Flora Food Group · 1 day ago
Automation Controls Engineer
New Century, KS
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelFlora Food Group is a global branded food champion offering natural and nutritious food products. The Automation Controls Engineer will provide automation support in electrical, instrumentation, and controls disciplines for batch and continuous processes and packaging systems, collaborating with various personnel to achieve business objectives.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingNutritionWholesale
Responsibilities
Troubleshooting and determining root cause of faulted process and packaging instrumentation and electrical devices, including programmable logic controllers (PLC’s) and associated I/O modules
Ability to understand and troubleshoot PLC, human machine interface (HMI), batching systems, and data collection system software
Performing software modifications to existing packaging machinery and process system PLC’s, HMI’s, Batching and Data Collection systems
Providing automation support for plant innovations
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree in Automation or Controls Engineering Required
Proficient in programming and troubleshooting Siemens S7-300, S7-1500, and PCS7 systems using Step 7, TIA Portal, and SCL, including advanced features such as PID loops, SFCs, and CFCs
Skilled in Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix PLCs using Studio 5000 / RSLogix 5000, with experience in Structured Text, Ladder Logic, Function Block Diagrams, and Add-On Instructions (AOIs)
Knowledge of Siemens ET200S I/O and Rockwell 1756 ControlLogix I/O and POINT I/O (1734 series)
Experienced in configuring and maintaining industrial communication networks including EtherNet/IP, Profibus, Profinet, DeviceNet, ControlNet, AS-i, and HART
Proficient in developing and troubleshooting HMI applications using Siemens WinCC and Rockwell FactoryTalk View ME/SE
Familiar with Siemens Batch Flexible and Rockwell FactoryTalk Batch systems
Experience with Siemens Process Historian and Rockwell FactoryTalk Historian, including SQL database troubleshooting and data integration
Ability to read, interpret, and modify electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, PFDs, and P&IDs
Strong understanding of AC/DC motor control, including Siemens Micromaster, Simocode, and Rockwell PowerFlex VFDs, as well as servo systems like Kinetix
Skilled in configuring and troubleshooting process instrumentation (pressure, temperature, flow, conductivity sensors) and discrete sensing devices (photo eyes, proximity sensors, motion detectors, barcode scanners)
Experience with vision systems such as Cognex, and Keyence
Proficient in robotics integration, including Fanuc robot programming and troubleshooting
Familiar with virtualized environments, including VMware and Rockwell ThinManager for managing HMI and control system infrastructure
Experienced in OT network architecture, including segmentation, VLAN configuration, managed switches, and firewall integration for secure and reliable machine communication
Understanding of industrial cybersecurity best practices, including network hardening, user access control, patch management, and compliance with standards such as ISA/IEC 62443
Company
Flora Food Group
Flora Food Group produces and sells butter, spread, cream, and cheese.
Founded in 2018
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jeffrey Jacobsen
Chief Financial Officer -US
Brian Orlando
Chief Marketing Officer, Americas
Recent News
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