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Welch’s is on a journey towards our bold ambition of being the global-leader of convenient, good for you fruit-based food and beverages. To turn this goal into a reality we need you and other exceptionally talented, agile, and innovative individuals who are eager to contribute to something extraordinary!
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POSITION SUMMARY:

We are looking for a Controls Engineer to join our team and provide strong strategic and tactical execution of electrical engineering and controls tasks.
Support the control system reliability of our packaging equipment, processing equipment, and various utility systems in all areas of our facility with the goal of optimizing complex packaging and processing systems.
Develop, plan, budget and execute Electrical, Automation & Controls related Capital Projects in coordination with plant and engineering leadership supporting the multiyear Capital Plan.
Work with Maintenance as needed to provide troubleshooting assistance, and train hourly technicians to enhance their troubleshooting capabilities. Additional, align with Maintenance group to coordinate appropriate MRO inventory based on component availability/obsolescence migration plans.

• Provide Electrical Engineering principles and leadership to support all plant operations in juice processing and packaging facilities operating on a 24/7 schedule. This will include supporting packaging lines, processing, utility, and seasonal equipment.
• Responsible for all technical support, designing, programming, and commissioning of controls and instrumentation hardware and software on all plant equipment and processes.
• Support strategic planning, input and execution of engineering budget as it relates to electrical and controls equipment and infrastructure.
• Stay current on new technology that can help support capital improvements to increase efficiency and / or capacity.
• Support all other engineering projects and maintenance projects to provide controls support and technical expertise as required.
• Maintain communication with all production operations departments and maintenance to ensure an efficient operation and provide support for continuous improvement.
• Work with maintenance leadership and reliability engineers to develop strategic plans for plant maintenance systems improvements and sustainability as it relates to the electrical, controls, and instrumentation programs and talent.
• Lead the development and management of preventative maintenance schedules for plant electrical, instrumentation, and controls equipment.
• Manage and maintain updated electrical and control systems documentation and maintenance resources.
• Develop the controls and instrumentation technical capabilities within the hourly maintenance workforce as needed.
• Support PLC (Allen Bradley) programs for new equipment and upgrades/modifications for existing equipment.
• Support and learn how to create HMI screens (Allen Bradley) for new equipment and upgrades/modifications for existing equipment.
• Specify, purchase, and / or design instrumentation, controls systems, devices. electrical power and control panels.
• Manage, build, and facilitate use of FactoryTalk AssetCentre by all personnel and contractors.
• Work with IT group to implement a robust OT network infrastructure with dedicated hardware separated from the plant IT network.
• Ensure all electrical controls engineering specifications are current and compliant with all regulatory bodies.
• Ability to write SOP’s, new equipment process information, functional descriptions, training materials, summary reports, technical reports, and capital justification reports.
• Ensures compliance to governmental regulatory OSHA and safety programs and processes.
• Support Engineering team in ensuring compliance to and managing the electrical safety and Arc Flash Program.
• Provide technical controls support for both onsite and remote support as required, including off shifts.