MFG CONTROLS ENGINEER- Travel Required

Krogerdc; Springdale (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Emotional and financial support

Valuable discounts on purchases

Job summary

A large grocery retail company is seeking an experienced engineer to develop and support manufacturing systems. Key responsibilities include specifying and designing PLC-based control systems, guiding instrumentation, and supporting automation projects. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's Degree in engineering or technology with over four years of experience in industrial controls. The position offers competitive benefits like medical coverage, flexible scheduling, and substantial tuition reimbursement to help associates grow in their careers.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with industrial controls.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must work around food allergens.
• Fluent in Microsoft Product Suite, Autodesk, AutoCAD, and Windows 10.
• Self-directed, ability to execute projects with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design, and program PLC-based control systems.
• Provide guidance for process instrumentation.
• Support project management and plant engineering.
• Provide specification, programming and/or configuration of process instrumentation.
• Generate and maintain electrical schematics, network drawings, automation programs and configuration files.
• Support system integrators, original equipment manufacturers, project engineers and the manufacturing plants in the design, implementation and start-up assistance of controls and automation projects.
• Work with project and plant engineers to develop capital appropriations.
• Review all system and network access policies to ensure compliance with corporate audit standards.
• Support projects for system integration firms; assist plants in determining requirements and assessing value of proposed services.
• Provide management with periodic status reports.
• Support the hiring and training of plant technical resources.
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.

Skills

Industrial controls experience

Communication skills

Self-directed

Microsoft Product Suite fluency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or technology

Tools

AutoCAD

Windows 10

AutoCAD

Windows 10

Job description

Identify, develop, install and support manufacturing systems and applications. Provide engineering design, programming, guidance and support for industrial control systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human machine interfaces, VFDs, fieldbuses and supervisor control and data acquisition systems. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire division in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design and program PLC-based control systems for processing, machinery and automation
• Provide guidance and recommendations for process instrumentation, field-devices, and drives
• Provide technical support on plant projects related to automation and adherence to standards and specifications
• Provide specification, programming and/or configuration of process instrumentation
• Generate and maintain electrical schematics, network drawings, automation programs and configuration files
• Support system integrators, original equipment manufacturers, project engineers and the manufacturing plants in the design, implementation and start-up assistance of controls and automation projects
• Work with project and plant engineers to develop capital appropriations
• Review all system and network access policies to ensure compliance with corporate audit standards
• Support projects for system integration firms; assist plants in determining requirements and assessing value of proposed services
• Provide management with periodic status reports
• Support the hiring and training of plant technical resources
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree engineering or technology
• 4+ years of progressive hands on experience with industrial controls
• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Fluent in Microsoft Product Suite, Autodesk, AutoCAD, and Windows 10
• Self-directed, ability to execute projects with minimal supervision

Desired Qualifications

• Any experience with PLC and HMI program development, including integration of Ethernet based drives and field-devices
• Any experience developing, implementing and starting up process control projects
• Any experience developing Rockwell based control systems including but not limited to Logix PLCs, PanelView, PF VFDs, Kinetics, and EthernetIP
• Any experience architecting and configuring control systems for automatic device configuration and replacement

Job Info

• Job Identification 180670
• Job Category Manufacturing
• Posting Date 04/03/2026, 07:32 PM
• Locations 11801 Chesterdale Rd, Springdale, OH, 45246, US (On-site)

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

– A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
– Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
– Emotional and financial support with free counseling through your Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching.
– Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
– Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through your industry-leading Continuing Education program.
– Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.