Global Controls Project Engineer

This opportunity is located within our AFB International business, the global science and technology leader in pet food palatability. We develop and produce a full range of liquid and dry palatability enhancers using high-quality ingredients proven to optimize companion animal response and consumption.  to learn more.

Help shape the future of AFB’s manufacturing operations At AFB International, we make pet food taste great. Our palatants help pet food, treats, and supplements deliver the taste pets love while supporting the nutrition pets need. As part of the Ensign-Bickford Industries family, AFB is a global, high-growth organization committed to innovation, operational excellence, and the development of our people. We are seeking a Global Controls Project Engineer to lead electrical, controls, and automation work across AFB’s capital projects.

This role will independently manage smaller projects while providing electrical and controls leadership on larger manufacturing, technology, and continuous-improvement initiatives. Based at our St. Charles, Missouri corporate office or Aurora, Missouri plant, this position offers the opportunity to work on projects that have a visible impact on AFB’s operations, capacity, reliability, safety, and future growth.

• Lead controls projects from concept through completion
• Manage assigned electrical, controls, and automation projects—generally valued below $500,000—from planning through closeout.
• Apply AFB project-management practices by maintaining accurate scopes, budgets, schedules, action items, risks, and status reports.
• Support larger capital projects by coordinating electrical and controls requirements, vendors, contractors, deliverables, schedules, costs, and risks.
• Independently execute projects while meeting approved safety, quality, cost, schedule, and scope expectations.
• Provide electrical and controls engineering expertise
• Develop electrical and controls scopes, design criteria, specifications, I/O and network requirements, bid packages, and procurement documents.
• Manage and review electrical and controls design deliverables for completeness, accuracy, constructibility, maintainability, and compliance with AFB standards.
• Review drawings, specifications, control narratives, panel designs, PLC and HMI documentation, network architecture, programs, alarms, interlocks, and operator interfaces.
• Direct electrical consultants and other technical resources as needed.
• Review and evaluate alternative solutions to ensure systems are practical, reliable, maintainable, and cost-effective.
• Support equipment integration, installation, and startup
• Coordinate electrical and controls installation, field troubleshooting, commissioning, startup, training, performance verification, and turnover.
• Participate in and lead Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), document deficiencies, and ensure corrective actions are completed before equipment is shipped or placed into service.
• Verify that controls and automation systems meet AFB requirements and global standards.
• Complete system backups, as-built drawings, network records, manuals, spare-parts information, and other closeout documentation.
• Promote consistency, safety, and collaboration
• Partner with the Global Automation and Controls Engineer and plant controls engineers to apply consistent architecture, programming, HMI, networking, and documentation standards.
• Build effective working relationships with Corporate Project Managers, plant engineering and maintenance teams, Operations, Quality, EHS, vendors, contractors, suppliers, and integrators.
• Ensure electrical and controls solutions support safety, food safety, quality, cybersecurity, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Provide troubleshooting and…