Senior Controls Engineer
iRiS Recruiting Solutions · Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States
FULL TIMEpermanent
Job Description
Title: Senior Controls EngineerLocation: East Coast region
Experience, qualification, and soft skills, have you got everything required to succeed in this opportunity Find out below.
This is an opportunity to join a F&B manufacturing operation in the middle of significant growth and expansion. You’ll have direct influence over controls strategy, automation performance, equipment reliability, and future production capabilities.
What You’ll Do: Design, program, troubleshoot, and optimize PLCs, HMIs, robotics, motion controls, VFDs, instrumentation, industrial networks, and data collection systems Develop and standardize control architecture, electrical designs, programming standards, and components across processing, filling, packaging, and material-handling systems Partner with Production and Maintenance to troubleshoot complex controls and electrical issues, perform root-cause analysis, and minimize downtime Lead controls upgrades, automation improvements, equipment installations, startups, and commissioning Coordinate electricians, contractors, project schedules, budgets, and equipment implementation Train Maintenance and Operations teams on controls systems, troubleshooting, and equipment functionality
What We’re Looking For:• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related discipline• 5+ years of Controls/Electrical Engineering experience• Strong PLC programming experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell and/or Siemens• Experience with B&R, HMIs, VFDs, robotics, motion control, instrumentation, and industrial networks is highly valuable xzbcwsv • Food, beverage, pharma or high-speed manufacturing experience preferred• Startup, commissioning, and equipment installation experience highly desirable
Why Consider It? Modern, highly automated manufacturing environment Major facility and production expansion underway Growing Process, Controls & Automation Engineering team Significant involvement in new equipment and automation projects Opportunity to influence controls standards and future automation strategy Relocation assistance available
Experience, qualification, and soft skills, have you got everything required to succeed in this opportunity Find out below.
This is an opportunity to join a F&B manufacturing operation in the middle of significant growth and expansion. You’ll have direct influence over controls strategy, automation performance, equipment reliability, and future production capabilities.
What You’ll Do: Design, program, troubleshoot, and optimize PLCs, HMIs, robotics, motion controls, VFDs, instrumentation, industrial networks, and data collection systems Develop and standardize control architecture, electrical designs, programming standards, and components across processing, filling, packaging, and material-handling systems Partner with Production and Maintenance to troubleshoot complex controls and electrical issues, perform root-cause analysis, and minimize downtime Lead controls upgrades, automation improvements, equipment installations, startups, and commissioning Coordinate electricians, contractors, project schedules, budgets, and equipment implementation Train Maintenance and Operations teams on controls systems, troubleshooting, and equipment functionality
What We’re Looking For:• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related discipline• 5+ years of Controls/Electrical Engineering experience• Strong PLC programming experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell and/or Siemens• Experience with B&R, HMIs, VFDs, robotics, motion control, instrumentation, and industrial networks is highly valuable xzbcwsv • Food, beverage, pharma or high-speed manufacturing experience preferred• Startup, commissioning, and equipment installation experience highly desirable
Why Consider It? Modern, highly automated manufacturing environment Major facility and production expansion underway Growing Process, Controls & Automation Engineering team Significant involvement in new equipment and automation projects Opportunity to influence controls standards and future automation strategy Relocation assistance available

