Controls Architect — Plant Automation & Projects

Hershey Company; Mallory (TN); On-site; USD 128,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Job summary

The Hershey Company is seeking a Staff Engineer, Controls to provide technical leadership for plant automation and maintenance teams in Memphis. You will optimize electrical control systems and drive reliability, safety and efficiency across processes.

Key duties include leading capital projects, developing control strategies, mentoring technicians, managing supplier relationships, and aligning controls with Lean/TPM practices to improve overall equipment effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechatronic engineering, manufacturing engineering or a related technical/engineering field plus five years of post-bachelor experience working with manufacturing controls systems.
• Advanced programming knowledge and experience with PLC, HMI (RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, Connected Component, Allen Bradley FactoryTalk ME and SE, Schneider controllers and Vijeo machine)
• Advanced configuration and troubleshooting knowledge of controls networking systems and network security, including virtual networks and firewalls
• Programming, modify and troubleshoot recipes and phase control process in Allen Bradley Batch Management system, configure ThinManager and ThinClient
• Programming knowledge and experience with robotics (Fanuc and ABB)
• Management and support of capital projects
• Ability to develop, mentor, and train technical and operational personnel

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and support to plant operational and maintenance staff in problem resolution and optimization of existing electrical control and automation systems.
• Lead and support the development of controls and instrumentation expertise for plant technical resources.
• Manage and support capital projects; provide technical assistance to project teams and support development of future facility capital requirements.
• Develop and execute controls and automation strategies for process and packaging equipment optimization, including waste reduction, change-over improvement, reliability, efficiency.
• Ensure process and packaging controls capabilities align with operational requirements (Lean, TPM). Coordinate and lead execution of controls, upgrades and change requests through collaboration with Business Units.
• Develop and manage external supplier relationships.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Robotics

Electrical controls

Capital projects

Team leadership

Networking security

Education

Bachelors in Mechatronic Eng

Tools

RSLogix 500

RSLogix 5000

FactoryTalk ME/SE

ThinManager/ThinClient

Job description

The Hershey Company is seeking a Staff Engineer, Controls to provide technical leadership for plant automation and maintenance teams in Memphis. You will optimize electrical control systems and drive reliability, safety and efficiency across processes.

Key duties include leading capital projects, developing control strategies, mentoring technicians, managing supplier relationships, and aligning controls with Lean/TPM practices to improve overall equipment effectiveness.