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Land O'Lakes Venture37 · 2 hours ago

Senior Controls Engineer (Engineering)

Virtual (USA)

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$124K/yr - $186K/yr

10+ years exp

Land O'Lakes Venture37 is a farmer- and member-owned cooperative focused on reimagining the business of food. The Senior Controls Engineer will coordinate the design, installation, and start-up of process control and equipment projects while driving process improvements across manufacturing operations.

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Responsibilities

Coordinate the design, installation and start-up of process control, network, electrical, plant construction or process equipment projects for Feed Manufacturing Operations and other business units

Develop the project scope and drive process improvements with the Region Director of Manufacturing, International Business Teams and Plant Managers

Provide recommended methods and standard operating practices to provide safe and effective control, optimize processes and meet product specifications with a major focus on PLC equipment and processes

Qualification

PLC equipment expertiseProcess ImprovementsProject ManagementMechanical EngineeringFood Processing KnowledgeAutoCAD proficiencyCISCO ConfigurationCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsCollaboration SkillsProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in engineering with concentration in Mechanical, Agricultural, Food, Industrial, Feed Process Engineering or related degree and 10+ years related work experience

Applicable associate's degree with 15+ years' experience will be considered

Technical processing expertise for Operations in Animal Feed, Food or related industries

Solid working knowledge of mechanical or agricultural engineering and processing plants and equipment

Successful experience in the development and refinement of process equipment projects and managing construction projects

Individual is highly organized, proficient, and knowledgeable in most current grain or food processing systems

Proven track record of Project Management and driving Process Improvements. Ability to manage multiple projects and cost initiatives

Intermediate knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, as well as Adobe/Bluebeam, AutoCAD and SKM

Highly effective communications is required and ability to modify communications approach to reach operators, supervisors, and Plant Managers. Strong interpersonal skills are required to sell and implement improvement projects

Ability to collaborate closely with operators on the plant and processing floor to understand equipment variables and equipment operations

Ability to understand root cause of problems and develop solutions is critical to success. Fact based reasoning and recommendations are essential to optimizing process variables and systems. Visualize process and building revisions and improvements

Ability to work closely with operators on the plant and processing floor to understand equipment variables and equipment operations

This position will involve 50% to 75% travel and will involve exposure to all shifts to allow training and operations improvements to be refined and fully implemented. Project installations can be up to 3 weeks in duration, including weekends. Significant time required in manufacturing facilities which have typical levels of dust and noise