Sr. Controls Engineer - Wellston, OH

General Mills, Inc.; Wellston, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills, Inc. in Wellston, Ohio seeks a Senior Controls Engineer II to lead electrical, controls, and information systems across the plant.

You will own the controls strategy, guide capital projects, troubleshoot PLC/SCADA, and collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, and vendors to improve uptime and performance. The role requires a 7+ year background in manufacturing controls, with an ABET-accredited degree, strong problem-solving, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls Engineering or related field with ABET accreditation.
• 7+ years in manufacturing/industrial controls engineering.
• Experience with plant manufacturing systems and cross-functional collaboration.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to lead projects and influence diverse groups across functions.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain plant electrical and controls architecture and standards.
• Lead or support capital projects from feasibility to handoff and startup.
• Troubleshoot PLC code, controls hardware, and network systems.
• Develop and implement maintenance and obsolescence plans.
• Provide technical direction for control-system networking, visualization, and data.
• Coach and develop plant resources in controls engineering.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Adaptability

Education

ABET-accredited degree in Electrical/Controls Engineering

Tools

ControlLogix/CompactLogix

SCADA/Wonderware

InTouch/InSQL/System Platform

FactoryTalk View/RSLinks

SQL Server/Ignition

Job description

# **Position Overview**The Senior Controls Engineer II provides technical leadership for the electrical, controls, and information systems that support safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing at the Wellston plant. This role serves as the plant subject-matter expert for automated control systems and partners with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, Research and Development, Corporate Engineering, vendors, contractors, and controls technicians to improve equipment performance and protect production uptime. The role owns the plant controls strategy and architecture, provides tactical and strategic troubleshooting support, leads electrical and controls capital projects, manages technology obsolescence, and develops the technical capability of plant resources. The Senior Controls Engineer II uses data, engineering standards, and continuous-improvement methods to deliver improvements in safety, quality, reliability, cost, capacity, and operational performance. ## Human and Food Safety * Provide technical expertise for human- and food-safety systems as they apply to electrical and controls equipment.* Serve as a subject-matter expert for plant electrical safety and support compliance with NEC, NFPA 70E, General Mills standards, and applicable plant requirements.* Lead or support improvements that reduce safety, food-safety, and process risks. Controls and Electrical Technical Leadership * Own and maintain the plant electrical and controls architecture, including conformance to General Mills standards.* Implement instrumentation, controls, programming, network, HMI, SCADA, and data standards for new and existing equipment.* Provide technical guidance for automated solutions, equipment specifications, panel design, process controls, packaging controls, and system integration.* Troubleshoot PLC code, equipment, wiring, instrumentation, drives, servos, networks, servers, and related control-system hardware and software.* Support the design, selection, installation, commissioning, and performance improvement of electrical and controls systems.* Provide technical direction for control-system networking, servers, patching, edge devices, software, visualization, historians, and manufacturing data as applicable to plant needs. Operations, Reliability, and Plant Support * Provide tactical and strategic support to reduce or eliminate issues affecting equipment performance, quality, safety, and production uptime.* Lead structured problem solving and develop sustainable corrective actions for recurring controls and electrical issues.* Partner with Operations, Maintenance, and Systems Engineering to improve equipment reliability, response time, recovery time, and overall plant performance.* Develop and maintain the controls strategy for maintenance and reliability improvement.* Provide off-shift, weekend, or holiday support when required by business and plant needs. Capital Projects and Project Engineering * Lead or support electrical and controls capital projects from feasibility and scope definition through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, startup, and handoff.* Develop estimates, schedules, quote requests, bid analyses, cost tracking, and project execution plans.* Manage project scope, risks, issues, change control, and expected business outcomes.* Lead and manage electrical contractors, third-party controls integrators, equipment suppliers, and other technical resources.* Provide installation, startup, training, and post-implementation support.* Collaborate with project teams, matrix engineers, corporate engineering, and plant stakeholders to apply innovative designs, technical advantages, performance improvements, and capital efficiencies. Future-State Strategy and Obsolescence Management * Develop the plant electrical and controls facility master plan and support the plant capital plan.* Identify, prioritize, and execute equipment and system improvements that deliver financial, capacity, safety, quality, and reliability benefits.* Manage controls and electrical technology obsolescence, lifecycle risks, and replacement strategies.* Ensure plant solutions align with General Mills controls, information systems, cybersecurity, and architecture expectations.Technical Leadership and Capability Development * Develop internal electrical and controls capability through coaching, training, standard work, and knowledge transfer.* Partner with controls technicians, engineers, maintenance, operators, and leaders to build sustainable technical ownership.* Influence diverse groups across functions and organizational levels through clear communication, sound judgment, and collaborative leadership.* Serve as a resource to plant, corporate, and cross-functional technical teams.* Develop and deliver technical training as needed.# # Minimum Qualifications* Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program, or extensive relevant technical and manufacturing experience.* 7+ years of related experience in a manufacturing, industrial, controls, electrical, or technical engineering environment.* Demonstrated experience with plant manufacturing systems and collaboration with operators, maintenance, engineering, quality, and site leadership.* Demonstrated technical leadership, adaptability, analytical problem solving, decision making, troubleshooting, and sound judgment.* Ability to work effectively with and influence diverse groups across functions and organizational levels.* Strong written, verbal, listening, and interpersonal communication skills.* Ability to support off-shift, weekend, or holiday needs when required.* Ability to interpret and apply NEC, NFPA 70E, General Mills standards, and other applicable codes and standards.* Ability to lead projects involving scope development, estimating, scheduling, procurement, installation, startup, training, and cost control.# Technical ExperienceExperience with several of the following systems, technologies, and applications: * Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PLC-5, SLC, PanelView Plus, RSLinx, and FactoryTalk View.* Wonderware InTouch, InSQL, System Platform, SCADA, historians, Ignition, SQL Server, or related visualization and data systems.* PLC programming and code-level troubleshooting.* VFDs, servo controllers, control valves, load cells, metering feeders, and common process instrumentation for level, pressure, temperature, flow, position, and presence.* Serial, RIO, DH+, Ethernet, DeviceNet, and other industrial communication networks.* Computers, servers, Windows operating systems, patching, edge devices, and control-system networking.* Power distribution and associated equipment up to 480 VAC; high-voltage experience is preferred.* Process control, packaging control, equipment specification, panel design, and system integration.* Electrical contractor and third-party controls integrator management.* Project estimating, scheduling, bid analysis, cost tracking, installation, startup, and training. # Preferred Qualifications* ABET-accredited degree in Electrical or Controls Engineering.* Experience in food manufacturing or another highly regulated industrial environment.* Experience with General Mills manufacturing platforms, controls standards, or information systems architecture.* AutoCAD experience.* High-voltage experience.* Experience with continuous improvement, vertical startup, reliability improvement, and obsolescence-management processes.* Project Management Professional certification.* Demonstrated technical curiosity, learning agility, business acumen, broad perspective, and ability to execute several concurrent assignments. # Working Conditions and TravelThis is a plant-based role in Wellston, Ohio. The position requires regular interaction with production and maintenance environments and may require support outside normal business hours. Periodic travel may be required for training, vendor support, corporate initiatives, benchmarking, or project execution. # # Measures of SuccessSuccess in this role will be demonstrated through improved human and food safety, reduced controls-related downtime, faster issue response and recovery, improved equipment reliability, successful capital-project execution, effective obsolescence management, stronger controls capability within the plant, and sustainable improvements in quality, cost, capacity, and production performance. **薪資範圍**薪資範圍 該職位的薪資範圍為:$110,800 - $166,300 Annual