

Trilliant Food & Nutrition is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of premium coffees and powdered beverages, proudly headquartered in Little Chute, Wisconsin. With a legacy rooted in quality, innovation, and service, Trilliant delivers branded and private label solutions across retail, food service, and e-commerce channels.

Horseshoe Beverage Company, based in Neenah, WI, is a leading ready‑to‑drink beverage manufacturer dedicated to delivering an exceptional beverage experience. By combining industry‑leading talent, cutting‑edge equipment, and a vertically integrated supply chain, we drive innovation and consistently deliver the highest quality products to our customers‑first and fast.

Our brand portfolio includes Victor Allen's, Dutch Bros beverages and Nurri, our better‑for‑you protein beverage line. We are passionate about beverages – and about building a team that’s just as energized. We invite you to explore opportunities at Trilliant or Horseshoe, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

The Controls Engineer will manage and support controls/automation projects and upgrade existing systems. This position will perform high‑level technical controls programming, troubleshooting and improvements. Our facility is expanding, which provides the opportunity to be involved in new line and/or new product start‑ups and development of maintenance department process and procedure development. Two positions are open on a straight 2‑2‑3 schedule. One is 5:00a‑5:00p and one is 5:00p‑5:00a.

• Provide Direction and Support for PLC ladder logic programming and HMI Application programming.
• Write and/or modify PLC programs to control industrial food processing equipment.
• Support operations and maintenance to keep equipment running and maximize efficiency.
• Contribute to improvements in internal processes, standards, and designs to ensure efficient development of systems and products to meet our business expectations.
• Provide Technical Mentorship and Direction for other Engineers, Maintenance and Operations Personnel.
• Use independent judgment, consistently and clearly demonstrate creativity and innovation in finding solutions. Identify root cause of problems. Develop alternative solutions and communicate associated benefits and risks.
• Develop and follow Control Standards.
• Create and modify HMI screens for operator interaction.
• Creates and reviews, designs, draws, BOMs, specifications, etc. and ensures that projects meet specifications, standards, and performance requirements within area of expertise.
• Write processes, procedures and policies as required.
• Prepare written information, documentation, reports, correspondence, procedures and/or specifications as required.
• Project Management – manage Capital Projects from Conceptual Design through Start‑up. This would include, but not be limited to cost estimating, specifications, design, PID review.
• On the floor directing contractors, working with OEM technicians, and working with plant personnel.
• Installation, I/O Checkout, Startup, and Plant Acceptance.

• Associate’s Degree required plus relevant experience. BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science preferred.
• 2‑5 years’ relevant experience working with and configuring industrial machine controls.
• Able to write and troubleshoot PLC code (primarily Allen Bradley).
• Create, modify, and deploy HMI interfaces (primarily Allen Bradley Panel View ME/SE).
• Experience with higher‑level programming languages (Python, ).
• Experience with writing, modifying, and querying relational databases (SQL).
• Experience troubleshooting and fine‑tuning machine vision systems and cameras.
• Experience with electrical troubleshooting safely including low‑voltage wiring, communication cables, and safety signals.
• Knowledge of ethernet communication networks.
• Ability to create and read electrical schematics.
• Demonstrated ability to independently create functional & cost‑effective designs/processes that meet complex specification requirements.
• Strong troubleshooting and judgment skills.
• Resourceful, proactive, high energy, results driven.
• Demonstrated ability to manage…