Automation Engineer
Job Description
We are a growing food and beverage manufacturer operating in a high-volume production environment, with a strong focus on packaging efficiency, automation, and continuous improvement.
The business is investing heavily in modernizing its production lines and building out internal engineering capabilities to support long-term growth. This is a hands-on environment where automation plays a critical role in throughput, quality, and operational performance.
Automation Engineer Overview:
We are seeking an Automation Controls Engineer with strong motion control experience to support and enhance high-speed packaging operations.
This role is heavily focused on servo-driven systems, coordinated motion, and PLC-based controls. This is not a maintenance-only role. This individual will play a key part in improving system performance, supporting new equipment installations, and optimizing existing production lines.
Automation Engineer Responsibilities:
- Design, program, and troubleshoot PLC-based control systems supporting packaging equipment
- Work extensively with servo motors, drives, and multi-axis motion control systems
- Develop and optimize motion profiles for high-speed packaging applications
- Support commissioning, startup, and integration of new production equipment
- Troubleshoot automation and controls issues impacting uptime and throughput
- Partner with operations and maintenance teams to improve line performance
- Modify and enhance HMI interfaces for better operator usability and visibility
- Travel to support equipment installs, vendors, and other facilities (25–30%)
Automation Engineer Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in automation and controls within manufacturing
- Strong hands-on experience with motion control and servo systems (required)
- Experience with one or more of the following platforms:
- Rockwell (Allen-Bradley)
- Siemens
- Mitsubishi
- Experience working on high-speed packaging equipment
- Strong PLC programming skills (ladder logic, structured text, etc.)
- Ability to troubleshoot complex automation issues in a production environment
- Comfortable working on the production floor and working cross-functionally
