Automation and Process Control Engineer

International Flavors and Fragrances is a global leader in flavors fragrances food ingredients and health and biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

Health and Biosciences: Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable life-enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare food consumer and industrial markets.

The Automation and Process Control Engineer role is based in Beloit Wisconsin (on-site role).

Be part of a collaborative solution-oriented and growth-focused team where together we can achieve excellence and make a meaningful impact.

Your potential is our inspiration.

Where Youll Make a Difference

• Design configure and commission process control systems including distributed control systems and programmable logic controllers to support manufacturing operations
• Develop and optimize control strategies including proportional-integral-derivative control loops to improve process stability efficiency and safety
• Serve as the site subject matter expert for distributed control systems instrumentation and process automation systems
• Lead and support automation and capital improvement projects including system upgrades commissioning and start-up activities
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering and operations teams to implement new or improved process control strategies
• Maintain and enhance human-machine interface systems and control room graphics to support effective operator interaction
• Support and troubleshoot plant-wide automation systems including control systems data historians and industrial networks to ensure consistent operations
• Participate in and lead incident investigations related to process control systems ensuring root cause analysis and corrective actions are completed
• Provide technical support for continuous manufacturing operations including off-hours support as needed for critical system issues

What Makes You the Right Fit

• Bachelors degree in chemical engineering electrical engineering computer engineering or a related technical field
• Alternatively ten or more years of directly relevant process control experience in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum of five years of hands-on experience in process control systems with the majority focused on automation and controls
• Strong experience with distributed control systems including system design configuration and troubleshooting
• Experience with Emerson DeltaV or similar distributed control systems such as Honeywell Experion or Yokogawa Centum
• Proven ability to design and modify control logic control narratives and system configurations not limited to system operation
• Experience working in chemical or process manufacturing environments with continuous or batch processing operations
• Ability to read and interpret technical documentation including piping and instrumentation diagrams logic diagrams and electrical drawings
• Working knowledge of process safety management elements including process hazard analysis and management of change
• Demonstrated analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in a manufacturing environment

How Would You Stand Out

• Experience with advanced distributed control system platforms including batch systems and complex control strategies
• Background in highly hazardous or regulated manufacturing environments
• Familiarity with data historians data analytics or continuous improvement methodologies such as structured problem solving

Why Choose Us

• Opportunity to work on advanced process automation systems in an innovative manufacturing environment
• Competitive benefits package including medical dental vision retirement savings plan with company contribution paid parental leave vacation holidays and annual bonus
• Career growth opportunities within a global organization
• Collaborative inclusive and purpose-driven work environment
• Exposure to advanced technologies and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support for professional development and ongoing technical learning