Coca-Cola Consolidated · 1 day ago
Controls Engineer
Cincinnati, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expCoca-Cola Consolidated is America's largest Coca-Cola bottler, dedicated to building meaningful careers and vibrant communities. The Controls Engineer will direct and provide strategic controls implementation guidance, ensuring optimal machine performance and efficiency across manufacturing and warehouse departments.
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Responsibilities
Serves as both a technical expert and a leader within the Company and leads by influence and expertise
Develops high-level control strategies for all automated equipment in our warehouse and manufacturing facilities
Develops a control strategy for automated production facility machinery to include all PLC-driven equipment
Assists with the design and development of control systems for new equipment and systems
Serves as the Company Controls expert and power user and provides guidance to the Director of Engineering, the Senior Director of Manufacturing, Plant Managers, and Vertique Systems Managers
Establishes an overarching controls philosophy and logic for all equipment systems within the company by establishing coding rules and controls procedures for specific types of manufacturing cells and documenting these practices to ensure standardization
Troubleshoots, tests, and repairs control systems and assists and provides control logic guidance and training to plant Maintenance Managers
Supervise, educate, and train plant-level control engineers while maintaining expertise within the Controls Engineer field and should stay abreast of new technology, emerging software code, and new equipment
Qualification
Required
Associate degree or 2-4 years equivalent related work experience
Driver's license required
High degree of professionalism
Thorough knowledge of and a high skill level programming of motion systems, PLCs, and associated Controls systems
Ability to understand and properly influence decisions of senior management
Ability to influence decision making of peers
Knowledge of controls systems development methodology
Detailed and structured thought process
Ability to interact and communicate with all levels in the organization
Presentation skills
Negotiation skills
Facilitating skills
Advanced PLC programming skills
Leads by accomplishment and example
Promotes a good working relationship with supervisors, co-workers, and staff
Proactive in nature, actively participates, and is self-motivated
Encourages and motivates others
Continually demonstrates a level of integrity and professional demeanor in keeping with the company's mission and values
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Excellent analytical problem-solving skills
Clearly communicates complex concepts with all levels of the organization
Travel 50% - 70% of the time
Preferred
Bachelor's degree (4 years)
Electrical Engineering or Controls experience
Continuous flow conveyor style systems experience
AB or Rockwell Automation documented training courses or certifications
Benefits
401(k) match
Health coverage
Employee stock purchase plan
Company
Coca-Cola Consolidated
Coca-Cola Consolidated manufactures, markets, and distributes over 300 brands and flavors from The Coca-Cola Company and partners, serving.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.35B2025-12-08Post Ipo Debt· $1.35B
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Dave Greenberg
Vice President, Human Resources Business Partner
Alan Hadam
Labor Relations Business Partner
Recent News
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