Controls Engineer (Food & Beverage Manufacturer)

Baldwin Richardson Foods; Macedon (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Baldwin Richardson Foods is seeking a Control Engineer for on-site operations in Macedon, NY. This hands-on role requires leading electrical and control system initiatives on production lines, supporting capital projects, and driving process improvements.

The successful candidate will troubleshoot, develop PLC/HMI programs, and provide start-up training while coordinating with Maintenance, Operations, and Leadership to meet production schedules.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related technical degree.
• 3+ years of experience in high-speed manufacturing.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing processes and concepts.
• Ability to provide 24/7/365 support within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to support electrical and controls portions of production, capital projects, and process improvements.
• Troubleshoot and eliminate control systems issues and handle controls projects.
• Develop new control and monitoring systems conforming to ISA and CSI standards.
• Extend start-up support and training for control and monitoring systems.
• Effectively respond to downtime events impacting production.
• Reverse engineer current systems and programs for performing failure recovery.
• Identify, recommend, and implement production improvement initiatives associated with delivering control systems to integrate with other processing or electro-mechanical equipment.
• Design and develop PLC and HMI programs, IO Configuration, Electrical and Network Schematics, P&IDs.
• Commission control systems, including device configuration, I/O checkout, PID tuning, water testing, CIP testing, and production testing.
• Support new equipment start-up training initiatives as required.
• Act as a key individual contributor to support company objectives with respect to the implementation of capital projects and non-capital process improvements.
• Work closely with maintenance and production to assure appropriate resources are trained on process and control systems.

Skills

Automation

Lean Manufacturing

Troubleshooting

PLC programming

HMI programming

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

PLC

HMI

IO Configuration

Electrical Schematics

P&IDs

PID tuning

Job description

What We Need

The Control Engineer will act as the plant SME on the manufacturing control systems in our production lines. This will be done through measurement of output performance, analyzing issues with production quality, and then recommending solutions. They will work in concert with Production, Maintenance, Operations Performance Managers, and leadership to ensure adherence to the production schedule so that BRF may keep our business running and producing for our customers and consumers. This is a hands-on role that is integrated into the day-to-day operation of the production floor.

Job Description

Control Engineer

Posting Start Date: 7/24/26

Division: Engineering

Location Type: On-Site

Pay Min: 120,000.00 USD

Pay Max: 130,000.00 USD

Job Location: Macedon, NY, USA, 14502

Req Id: 705

What You Will Do

• Provide technical expertise to support electrical and controls portions of production, capital projects, and process improvements.
• Troubleshoot and eliminate control systems issues and handle controls projects.
• Develop new control and monitoring systems conforming to ISA and CSI standards.
• Extend start-up support and training for control and monitoring systems.
• Effectively respond to downtime events impacting production.
• Reverse engineer current systems and programs for performing failure recovery.
• Identify, recommend, and implement production improvement initiatives associated with delivering control systems to integrate with other processing or electro-mechanical equipment.
• Design and develop PLC and HMI programs, IO Configuration, Electrical and Network Schematics, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Commission control systems, including device configuration, I/O checkout, PID tuning, water testing, CIP testing, and production testing.
• Support new equipment start-up training initiatives as required.
• Act as a key individual contributor to support company objectives with respect to the implementation of capital projects and non-capital process improvements.
• Work closely with maintenance and production to assure appropriate resources are trained on process and control systems.

What You Need To Be Successful

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Automation, or related technical degree.
• Three (3)+ years experience in high speed manufacturing.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing processes and concepts.
• Ability to provide 24/7/365 support within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods a plus.