Instrumentation Engineer

The Instrumentation Engineer is responsible for managing programs, procedures and equipment to ensure that goals are met and plant personnel are safe, productive and effectively utilized. With a focus on PLC programming and SCADA system integration, the successful candidate will be instrumental in driving efficiency and innovation in our manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the integration and management of SCADA systems, with a strong preference for experience in Ignition by Inductive Automation.

• Maintain an industrial controls hardware refresh plan to ensure all control system hardware is up-to-date, reliable, and meets current and future operational requirements.

• Planning, scheduling, documenting, and verifying all maintenance work to be performed (planned and unplanned).

• Provide control engineering support for the project management of plant capital plans.

• Work closely with operations team to effectively maintain all plant processing, packaging and support equipment in proper running order, while meeting all government mandated criteria necessary to continue plant operations.

• Improve current control programs to improve efficiency of packaging processes

• Manage, coordinate and control all aspects of electrical engineering in order to meet agreed departmental objectives.

• Responsible for plant continuous improvement initiatives and resolution.

• Responsible the implementation of new software and updates

• Manage, coordinate and control all aspects of electrical engineering in order to meet agreed departmental objectives.

• Act as a liaison with outside technical consultants and engineers regarding equipment modification, improvements and/or repairs.

• Perform other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with Emphasis in Electrical or Process engineering preferred. Equivalent experience will be considered.

• 3+ years' experience using technologies or platforms such as ladder logic programming for programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human machine interfaces (HMIs), data control systems (DCSs).

• Experience in risk-based maintenance engineering and cost of goods sold (COGS) optimization.

• Experience with Ignition Scada Platform. SQL Server Database, Python programming language a plus.

• Familiarity with ISA-88, OSHA, NFPA, Safe Quality Food 2000 Code (SQF 2000 Code), FM and GMP.

• Experience in environmental and industrial processing, electrical and mechanical problem solving.

• Experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) and a knowledge of MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems).

• Broad base knowledge of electric motors, PLC's, HMIs, Networking.

Personal & Professional Skill Sets

• Ability to effectively troubleshoot control and electrical failures and implement repairs.

• Demonstrated ability to engineer and manage capital and major expense projects within a manufacturing setting.

• Demonstrated ability to support the maintenance and operations departments in the daily management of a Plant operation.

• Strong knowledge of PLC's programming and problem solving: Allen Bradley preferred.

Farmer Brothers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. Farmer Brothers is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Farmer Brothers are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Farmer Brothers will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We encourage applicants of all ages.