Plant Controls Supervisor - 24/7 Dairy Automation Lead

Leprino Foods Company; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Life Insurance

Medical coverage

Voluntary benefits

Employee assistance

Wellness incentives

Tuition assistance

Vacation

Holidays

Sick leave

Parental leave

Merit increases

Profit-Sharing 401(k)

Job summary

Leprino Foods Company seeks a Plant Controls Supervisor to lead automation and control systems at a new, state-of-the-art facility in Lubbock. You will drive safe, reliable production and oversee a team responsible for PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA, while coordinating upgrades and preventive improvements.

The role requires extensive experience in manufacturing controls, leadership, and a strong understanding of plant automation infrastructure, with a focus on uptime and process reliability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial controls experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 1+ year of experience leading, mentoring, or directing the work of others.
• Associate degree in controls engineering, industrial technology, electrical, or a related technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Experience supporting PLC-based control systems and plant automation infrastructure.
• Ability to support operations in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Comfortable using computer systems and learning SAP or similar maintenance platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily controls activities that support safe, reliable production across plant automation systems.
• Guide and develop a controls team responsible for PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and related automation infrastructure.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of controls-related downtime impacting production and utilities systems.
• Coordinate planned controls upgrades, modifications, and preventive improvements to reduce unplanned outages.
• Maintain working knowledge of plant processes to diagnose and resolve complex automation issues.
• Partner with maintenance, utilities, engineering, and production teams to align controls priorities with operating needs.
• Reinforce safe work practices, change management discipline, and documentation standards within the controls group.
• Review work orders, schedules, and system issues to improve response time and system stability.
• Support commissioning, testing, and startup of new or modified automation systems.
• Communicate clearly with plant leadership and the corporate controls engineering team on controls risks, priorities, and system health.
• Build a collaborative, engaged controls team through coaching, mentoring, and technical development.

Skills

Industrial controls

Team leadership

PLC-based control

Electrical systems

SAP maintenance

Education

Associate degree in controls engineering or related

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/controls engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley / Rockwell

SCADA

HMI development

Industrial networks

Job description

Leprino Foods Company seeks a Plant Controls Supervisor to lead automation and control systems at a new, state-of-the-art facility in Lubbock. You will drive safe, reliable production and oversee a team responsible for PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA, while coordinating upgrades and preventive improvements.

The role requires extensive experience in manufacturing controls, leadership, and a strong understanding of plant automation infrastructure, with a focus on uptime and process reliability.