Controls Engineer - Plant Automation & Reliability

通用磨坊股份有限公司

Fridley (MN)

On-site

USD 71,000 - 107,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

General Mills is seeking a Controls Engineer for the Fridley manufacturing site. You will lead electrical, instrumentation, and control systems support to improve safety, reliability, and operational performance.

Close collaboration with operations, maintenance, electricians, and engineers is essential to drive standard improvements and technical capability. The role involves troubleshooting, design reviews, and supporting site capital projects, with a focus on scalable control architectures and

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years in manufacturing controls, electrical, instrumentation, or automation.
  • Ability to read electrical and control schematics and interpret industrial systems.
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to train and support others with varying experience levels.
  • Willingness to support off-shift or weekend needs for 24-hour operation.

Responsibilities

  • Provide tactical support to improve equipment reliability and safety.
  • Troubleshoot electrical, instrumentation, PLC, HMI, VFD, and network issues.
  • Contribute to strategic improvements using controls tech to reduce losses.
  • Support electrical safety inspections and compliant practices.
  • Maintain and improve site electrical and controls architecture.
  • Assist capital projects as the electrical and controls expert.
  • Build relationships with operations, maintenance, and vendors.
  • Coach electricians and technicians to boost site capability.
  • Manage spare parts and storeroom inventory.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting
Industrial automation
PLC/SCADA understanding
Electrical schematics reading
Team collaboration
Off-shift/weekend support

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field

Tools

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix
PanelView
CCW
RSLinx
Aveva InTouch
Wonderware Historian
System Platform
InSQL/Tag Server

Job description

General Mills is seeking a Controls Engineer for the Fridley manufacturing site. You will lead electrical, instrumentation, and control systems support to improve safety, reliability, and operational performance.

Close collaboration with operations, maintenance, electricians, and engineers is essential to drive standard improvements and technical capability. The role involves troubleshooting, design reviews, and supporting site capital projects, with a focus on scalable control architectures and

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