Jr. OT Engineer - Electrical Controls Automation

Darigold is looking for a highly qualified and driven Junior OT Engineer to join our Operations team. The Junior OT Engineer will be responsible for supporting and maintaining operational capability, creating and implementing solutions to improve operational performance, and to deliver and maintain technology systems in our manufacturing facilities.

What You Will Do

• Acts as technical resource for electrical and electronic systems to the plants and engineering
  group to support and deliver technical services and controls automation solutions to resolve
  manufacturing issues and improve operational performance.
• Understands both Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Windows based PC's / VM's and
  industrial network architectures and ability to effectively apply these technologies in a
  manufacturing environment.
• Actively collaborates as a team member in a high-performance cross functional work team
  environment, including plant and regional manufacturing technical resources, engineering and
  IT.
• Acts as a leader to support and drive IT/OT standards adoption and implementation across the
  manufacturing enterprise
• Provide first class technical support to the manufacturing enterprise, supporting plant operations
  and personnel to ensure a safety-first environment that delivers value to our producers and the
  highest quality products to our customers.
• Background in instrumentation, electrical and automation controls systems, equipment and
  machinery, preferably in an industrial environment.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis to effectively resolve issues and deliver sustainable
  solutions in collaboration with plant technical peers. F
• Facilitate and support the numerous manufacturing process and control systems within
  Operations, collaborating with Engineering, IT, Operations and Corporate management and
  vendor resources.
• Provide production support and maintenance for enterprise systems including all of the following
  topics: Environmental Health & Safety, OEE and Plant Key Performance Metrics, Process Controls
  and Automation, reporting and analytics systems for Operations, and others as directed. Ability
  to develop, plan and execute technical solutions including equipment bills of materials, scope of
  work, estimates, participate in proposal review and provide timely status updates.

What You Bring

• Track record of strong people collaboration and cross functional team engagement.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong, effective team relationships with multiple organizational levels.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including documentation standards.
• Ability to consistently meet deadlines and see projects through completion.
• Ability to travel up to 15%

Education, Experience and Certifications

• 2+ years of experience supporting manufacturing process controls networks, infrastructure, and
  security systems. Or certification from a qualified technical school focusing on Instrumentation and Automation.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills with electrical and controls systems and associated programming
• Experience in maintaining PLC and HMI solutions (Allen Bradley / FactoryTalk preferable), specifying hardware and software for controls and automation projects.
• Experience with controls power distribution layouts, panel layouts, hardware specification.
• Experience in configuring and maintaining VFDs.
• Perform Preventative Maintenance (PM) tasks on instrumentation and automation equipment.

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Pay Range: $78,000 to $93,727 per year

Benefits of Working at Darigold

We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We're proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package - that includes:

• 401k with competitive employer match
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
• Employer paid life & disability coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 8 weeks paid parental leave
• Education assistance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible working arrangement where applicable (up to 2 days/week after initial 90 days and approval by hiring manager and HR)

Our Commitment to Diversity

Achieving our vision to Lead Dairy Forward requires cultivating and supporting a team with varying backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to providing a workplace based on mutual respect where all employees feel included and can bring their best and authentic selves to work every day. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result & confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify - please follow the links for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)