Controls Engineer

→ What You'll Do Automation & Controls Engineering • Program, troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize PLC-based control systems, with primary emphasis on Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation ControlLogix and CompactLogix platforms using Studio 5000. • Support and troubleshoot other controls platforms deployed within the facility, which may include ABB, Bosch Rexroth, Mitsubishi, Omron, and Siemens systems. • Develop, maintain, and improve SCADA/HMI applications using Ignition and FactoryTalk, including tag structures, alarms, trends, historian data, reports, recipes, security roles, and operator interfaces. • Identify and execute PLC, HMI, SCADA, historian, and controls-infrastructure improvements, upgrades, migrations, obsolescence-risk mitigation, and standardization initiatives. • Troubleshoot VFDs, servo and motion systems, instrumentation, remote I/O, industrial robots, safety systems, and machine-to-machine communications. • Maintain accurate controls documentation, including software backups, change records, I/O lists, control narratives, network diagrams, wiring schematics, and operating or troubleshooting procedures. OT Networks, Cybersecurity & System Integration • Partner with Information Technology and OT cybersecurity teams to support the design, documentation, implementation, and ongoing improvement of segmented OT networks aligned with the Purdue Model and a five-layer manufacturing technology stack. • Support managed industrial Ethernet switches, VLANs, IP addressing, network paths, and device communications; partner with IT to coordinate firewall-rule changes, Claroty xDome Secure Access, and secure connectivity for internal and third-party users. • Implement and maintain role-based access, least-privilege permissions, user groups, and account governance across PLC, SCADA, ThinManager, historian, MES, server, and network environments. • Integrate OEM equipment, sensors, PLCs, SCADA, MES, historians, databases, and enterprise systems using EtherNet/IP, OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, serial or gateway communications, and other appropriate protocols. • Support MQTT and edge-connectivity solutions, including broker connectivity, topic or namespace design, reliable data transfer, and plant-floor-to-enterprise integration. • Configure and support Microsoft SQL Server connections, tables, queries, views, and data flows; develop Python scripts for data collection, diagnostics, reporting, configuration, and repetitive engineering tasks. Reliability, Operational Support & Continuous Improvement • Provide responsive technical support to Maintenance and Operations, taking ownership of control-system problems through containment, diagnosis, corrective action, and verified resolution. • Lead or participate in root cause analysis for recurring failures, production losses, quality events, and communication issues; translate findings into sustainable system improvements. • Identify and implement opportunities to improve safety, reliability, throughput, OEE, product quality, waste, ergonomics, maintainability, and operator experience. • Lead or support capital and continuous-improvement projects, including

development, controls specifications, vendor design reviews, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, startup, validation, and handoff to Operations and Maintenance. • Interface with machine builders, OEMs, system integrators, and controls vendors to define, design, implement, troubleshoot, and improve equipment and processes. • Support automation and data integration for processing, packaging, building management, refrigeration, compressed air, steam, chilled water, process water, wastewater, electrical monitoring, and other plant utility systems. Governance, Safety, Food Quality & Standards • Ensure automation solutions support employee safety, food safety, product quality, regulatory requirements, sanitation practices, GMPs, and company standards. • Follow disciplined change-management, testing, backup, restore, version-control, and disaster-recovery practices for control-system modifications. • Contribute to the development and enforcement of automation standards, code libraries, naming conventions, HMI design practices, network standards, cybersecurity control