Smith's Food & Drug Centers · 15 hours ago
MFG CONTROLS ENGINEER- Travel Required
Cincinnati, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expSmith's Food & Drug Centers is the nation's largest grocer, committed to feeding the human spirit through diverse teams and innovative experiences. The MFG Controls Engineer will identify, develop, install, and support manufacturing systems and applications, providing engineering design and support for industrial control systems and ensuring safety, quality, and reliability in operations.
Food Processing
Responsibilities
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, VFDs, fieldbuses and supervisor control and data acquisition systems
Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire division in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy
Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles
Demonstrate the company s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety
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
Provide specification, programming and/or configuration of process instrumentation
Generate and maintain electrical schematics, network drawings, automation programs and configuration files
Support system integrators, original equipment manufacturers, project engineers and the manufacturing plants in the design, implementation and start-up assistance of controls and automation projects
Work with project and plant engineers to develop capital appropriations
Review all 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 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
Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree engineering or technology
4+ years of progressive hands on experience with industrial controls
Excellent oral/written communication skills
Fluent in Microsoft Product Suite, Autodesk, AutoCAD, and Windows 10
Self-directed, ability to execute projects with minimal supervision
Preferred
Any experience with PLC and HMI program development, including integration of Ethernet based drives and field-devices
Any experience developing, implementing and starting up process control projects
Any experience developing Rockwell based control systems including but not limited to Logix PLCs, PanelView, PF VFDs, Kinetics, and EthernetIP
Any experience architecting and configuring control systems for automatic device configuration and replacement- 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
Provide specification, programming and/or configuration of process instrumentation
Generate and maintain electrical schematics, network drawings, automation programs and configuration files
Support system integrators, original equipment manufacturers, project engineers and the manufacturing plants in the design, implementation and start-up assistance of controls and automation projects
Work with project and plant engineers to develop capital appropriations
Review all 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 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
Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens
Benefits
A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.
Company
Smith's Food & Drug Centers
Smith's operates 132 stores in Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
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2025-09-09
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