Controls & Automation Engineer - Batch & HMI Expert

AG Foundry - Recruiting & Staffing; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AG Foundry - Recruiting & Staffing is seeking a Controls/Automation Engineer for a growing food manufacturing client. You will own the plant's controls vision, turning manual batching into recipe-driven, HMI-controlled automation.

Responsibilities include designing batch control and recipe systems, programming Allen-Bradley PLCs/HMIs, troubleshooting, and coordinating with maintenance, operations, and contractors to keep production running.

Qualifications

• Hands-on batch control or recipe management experience.
• Food and beverage or similar recipe-based manufacturing exposure.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and map batch control and recipe systems with integrators.
• Program and modify Allen-Bradley PLCs and HMIs.
• Support plant as top-level controls troubleshooter.
• Assist with electrical distribution planning for expansion.
• Collaborate with maintenance, operations, and contractors.

Skills

Batch control

Recipe management

Troubleshooting

Collaborative teamwork

Tools

Studio 5000

RSLogix

FactoryTalk

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Job description

AG Foundry - Recruiting & Staffing is seeking a Controls/Automation Engineer for a growing food manufacturing client. You will own the plant's controls vision, turning manual batching into recipe-driven, HMI-controlled automation.

Responsibilities include designing batch control and recipe systems, programming Allen-Bradley PLCs/HMIs, troubleshooting, and coordinating with maintenance, operations, and contractors to keep production running.