Engineer, Automation and Controls

Overview

At Torani, we’re entering an exciting phase of hypergrowth and transformation as we build the systems that will support our journey toward a $1 Billion business. We’re introducing new manufacturing technologies, modernizing legacy platforms, and expanding automation across our operations. To support this work, we’re looking for an Automation Systems Engineer to serve as a key technical anchor for our automation systems.

Reporting to the Principal Automation & Controls Engineer, you’ll maintain, troubleshoot, and improve PLC and SCADA environments that keep our plant running safely and efficiently. You’ll bring strong internal customer service, technical ownership, and a calm, solutions-first approach while you work side-by-side with Production, Maintenance, and Quality to keep systems stable, well-documented, and continuously improving. From project execution to day-to-day reliability support, you’ll help strengthen the automation foundation that enables consistent performance, smart decision-making, and long-term scalability.

At Torani, a Certified B Corporation, we flavor more than just drinks—we flavor lives. You’ll join a people-first, purpose-driven team and help build foundational data capabilities that will shape how Torani makes decisions for years to come. If you’re excited to build something meaningful, visible, and lasting, you’ll thrive here.

• Success Factors (First 12–24 Months)
  • Automation Systems Expert:
    You became a trusted technical resource across Production, Maintenance, and Quality by keeping Torani’s PLC, SCADA, and HMI environments stable, consistent, and easy to support. Documentation, version control, and clear standards helped operators and technicians troubleshoot confidently, while system updates were made thoughtfully and communicated clearly to the people who rely on them most. Your attention to best practices and compliance ensured electrical and automation work aligned with plant expectations, safety requirements, and long-term reliability.
  • Operational Reliability Partner:
    When performance was at risk, you showed up as a steady partner on the floor—helping Production maintain flow, Maintenance restore system health, and Quality stay confident in process integrity. You responded quickly to line upsets tied to PLCs, HMIs, instrumentation, and control networks, restoring stability while also helping teams understand what happened and why. Issues didn’t just get resolved, they were closed out well, with root cause analysis, shared learnings, and corrective actions that reduced repeat failures and strengthened overall performance.
  • Project & Contractor Leadership:
    You successfully led automation work streams within capital and improvement projects by keeping technical execution tightly aligned with operational reality. From early requirements through commissioning and handoff, you coordinated integrators, panel builders, and installers in a way that kept Production, Maintenance, and Quality informed, involved, and ready to support what was being built. Your practical approach to change control, documentation, and testing ensured systems came online smoothly—with minimal disruption and a clean transition into daily use.
  • IT/OT Integration & Data Connectivity:
    You helped connect the shop floor to enterprise systems by translating what Production, Maintenance, and Quality needed into practical IT/OT solutions that worked in the real world. In close partnership with Engineering and IT, you supported secure connectivity between PLCs, managed networks, servers, and data tools—making sure information flowed reliably while protecting system integrity. Your working knowledge of Rockwell platforms, Factory Talk Services, VFDs, and industrial networks helped reduce friction between platforms and kept teams aligned around shared system performance.
  • Continuous Improvement Mindset:
    You made automation better over time by turning day-to-day problems into long-term improvements, using insights from the floor to guide what changed and why. Working alongside Production, Maintenance, and Quality, you helped simplify controls where needed, improve repeatability through…