Description

Are you ready to join a dynamic and innovative team in the food manufacturing industry? At Monogram Foods, we are passionate about creating top-quality food products that delight consumers across the United States. Since our founding in 2004, we've grown to become a leader in co-manufacturing, private label, and food service channels, and we're just getting started.

With a diverse portfolio that includes meat snacks, appetizers, assembled sandwiches, fully cooked and raw bacon, corn dogs, USDA baked goods, and other convenience products, Monogram Foods is committed to excellence and innovation. Our headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, along with thirteen manufacturing facilities in seven states, provide a robust platform for growth and success.

We are more than a company – we are a family of over 4,000 dedicated team members who share a common goal: to produce the best food products in the industry. At Monogram Foods, we value hard work, creativity, and collaboration. We believe that our team members are our greatest asset, and we are committed to their professional development and personal growth.

Why join Monogram Foods?
• Innovation and Quality: Be part of a team that prides itself on producing innovative and top-quality food products.
• Growth Opportunities: With our rapid expansion and diverse product lines, there are endless opportunities for career advancement.
• Team-Oriented Culture: Join a supportive and collaborative work environment where your contributions are valued and recognized.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, health benefits, and a robust support system designed to help you thrive both personally and professionally.

If you are passionate about food, driven by excellence, and ready to make a meaningful impact, Monogram Foods is the place for you. Join us in creating delicious and innovative food products that bring joy to tables across America. Apply today and become a part of the Monogram Foods family!

About the job

The Controls and Automation Engineer is responsible for design and project execution for controls and automation scope at our various manufacturing facilities. He/she will: provide controls and automation expertise for the specification, installation, start-up and operation of plant equipment necessary to successfully deliver projects; serve as a subject matter expert on automation, controls and electrical systems; identify automation opportunities that deliver positive return on investment; and support the controls network architecture for optimal IT/OT integration across the enterprise.

Job Locations:

This role is part of our Monogram Foods Support Center in Memphis, TN; however, we are open to remote candidates located near any of our plants or major airports for easy travel. Our plant locations include:

• Bristol, IN
• Chandler, MN
• Denison, IA
• Harlan, IA
• Haverhill, MA
• Martinsville, VA
• Medford, MA
• Plover, WI
• Wilmington, MA

Proximity to one of these locations or a major airport is preferred to support business travel needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for independently designing and leading plant automation, control and data acquisition projects from concept to implementation in a fast-paced manufacturing environment while working with a team of internal and external resources.
• Support project management responsibilities as needed, including scope definition, cost estimates, change control, integration, commissioning, and process qualification, focused in the controls and automation scope of assigned projects.
• Support the plant floor control network. Implement and audit compliance with the corporate IT/OT network strategy.
• Partner with other corporate Engineering resources and the IT function to review and approve machine network topologies and IP address allocation, optimizing the equipment for remote accessibility, diagnostics, backups, data collection, and cybersecurity.
• Work with operations and manufacturing resources to identify optimal solutions for automating manufacturing and packaging processes in ways that deliver positive financial returns.
• Provide troubleshooting, problem analysis and technical support to the plants as needed for both newly-implemented and legacy systems (including but not limited to hardware, electrical, safety, pneumatic, network, PLC, HMI, Robot, SCADA, and MES).
• Manage controls and automation scope for OEMs and Engineering services providers through initial specification, development, design reviews, installation, commissioning, qualification and production.
• Lead development and implementation of controls standards for manufacturing equipment.
• Write, review, and approve PLC and motion control logic. Create, review, and approve user HMI and SCADA screens that are user-friendly and suitable for operating and troubleshooting equipment.
• Implement MES systems as needed on new and existing equipment, integrating them to our Enterprise MES systems.
• Continually learn and research new technologies that can be applied to further our business objectives.

NOTE: This list presents only the principal duties of the position and is not intended to be comprehensive. The duties and responsibilities listed above may be changed or supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

The ideal candidate will have:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with focus on Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Automation and Controls (or other related degree).
• 5+ years Engineering experience in food or CPG manufacturing industry.
• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.

Competencies and Skills:

• Able to work cooperatively and effectively with a multidisciplinary technical team.
• Strong leadership skills, with prior experience having lead project teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively and seek critical feedback from operations personnel tasked with interacting daily with the systems designed and/or implemented by the Engineering team.
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter.
• Superior problem-solving skills, root cause analysis and willingness to take a hands-on approach to troubleshooting process control hardware and software.
• Able to effectively lead contractors on site or remotely to safely complete critical project tasks on time and on budget while meeting all aspects of the specified project scope of work.
• Experience programming PLCs, motion control, HMIs and SCADA systems on major commercial platforms (Rockwell experience preferred).
• Experience programing and interfacing PLCs with industrial robots.
• Strong project management skills (planning, scheduling, and project execution).
• Ability to design network infrastructure, including managed switches, routers, firewalls, and VPN devices in support of plant control networks.

Physical Demands:

• Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time to support projects at manufacturing plants as needed.
• Must be willing to work altered schedules / overtime as needed to support the business in a continuous production manufacturing environment.
• Must be able to navigate a manufacturing environment where PPE is required and where temperatures may fall outside of comfortable ranges.
• This role will require extended hours based on production needs, including work to be performed after regular business hours and on weekends.

Work Environment and Personal Protective Equipment:

• Will work extensively in a food production manufacturing environment. In many instances production equipment is located in refrigerated and frozen environments as dictated by Food Safety requirements.
• While working in manufacturing plants, will need to wear Personal Protective Equipment (hearing protection, safety glasses, steel-toe boots, hard hats when in construction zones).
  

NOTE: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.