[Hiring] Senior Controls Engineer @Land O'Lakes

Role Description

The Sr. Controls Engineer (supports several manufacturing plants) position will coordinate the design, installation and start-up of process control, network, electrical, plant construction or process equipment projects for Feed Manufacturing Operations and other business units.

• Responsible for development of the project scope and driving process improvements with the Region Director of Manufacturing, International Business Teams and Plant Managers.
• Manage project and process design, capital and expense estimates, contractor selection, equipment specifications and purchases, implementation timeline.
• Provide recommended methods and standard operating practices to ensure safe and effective control, optimize processes and meet product specifications with a major focus on PLC equipment and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in engineering with concentration in Mechanical, Agricultural, Food, Industrial, Feed Process Engineering or related degree.
• 10+ years related work experience.
• Technical processing expertise for Operations in Animal Feed, Food or related industries.
• Solid working knowledge of mechanical or agricultural engineering and processing plants and equipment.
• Successful experience in the development and refinement of process equipment projects and managing construction projects.
• Highly organized, proficient, and knowledgeable in current grain or food processing systems.
• Proven track record of Project Management and driving Process Improvements.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and cost initiatives.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, as well as Adobe/Bluebeam, AutoCAD and SKM.

Requirements

• Highly effective communications required; ability to modify communications approach to reach operators, supervisors, and Plant Managers.
• Strong interpersonal skills required to sell and implement improvement projects.
• 2 years commissioning, reliability and/or maintenance experience preferred.
• Ability to collaborate closely with operators on the plant and processing floor to understand equipment variables and operations.
• Ability to understand root cause of problems and develop solutions is critical to success.
• Fact-based reasoning and recommendations essential to optimizing process variables and systems.
• Ability to work closely with operators on the plant and processing floor to understand equipment variables and operations.
• Position involves 50% to 75% travel and exposure to all shifts for training and operations improvements.
• Project installations can be up to 3 weeks in duration, including weekends.
• Significant time required in manufacturing facilities with typical levels of dust and noise.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Plant design background.
• In-depth knowledge of food/animal feed processing plant and technology.
• Allen-Bradley PLC (ControlLogix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix) and HMI (FactoryTalk View ME/SE) coding and implementation experience.
• Allen Bradley VFD and SMC Soft Start control and configuration.
• Basic CISCO switch configuration and troubleshooting.
• Process Control and Electrical documentation creation and management.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources for most full-time roles.
• Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Salary

The annual salary range for this role is $123,920.00 - $185,880.00. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.