Controls Engineer

Our Business:

1440 Foods is a sports and active nutrition company on a mission to energize people to unleash their potential with a focused portfolio of accessible, great-tasting health and wellness brands: Pure Protein® nutrition bars; and Body Fortress® high efficacy protein powders; MET-Rx® high-performance meal replacements.

Why 1440: We provide you with the Energy to Unleash Your Potential! You have 1440 minutes in each day, and we will provide you with the opportunity to engage, be challenged and have fun working in a state-of-the-art food manufacturing facility. We provide you with:

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• Health and wellness benefits (Medical, Vision, Dental, Disability) and 401k plan.
• Opportunity to shape the quality processes and culture of a fast-growing start-up.
• Work with a passionate and dedicated team dedicated to making a positive impact on society.

Job Summary:

The Controls Engineer plays a critical role to the oversight and management of our automation and production control systems.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with equipment manufactures to commission and startup bar forming, packaging, palletizing, and powder packaging equipment.
• Provide on-site support to quickly resolve controls issues associated with bar and powder production.
• Maintain newly installed production and packaging control systems, including PLC hardware and programs, instrumentation, and drives.
• Work with Operations department to implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical direction and training to the electrical maintenance team.
• Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), documentation, and preventative maintenance work orders to drive sustainable equipment operation.
• Support off-shift troubleshooting as required.
• Provide electrical support for new Capital projects.
• Provide clear communication to both production staff and management.
• Develop familiarity with plant HVAC, fire protection, and security systems.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Proficient in Allen Bradley programming and hardware troubleshooting. Able to back up and restore program files from on-site server.
• Proficient with instrumentation configuration, programming, and troubleshooting. Instrumentation includes flow, pressure, and temperature transmitters. Able to tune control loops.
• Proficient with Rockwell Automation variable frequency drives, including initial configuration.
• Able to read schematics and single-line drawings.
• Familiar with 480V distribution and maintenance, including high voltage safety protocols.
• Familiarity with Ignition SCADA software and Sepasoft MES software a plus.
• Familiarity with network design and maintenance a plus.
• Familiarity with servers, virtual servers, historians, uninterruptable power supplies, and thin client managers a plus.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
• 5 Years as a Controls Engineer in Food & Beverage industry, and/or packaging and Consumer Goods industry.
• Experience with Rockwell and Allen Bradley automation.
• 3 years of directing projects and/or teams.
• Experience creating and editing HMI screens.

Work Environment:

Exposure to both the office setting and food manufacturing facility.

• Significant amount of time working at a computer station
• Occasional visits to various areas of the manufacturing floor
• Must wear required PPE while in all manufacturing areas.
• Moving parts and machinery are present in the plant.

Physical demands:

• Frequent sitting, standing, or walking.
• Ability to frequently lift up to 50lbs.
• Ability to physically perform functions of repetitive motion, grasping, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, crouching, kneeling, stooping, balancing, and climbing.
• Noise levels will vary, higher noise levels exist while in the plant operations areas.