Mfg Controls Engineer

Kroger • Springdale, OH

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About The Position

Identify, develop, install, and support manufacturing systems and applications. Provide engineering design, programming, guidance, and support for industrial control systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces, variable-frequency drives (VFDs), fieldbuses, and supervisory control and data acquisition systems. Perform work safely, efficiently, and accurately to maintain and improve division performance in Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR), and the Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership embodying the Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles and demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technology.
• At least 4 years of progressive hands-on experience with industrial controls.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Fluency with Microsoft Product Suite, Autodesk, AutoCAD, and Windows 10.
• Self-directed, with the ability to execute projects with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with PLC and HMI program development, including integration of Ethernet-based drives and field devices.
• Experience developing, implementing, and starting up process control projects.
• Experience developing Rockwell-based control systems, including Logix PLCs, PanelView, PF VFDs, Kinetics, and EtherNet/IP.
• Experience architecting and configuring control systems for automatic device configuration and replacement.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design, and program PLC-based control systems for processing, machinery, and automation.
• Provide guidance and recommendations for process instrumentation, field devices, and drives.
• Provide technical support on plant projects related to automation and adherence to standards and specifications.
• Specify, program, and/or configure process instrumentation.
• Generate and maintain electrical schematics, network drawings, automation programs, and configuration files.
• Support system integrators, original equipment manufacturers, project engineers, and manufacturing plants in designing, implementing, and starting up controls and automation projects.
• Work with project and plant engineers to develop capital appropriations.
• Review system and network access policies to ensure compliance with corporate audit standards.
• Support projects for system integration firms; assist plants in determining requirements and assessing the value of proposed services.
• Provide management with periodic status reports.
• Support the hiring and training of plant technical resources.
• Follow established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Be accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level