Sr Automation Controls Engineer
Sr Automation Controls Engineer
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27-04-2025
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Job Description/Responsibilities
As the Sr. Automation & Controls Engineer this role will lead and support capital project initiatives across various sites specializing deployment of new structured automation and controls. This role provides technical leadership in developing efficient world class highquality production processes and ensures adherence to industry and regulatory standards. Partnering with crossfunctional teams this role will drive innovation in automation and controls and help shape capabilities within our global engineering agenda develop and write company functional design standards and determine gap analysis against those standards for all locations within Sazerac. Mentor junior engineers on skill development work processes and navigating change.
- Provide engineering and technical expertise to support automation and controls systems and as well as other engineering disciplines. As a member of the Strategic Operations Engineering Team this role is expected to support any company location with a Capital Project. That may include travel to any of the Sazerac locations.
- Sets up each improvement project in PPT ensuring all team members are added and assigned tasks completed to keep projects on time and under budget. Uses PPT to keep key stakeholders on track and informed of project updates.
- Drive toward continuous improvement growth efficiency and cost savings. Creates project engineering processes and standards across the network to improve continuity timelines quality adherence to construction and engineering best practices and budget adherence
- Ensures automation and controls meet regulatory requirements including OSHA EPA and TTB regulations. Takes immediate corrective action when needed to stay in compliance
- Participates in the PDS process meeting expectations for reporting on learnings and using feedback from the process to ensure optimal outcomes for the role.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by enforcing procedures rules and regulations. Identify and manage risks and safety aspects of the project. Ensure all contractors / employees involved on work in progress are following safe work practices. Review equipment specifications and ensure installation meets safety standards.
- Be the subject matter expert in automation and control systems used in high speed bottling distillation finished good storage systems. Conduct assessments on current locations and determine what gaps exist. Develop world class solutions on how to address those gaps. Design and run process simulations performing risk assessment testing to eliminate constraints and limitations on our current systems. Develop and write functional design specifications for automation and controls equipment and methods. Develop TCO and other competitive bidding evaluation systems to find key partners in executing the FDS.
- Meets and exceeds customer expectations through the support of automation and control equipment and systems to deliver product on time within budget and to meet quality specifications. Troubleshoots operating problems evaluates the situation and coordinates resolution.
- Works with operations leadership across the network to identify automation and control systems improvements and long term development plans for each location. Develops capital projects and other types of improvement project plans and budgets. Monitors progress and reports to operations leadership. Identifies obstacles to project completion and executes plans to get projects back on track. Support automation and control systems capacity planning and inventory accuracy efforts. Identify streamline and document the processing planning processes with focus on improving efficiencies reducing errors and improving the quality of work.
Qualifications/Requirements
MUST
- Ability to communicate with all levels of an org
- Strong computer skills and high comfort using technology and systems
- Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
- Bachelors Degree in Engineering related discipline
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time
- Willingness to travel
- 3 years relevant experience (minimum)
- Experience leading capital improvements change management and process improvement projects.
- Excellent knowledge of engineering within high speed bottling systems
PREFERRED
- 3 years implementation or project management experience.
- 2 years implementation or project management experience.
- Ba/bs degree in electronics electrical or mechanical engineering or related discipline
- 7 years experience in engineering preferably within the hygienic process industries (brewing distilling food pharmaceutical health & beauty)
- Pmp pfmp pgmp lean 6 sigma or other project management experience and certification
Physical Requirements
- Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 50 pounds without assistance.
- Ability to work overtime if necessary
- Ability to work 8 hour shift
- Inperson job attendance
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to read and write
- Ability to work near moving mechanical parts
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- Ability to pay attention to detail
- Noise level at work station is loud (metal can manufacturing large earth moving equipment)
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