E&I Technical Foreman — Lead Controls at Fast-Paced Plant

Florida's Natural Growers; Lake Wales (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

401k

PTO

And more!

Job summary

Florida’s Natural Growers is seeking an E & I Technical Foreman to lead the electrical & instrumentation team in a high-speed beverage manufacturing setting. You’ll guide technicians, troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and control systems while ensuring safe operation and process reliability.

You’ll collaborate across production, maintenance, engineering, quality, and safety to minimize downtime and drive continuous improvement in equipment performance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Technical degree, industrial electrical certification, instrumentation certification, or related technical education preferred.
• 5+ years of industrial electrical, instrumentation, controls, or automation experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring, or work direction to maintenance technicians.
• Strong knowledge of industrial electrical systems and controls.
• Experience troubleshooting PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, sensors, instrumentation, and automated equipment.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, control drawings, P&IDs, and equipment documentation.
• Electrical license or recognized industrial electrical certification and experience in CIP/sanitary systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily technical direction and coaching to E&I technicians.
• Serve as escalation point for complex electrical, instrumentation, controls, and automation problems.
• Troubleshoot electrical and control-system failures and prioritize maintenance activities.
• Troubleshoot and maintain industrial electrical systems including motors, VFDs, MCCs, and panels.
• Support PLC, HMI, SCADA and other control systems; calibrate instrumentation.
• Identify and address recurring equipment failures; participate in RCA and reliability efforts.
• Respond to production breakdowns with timely technical troubleshooting and improvements.
• Promote safety, ensure LOTO, electrical safety, and CIP requirements are followed.
• Train and mentor technicians and support development and qualification.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and PM procedures.

Skills

Technical leadership

Electrical knowledge

Troubleshooting

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical degree/certification

Tools

Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs

CMMS

Instrumentation calibration tools

Job description

Florida’s Natural Growers is seeking an E & I Technical Foreman to lead the electrical & instrumentation team in a high-speed beverage manufacturing setting. You’ll guide technicians, troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and control systems while ensuring safe operation and process reliability.

You’ll collaborate across production, maintenance, engineering, quality, and safety to minimize downtime and drive continuous improvement in equipment performance.