Brewery Automation Controls Engineer

New Belgium Brewing Company; Comstock Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Insurance

PTO

401k Match

Paid Caregiver Leave

Profit Sharing

Job summary

Bell4s and New Belgium are seeking an experienced engineer to oversee design, construction, maintenance and optimization of brewery infrastructure and equipment. You will work across packaging, utility systems, and capital projects, ensuring safe, reliable operations and adherence to standards.

The role requires 7+ years in engineering, strong P&ID, design, and project management capabilities, and hands-on experience with AutoCAD, PLCs, and SCADA systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor4s degree in engineering and 7+ years of experience in the field or equivalent.
• Knowledge in brewing and food and beverage engineering practices, brewery and process equipment, process flow, and facility requirements.
• Solid and proven experience delivering engineering projects; first round solution design, detailed P&ID development; mechanical drawing review; factory acceptance testing.
• Demonstrated project management/financial management expertise to include successfully managing projects, contractors, internal and external teams, budgets, scope, and timeline.
• Advanced computer skills including engineering applications and project management software including AutoCAD, Microsoft Project, Excel and Word.
• Ability to develop experimentation and test methods and protocol to prove engineering concepts.
• Proven ability to understand and design mechanical systems with a strong working knowledge of process and electrical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, testing, and communication of new processes, systems, or equipment; reviews existing processes and develops solutions to increase productivity or reduce costs
• Assist in the creation and modification of engineering specifications.
• Provide technical support for the engineering process; assist in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues; determine, implement and/or evaluate effectiveness or correction action to remedy issues
• Identify and resolve equipment, production, package, facility or process issues and document changes
• Support the design, standardization, and implementation of industrial control systems, including PLC hardware, network architecture, and control panel design, in alignment with the New Belgium Brewing standard including Allen-Bradley and Siemens PLCs and Wonderware and ProLei TSCADA systems
• Collaborate with internal teams and system integrators to develop, review, and modify PLC and HMI logic, ensuring safe, reliable, and maintainable operation of brewing and packaging equipment
• Participate in design review and provide feedback for improvements
• Support the implementation of control measures to ensure the reliability and effectiveness of engineering solutions
• Conduct research and gathering data to support engineering projects; monitor progress and performance against the project plan
• Support project schedules, budgets, and forecasts; perform engineering design evaluations and work to complete projects within budget and scheduling restraints.
• Develop, organize, analyze, and present results in support of operations or engineering projects to include scope development, vendor management, contract creation, specification development, timeline management, and capital procurement of materials and equipment
• Review industry policies and procedures to ensure accuracy, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure safety targets are met
• Support on-call teams as required
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Process design

Project management

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor4s degree in engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Excel

Word

PLC programming tools (Allen-Bradley, Siemens)

Wonderware / ProLei SCADA

Job description

Bell4s and New Belgium are seeking an experienced engineer to oversee design, construction, maintenance and optimization of brewery infrastructure and equipment. You will work across packaging, utility systems, and capital projects, ensuring safe, reliable operations and adherence to standards.

The role requires 7+ years in engineering, strong P&ID, design, and project management capabilities, and hands-on experience with AutoCAD, PLCs, and SCADA systems.