Cold Chain Automation Engineer — PLC & Energy‑Smart

Warehouse Fixers; Milwaukie (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Lineage Logistics is hiring a Cold Chain Automation Engineer for our Portland-area cold storage facilities. You will design automation solutions that work in extreme cold environments, integrate conveyors and AGVs with blast freezer and cooler operations, optimize energy-efficient material flow, and program PLCs for temperature-zone transition controls.

Requirements include 4+ years of automation engineering experience, PLC programming skills (Allen-Bradley or Siemens), understanding of cold

Qualifications

• 4+ years of automation engineering experience.
• Understanding of cold chain logistics and refrigeration operations.
• Energy efficiency mindset and sustainability awareness.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design automation solutions for line projects in extreme cold environments.
• Integrate conveyors and AGVs with blast freezer and cooler operations.
• Optimize energy-efficient material flow across cold storage facilities.
• Program PLCs to manage temperature-zone transition controls.

Skills

Automation engineering

Cold chain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Tools

PLC programming

Job description

Lineage Logistics is hiring a Cold Chain Automation Engineer for our Portland-area cold storage facilities. You will design automation solutions that work in extreme cold environments, integrate conveyors and AGVs with blast freezer and cooler operations, optimize energy-efficient material flow, and program PLCs for temperature-zone transition controls.

Requirements include 4+ years of automation engineering experience, PLC programming skills (Allen-Bradley or Siemens), understanding of cold