Process Automation Engineer-5:00 pm to 5:30 am
About The Position
The Process Automation Engineer is responsible for supporting, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving automation and control systems across beverage process production and packaging operations. This role supports high-speed manufacturing equipment including batching, processing, filling, packaging, conveying, and palletizing systems to ensure production reliability, efficiency, quality, and safety. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in beverage, bottling, food manufacturing, or other automated manufacturing environments, with strong knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, and industrial process controls.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- 3+ years of industrial automation or controls engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience with PLC programming and troubleshooting.
- Experience with HMI and SCADA systems.
- Experience supporting batching, processing for high-speed bottling manufacturing or packaging equipment.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams.
Nice To Haves
- Beverage, bottling, food manufacturing, or production experience.
- Experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, FactoryTalk, Ignition, or Wonderware systems.
- Experience supporting filling, packaging, palletizing, and conveyor systems.
- Startup, commissioning, or line integration experience.
- Knowledge of OEE, MES, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Support and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, SCADA, and automation systems across production lines.
- Minimize equipment downtime through effective troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Support commissioning, startup, and optimization of new or rebuilt processing and production lines.
- Work closely with Production, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering teams to improve line efficiency and equipment reliability.
- Modify and maintain PLC programs, automation logic, alarms, and HMI interfaces as needed.
- Support automation systems related to batching systems, processing systems, fillers, conveyors, palletizers, labelers, and utilities.
- Maintain automation documentation, backups, SOPs, and control standards.
- Coordinate with external vendors and equipment integrators during automation projects and upgrades.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to automation, OEE improvement, waste reduction, and process optimization.
- Ensure automation systems comply with company safety, food safety, and quality standards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
