Controls Specialist—Industrial Automation & PLC Expert

E. & J. Gallo Winery; Modesto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental coverage

401k plans

Profit sharing

Pet insurance

Company holidays

Employee wine shop

Job summary

Gallo Glass in Modesto, CA seeks a Controls Specialist to design, program, deploy, and improve controls systems supporting safe, reliable operations. You will manage PLC programming, HMI design, and system start-up, driving continuous improvement across the OT landscape.

Join a cross‑functional team, apply Lean Six Sigma (PDCA, standard work, Kaizen) to boost throughput, cut costs, and strengthen security while aligning with GFMP, quality, safety and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• BS or Eng degree with 4+ years in controls programming and PLC logic.
• Understands basic engineering and can follow standard work.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, deploy, and improve controls systems for safe, reliable operations.
• Support full project lifecycle: electrical design, panel construction, machine installation, PLC programming, HMI design, startup to validation.
• Develop proposals linking technical solutions to business benefits and timelines.

Skills

Controls programming

PLC controls

Logic circuits

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS PowerPoint

Verbal communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

High School Diploma + 8 years experience

Tools

Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens Simatic S7/PCS7

Fanuc Controller

Job description

Gallo Glass in Modesto, CA seeks a Controls Specialist to design, program, deploy, and improve controls systems supporting safe, reliable operations. You will manage PLC programming, HMI design, and system start-up, driving continuous improvement across the OT landscape.

Join a cross‑functional team, apply Lean Six Sigma (PDCA, standard work, Kaizen) to boost throughput, cut costs, and strengthen security while aligning with GFMP, quality, safety and regulatory expectations.