Controls Engineer: PLC/SCADA & Factory Automation

Ready Foods; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Ready Foods, a Denver-based, family-owned food manufacturer, is seeking a hands-on Controls Engineer to advance automation across our facilities. You will program PLC and HMI, troubleshoot electrical controls, support instrumentation, and help deploy Industry 4.0 initiatives in collaboration with Engineering, Maintenance and Operations.

This role offers the opportunity to improve equipment reliability, implement automation projects, and contribute to a data-driven manufacturing environment at

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, electronics or controls engineering or related field.
• Hands-on PLC and HMI programming and troubleshooting experience.
• Strong knowledge of electrical controls and industrial automation.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and troubleshoot issues.
• Experience with Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley, industrial networks, VFDs, instrumentation, commissioning and food or process manufacturing.
• Experience building and updating Ignition screens, alarms, trends and equipment monitoring applications.
• Ability to read ladder logic, modify and troubleshoot programs, and safely test production changes.
• Basic knowledge of Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, OPC UA and communications troubleshooting.
• Experience with PID loops, VFDs, sensors, 4-20 mA signals and temperature, pressure and flow control.

Responsibilities

• Program, troubleshoot and optimize PLC and HMI systems
• Diagnose electrical, controls, instrumentation and automation issues
• Support industrial networks, drives, sensors, motors and related control systems
• Partner with Maintenance and Operations to identify root causes of recurring equipment issues
• Support installation, commissioning and startup of new equipment and automation systems
• Maintain electrical drawings, programs, backups and controls documentation
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability and automate manual processes
• Support manufacturing technology, data and Industry 4.0 initiatives
• Help strengthen controls and troubleshooting capabilities across the organization

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Electrical controls

Troubleshooting

Industrial networking

Ladder logic

PID loops

VFDs

Ethernet/IP

Modbus TCP

OPC UA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronics or controls engineering

Tools

Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley

Ignition SCADA

Industrial protocols (Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, OPC UA)

Job description

Ready Foods, a Denver-based, family-owned food manufacturer, is seeking a hands-on Controls Engineer to advance automation across our facilities. You will program PLC and HMI, troubleshoot electrical controls, support instrumentation, and help deploy Industry 4.0 initiatives in collaboration with Engineering, Maintenance and Operations.

This role offers the opportunity to improve equipment reliability, implement automation projects, and contribute to a data-driven manufacturing environment at