Darigold · 13 hours ago
Operations Technology Engineer - IT Operations
Issaquah, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$111K/yr - $167K/yr
5+ years expDarigold is the fifth largest dairy cooperative in the United States, seeking an experienced Operations Technology and Automation Engineer to join their IT Operations team. The role focuses on creating and implementing solutions to improve operational performance and delivering technology systems in dairy manufacturing facilities.
Food and Beverage
Responsibilities
Acts as technical resource to the plants and Engineering group to support and deliver technical services and Controls Automation solutions to resolve manufacturing issues and improve operational performance
Understands Rockwell PLC\HMI and drives, electrical design, Windows based PC’s and VM’s and industrial network architectures and how to effectively apply these technologies to a dairy manufacturing environment
Actively collaborates as a team member in a high-performance cross functional work team environment, including plant and regional manufacturing technical resources, engineering and IT
Acts as a leader to support and drive electrical and control standards adoption and implementation across the manufacturing enterprise
Provides first class technical support to the manufacturing enterprise, supporting plant operations and personnel to ensure a safety-first environment that delivers value to our producers and the highest quality products to our customers
Understands and has experience in manufacturing processes in industrial plants (preferably Food and Beverage), electrical control systems, equipment and machinery
Develops, plans and executes technical solutions including equipment bills of materials, scope of work, estimates, participates in proposal review and provides timely status updates
Provides leadership in knowledge transfer and implementation of approved standards and practices for electrical and control systems, including network implementation, PLC’s, HMI, field devices and control network systems
Leads troubleshooting and root cause analysis to effectively resolve issues and deliver sustainable solutions in collaboration with plant technical peers
Facilitates and supports the numerous manufacturing processes and control systems within Operations, collaborating with Engineering, IT, Operations and Corporate management and vendor resources
Provides production support and maintenance for enterprise systems including Environmental Health & Safety, OEE and Plant Key Performance Metrics, Process Controls and Automation, reporting and analytics systems for Operations and others as directed
Qualification
Required
Engineering (Electrical, Chemical, or Mechanical) B.S. degree, or 5+ years of experience in systems integration, managing manufacturing process control applications, supporting software and databases, support and ongoing process improvement efforts
2+ years of experience supporting manufacturing process controls networks, infrastructure and security systems
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills with electrical and controls systems and associated programming
Experience in developing PLC and HMI solutions (Allen Bradley / FactoryTalk preferable) and specifying hardware and software for controls and automation projects
Experience with controls power distribution layouts, panel layouts, hardware specification
Electrical design, PLC/HMI programming and instrumentation
Ability to establish and maintain strong, effective team relationships with multiple organizational levels across manufacturing sites and Corporate HQs
Strong written and verbal communication, including documentation standards
Ability to consistently meet deadlines and see projects through completion
This role is an on-site position, requiring full time on-site work
Ability to provide after hours and critical incident support, which requires responding at the plant while on-call within 45 minutes
Ability to travel up to 15%
Benefits
401k competitive employer matching
Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
Employer paid life & disability coverage
Paid time off and paid holidays
8 weeks paid parental leave
Education assistance
Employee assistance program
Company
Darigold
Darigold provide freshest, wholesome, greatest tasting dairy products and ingredients.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Kelly Hipchen
Chief of Staff to the CEO
Duane Naluai
Chief Customer Officer
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