Your Opportunity as the Senior Controls Engineer

Leverage your engineering expertise to make a meaningful impact in our Memphis facility. Lead projects to improve quality, safety, and overall production. Continue to grow your skill sets through cross functional collaboration and direct floor exposure in our manufacturing plant. Launch your career into future roles across operations and leadership by building a strong foundation in how our products are made and how our work system functions. 

Location: Memphis, TN

Work Arrangements: 100% on-site 

In this role you will:  

Work with Engineering Controls Group to understand and maintain Electrical & Instrumentation Standards

Serve as the site SME (Subject Matter Expert) on all FT Studio Platforms

Support the sites controls and electrical projects:

Work with Controls Integrator to ensure consistent controls system implementation

Own Small improvement projects varying from Programming, HMI, Electrical, and mechanical projects

Assist the Process Engineers with the electrical and controls implementation of their projects and ensure standards are being followed

Resource to the teams for troubleshooting high priority problems

Own PLC maintenance, backups, preventative maintenance (Battery replacements), documentation, narratives

Assist with updating electrical drawings and other controls documentation as changes are made

Help troubleshoot and implement sitewide Utilities/Facilities infrastructure such as HVAC/Wastewater, and Building Automation

Serve as a key resource for the Controls and Instrumentation training portion of Technical Resources Coordinator training (Hold labs and own qualification signoffs)

Work with sustainability lead to implement instrumentation needed to gather data, and implement electrical cost savings projects

Own and maintain UPS battery replacement across the site

Maintain disaster recovery plans and equipment required to support system restoration

The Right Place for You  

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.  

What we are looking for:  

Minimum Requirements: 

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

2+ years of experience in power and/or controls engineering role/internship

Experience supporting Capital projects  

Experience working cross functionally within a manufacturing environment

Technical knowledge of industrial power, controls, and information systems

Working knowledge of NFPA 70E and OSHA 29 1910.269 regulations

Strong organizational, critical thinking and creativity skills

Effective presentation, interpersonal, and written communication skills

Ability to travel, including international trips to equipment suppliers

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:  

Experience with Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley systems

Experience in food manufacturing

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