Controls Engineer – Aseptic Manufacturing & PLCs

Gehl-Food-; Lathrop (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Growth opportunities

Team culture

Referral bonus

Tuition reimbursement

HSA option

Perks at Work

Company growth opportunities

Job summary

Gehl-Food- is seeking a Controls Engineer to optimize aseptic filling and processing lines and to support electrical controls for manufacturing assets in California. You will design, program, test, troubleshoot, and refine control systems in collaboration with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams.

The role requires a bachelor’s in electrical engineering and 4–6 years in manufacturing, with hands-on PLC/HMI/SCADA expertise and knowledge of safety standards and food processing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
• 4–6 years of relevant technical/operational manufacturing experience.
• Experience with aseptic processing and packaging (2+ years), preferably Tetra Pak.
• Proficiency with PLCs (Allen-Bradley/Rockwell), HMI, and SCADA (Ignition, Wonderware).
• Knowledge of motion control, VFDs, safety hardware, robotics, and vision inspection systems (Cognex, Keyence).
• Experience installing, commissioning, and troubleshooting processing and packaging equipment, including off-hours support as needed.
• Understanding of food processing/packaging operations, FDA regulations, NFPA 70/70E/78 standards.
• AutoCAD experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide machine support including safety controllers, PLCs, HMIs, robots, motion control, measurement systems, instrumentation, and data collection systems.
• Work with plant electrical controls standards and change management for initiatives.
• Schedule and manage upgrades; oversee overhauls and conversions of aseptic lines.
• Provide training on operation and maintenance of filling/processing lines.
• Participate in after-hours support for engineering groups on a rotating basis.

Skills

PLC programming (AB/Rockwell)

HMI systems

SCADA platforms (Ignition/Wonderware)

Motion control

VFDs & safety hardware

Robotics

Vision systems (Cognex/Keyence)

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent technical experience

Tools

Tetra Pak equipment

Ignition

Wonderware

Job description

Gehl-Food- is seeking a Controls Engineer to optimize aseptic filling and processing lines and to support electrical controls for manufacturing assets in California. You will design, program, test, troubleshoot, and refine control systems in collaboration with engineering, operations, and maintenance teams.

The role requires a bachelor’s in electrical engineering and 4–6 years in manufacturing, with hands-on PLC/HMI/SCADA expertise and knowledge of safety standards and food processing