Senior Controls Engineer — Power & Automation Leader

The J.M. Smucker Co.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 94,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

The J.M. Smucker Co. in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Lead Engineer, Controls to provide key leadership for power and control systems, equipment specification and maintenance, and reliability targets at the plant.

This exempt full-time on-site role reports to the Plant Engineer and focuses on system optimization, standards enforcement, technician development, and project management for E&I and process control initiatives, with a compensation range of $93,500 to $136,400 annually.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 5 years of controls or electrical engineering experience.
• Understanding of machine and/or process control hardware, instrumentation and software (e.g., Allen Bradley PLC, ControlLogix, Wonderware HMI, and Rockwell FactoryTalk).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary administrator and troubleshooter for plant power and control systems.
• Provide input to develop and manage power and control standards for projects and upgrades.
• Lead the execution of the site masterplan for power and controls systems, including replacement planning.
• Build and maintain a sustainable system for plant Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) technicians skill development.
• Ensure technician compliance to NFPA 70, NFPA 70e, NFPA 79 and OSHA 1910.
• Validate MES data from PLCs and support conditioning PLC data for analysis.
• Provide design and implementation support for machine control and automation applications.
• Identify losses and develop plans to eliminate them in safety, quality, reliability and cost.
• Own key elements for power and control system compliance (LOTO, Electrical PPE, Energized work permits, etc.).
• Collaborate on selection and installation of new equipment and train others on control systems.
• Serve as project manager for E&I projects and capital initiatives.
• Learn and apply control, simulation and process modeling technologies to improve processes.

Skills

Controls engineering

Electrical engineering

PLC programming

HMI design

Instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen Bradley PLC

ControlLogix

Wonderware HMI

Rockwell FactoryTalk

Job description

The J.M. Smucker Co. in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Lead Engineer, Controls to provide key leadership for power and control systems, equipment specification and maintenance, and reliability targets at the plant.

This exempt full-time on-site role reports to the Plant Engineer and focuses on system optimization, standards enforcement, technician development, and project management for E&I and process control initiatives, with a compensation range of $93,500 to $136,400 annually.