Lead Controls Engineer - PLC & Packaging Systems

Fresh Express Salads; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Express Salads in California is seeking a Controls Engineer to maintain readiness of packaging and PLC equipment in the plant and to provide technical leadership.

You will supervise technicians, lead PLC efforts, implement changes, and support safety and quality initiatives in a wet, cold production environment.

The role requires extensive troubleshooting and a degreed engineer with hands-on experience in electrical and mechanical systems.

Qualifications

• 10 years of troubleshooting and maintenance experience in mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience supervising maintenance personnel in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain operational readiness of packaging and PLC equipment in the plant.
• Supervise Packaging Technicians to maintain equipment.
• Resolve production packaging maintenance issues.
• Support safety initiatives in the plant.
• Ensure good quality of the product.
• Lead PLC efforts in the plant.
• Make PLC programming changes as needed.
• Manage electronic controls projects.
• Work in cold and wet environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

PLC Troubleshooting

Electrical Systems

Mechanical Troubleshooting

Supervisory Experience

Education

BSME

BSEE

BSEET

BSIE

Tools

PLC Programming

SCADA

Job description

Fresh Express Salads in California is seeking a Controls Engineer to maintain readiness of packaging and PLC equipment in the plant and to provide technical leadership.

You will supervise technicians, lead PLC efforts, implement changes, and support safety and quality initiatives in a wet, cold production environment.

The role requires extensive troubleshooting and a degreed engineer with hands-on experience in electrical and mechanical systems.