Hirzel Canning Company & Farms is a 5th generation family company with a passion for serving the community. Our Dei Fratelli brand is your source for locally-grown tomato and sauerkraut products. We seek individuals that share our core values, our commitment to future generations, and our passion for providing food that brings families together.

A few of the benefits you’ll experience at Hirzel Canning Company are:

Competitive Pay
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Annual Pay Increases
Employer 401(k) Matching
Health Savings Account with Employer Contributions
Health and Wellness Program
Community Involvement
Family-Centric Environment

Candidates must be willing and able to pass a pre-employment drug screen.

JOB SUMMARY & KEY OBJECTIVES

The Controls Engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining systems to produce high quality food products safely and efficiently. They will be responsible for the electrical design, component selection, calibration, maintenance, and documentation for all Food Safety related equipment. This position will also be responsible for programming, maintenance, storage, and backup of all appropriate automation software and projects, including Allen Bradley, Ignition, GE Fanuc, and DirectLogic among others.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

PROCESS CONTROL

Programming, maintenance, storage, and backup of plant automation systems.
Develop electrical designs and operating manuals for current and new systems, and prioritize projects in collaboration with Stakeholders, based on their expectations, timelines, and deadlines.
Maintain and troubleshoot existing systems in collaboration with plant maintenance personnel.
Ensure continued functionality and robustness of the system through backup, spare equipment, and training of essential personnel.
Training of personnel on proper use of calibration equipment.
Ongoing participation in process improvements that focus on saving labor, time, and material by using automation.
Manage new and ongoing automation projects. This includes documenting needs, automation narrative, component requirements, procurement, programming, data storage/retrieval, and security.

RECORD KEEPING

Maintain control system documentation.
Appropriate recording of all Food safety calibration records and actions to be coordinated with Quality Assurance under SQF protocol and guidelines.
All PLC/Automation files to be maintained on HCC file shares in a comprehensive manner and share training with Plant Managers for access.
Develop SOPs for basic system maintenance and access to cover instances when Controls staff is not available.

EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS

Commitment to our purpose and core values.
Commitment to performing job duties in a safe manner and watching out for the safety of others.
Compliance with all Company policies and procedures.
Travel between sites as needed.
Takes ownership of work to make sure it is completed accurately, efficiently, and on time. Will work with a sense of purpose, enthusiasm, and commitment, and will encourage others to do the same.
Will promote a positive attitude. Responsible for establishing and maintaining positive working relationships that are based on respect for all.
Will embrace Plant/Company change and support its implementation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Reaching with hands and arms.
Communication through speech and writing.
Daily requirements:
- Bending, twisting, turning, reaching below the knee, pushing, pulling, squatting, kneeling, standing, walking, sitting.
Lifting requirements:
- Will regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Will occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical, Food, or Agricultural Engineering or demonstrated industry experience.
Strong proficiency in PLC and HMI programming on Allen Bradley systems such as ControlLogix and FactoryTalk View.
Experience with Inductive Automation Ignition preferred.
Robotics experience with GE Fanuc preferred.
Proficiency in industrial networking.
Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills, analytical skills, statistical and mathematical abilities, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work with a wide variety of individuals with diverse educational levels, cultural backgrounds, and communication skills.
Self-starter, able to lead cross-functional teams.
Project management experience preferred.
Strong project management skills.
Strong proficiency in MS Office and Google Workspace products.

NOTE: Attendance on the job each and every day is absolutely essential to the efficient operation of the Company.

The responsibilities and duties outlined in this document are not all-inclusive and are subject to change at the discretion of management based upon the needs of the company.

In the absence of key personnel the supervisor will assume responsibility to see the functions of this job are performed as required.

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