Controls Engineer

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

TX Carrollton

Job Type:

Engineering Manufacturing

Job Posting Title:

Controls Engineer

About Us: 

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain: 

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!

• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

Join our team at our Carrollton, TX facility, home to the production of refrigerated dough products. We are seeking a Controls Engineer to provide advanced technical support for control systems and automated production equipment. This role is responsible for troubleshooting and optimizing control functionality, supporting capital projects, leading startup and commissioning activities, maintaining technical documentation, and driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, quality, reliability, and operational efficiency across the facility.

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve issues involving installation, maintenance, and operation of control systems and automated production processing and packaging equipment.
• Interface with Operations, Technical Services, and internal or external resources on design and operational issues.
• Support implementation of operational and cost efficiency initiatives in automation driven by data analysis.
• Lead or support problem-solving methodologies and root cause analyses to continuously improve processes.
• Support training of peers, Operators, and Maintenance staff on control methods and processes.
• Ensure technical solutions comply with company security practices and audit requirements in partnership with IT.
• Provide technical support to capital project teams.
• Support execution of startup protocols, including Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Tests, commissioning, qualification, and verification.
• Prepare and maintain documentation, technical standards, and control system records related to job activities.
• Support change management and backup procedures for automation programs and files.

Important Details:

• This is a full-time, on-site role on first shift. Occasional flexibility may be required to support alternate shifts and weekends.
• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $106,700.00 - 160,100.00 USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay. organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of controls experience in a manufacturing environment is required; consumer packaged goods or food/beverage experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of electronics, controls, mechanical and electrical components found in food manufacturing machinery and safety standards for food production equipment is required.
• Hands-on technical experience with installation and repair of manufacturing and packaging equipment in a sanitary environment is required.
• Continuous improvement mindset and knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma techniques and tools are preferred.
• Experience using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is preferred; SAP Plant Maintenance knowledge is a plus.
• Demonstrated problem-solving, leadership, and analytical skills are required.
• Experience creating, executing, and monitoring manufacturing technical standards and procedures is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required.

                                                             

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At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com

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