Supervisor, Maintenance Controls

Leprino-Foods; Lubbock (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and bonuses

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) plan

Job summary

Leprino-Foods in Lubbock, TX, is seeking a Supervisor, Maintenance Controls to lead the automation and control systems in their state-of-the-art facility. This role involves overseeing a controls team, ensuring safe production practices, and enhancing system reliability.

The ideal candidate will have significant industrial controls experience and the ability to influence team performance. Competitive salary, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits package available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial controls experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 1+ year of experience leading, mentoring, or directing the work of others.
• Experience supporting PLC-based control systems and plant automation infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily controls activities that support safe, reliable production.
• Guide and develop a controls team responsible for automation infrastructure.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of controls‑related downtime.

Skills

Industrial controls experience

Leadership and mentoring

Comfortable with computer systems

Education

Associate degree in controls engineering or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in electrical or controls engineering (preferred)

Tools

SAP or similar maintenance platforms

Allen-Bradley / Rockwell automation

Job description

Supervisor, Maintenance Controls

Date: May 20, 2026

Location: Lubbock, TX, US, 79401

Within our brand new state‑of‑the‑art 600‑person manufacturing facility in Lubbock, Leprino is seeking a Controls Supervisor to lead plant automation and control systems, support reliable production, and enable larger levels of cheese and dairy ingredient growth. We take pride in our vision to be the world’s best, which is why we invest in resilient automation, skilled teams, and continuous improvement.

What You’ll Do:

• 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.
• We believe strong automation leadership keeps plants running safely and consistently. This role plays a key part in protecting uptime, quality, and system reliability.

You Have At Least (Required 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.

We Hope You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with Allen‑Bradley / Rockwell automation platforms, HMIs, and industrial networks.
• Prior supervisory experience supporting controls or automation teams in manufacturing.
• Experience supporting automation in food or dairy manufacturing environments.

At Leprino, we believe in equal employment opportunity and make employment decisions based on each individual’s unique talents, experience, skills, and knowledge; we do not discriminate on the basis of any personal characteristics. We know we are better together and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive culture in which all employees can thrive.

Through competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, ten paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, as well as the LFC Profit‑Sharing & 401(k) plan, your impact will be noticed and rewarded.