Automation Controls Supervisor — Lead Plant Uptime

Leprino; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and bonuses

Life, medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) with profit sharing

Job summary

Leprino seeks a Controls Supervisor for our state-of-the-art 600-person facility in Lubbock to lead plant automation and control systems, ensuring safe, reliable production and enabling cheese and dairy ingredient growth.

You will oversee PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and related infrastructure, mentor a controls team, coordinate upgrades, and partner with maintenance, utilities, engineering, and production to align priorities. Commitment to uptime, quality, and safety is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial controls experience in manufacturing.
• 1+ year of experience leading or mentoring others.
• Associate degree in controls engineering, industrial technology, electrical, or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience supporting PLC-based control systems and plant automation infrastructure.
• Ability to operate in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Comfortable using SAP or similar maintenance platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily controls activities to support safe, reliable production across plant automation systems.
• Guide and develop a controls team responsible for PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and related automation infrastructure.
• Support troubleshooting and downtime resolution for controls-related issues.
• Coordinate planned controls upgrades and preventive improvements to reduce outages.
• Maintain knowledge of plant processes to diagnose and resolve automation issues.
• Partner with maintenance, utilities, engineering, and production to align controls priorities.
• Reinforce safe work practices, change management, and documentation standards in controls.
• Review work orders and system issues to improve response time and stability.
• Support commissioning, testing, and startup of new/modified automation systems.
• Communicate with plant leadership and corporate controls engineering on risks and health.
• Build a collaborative controls team through coaching and development.

Skills

Industrial controls experience

Leadership / mentoring

SAP or maintenance platforms

24/7 manufacturing operations

Education

Associate degree or equivalent hands-on experience

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/controls engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley / Rockwell automation

HMIs

industrial networks

Job description

Leprino seeks a Controls Supervisor for our state-of-the-art 600-person facility in Lubbock to lead plant automation and control systems, ensuring safe, reliable production and enabling cheese and dairy ingredient growth.

You will oversee PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and related infrastructure, mentor a controls team, coordinate upgrades, and partner with maintenance, utilities, engineering, and production to align priorities. Commitment to uptime, quality, and safety is essential.