Controls Engineer

Rising to the Challenge: Position Responsibilities

• Eliminating all outdated PLC, HMI, Drives, Servos, and other electrical components in plant equipment.
• Working with the plant engineer to identify which pieces of equipment need to be updated and the order in which they need to be upgraded.
• Ordering the hardware, installation, and any programming needed to update to currently supported hardware.
• Led technicians in the installation of conduit, hardware, and rewiring to complete upgrades in a professional manner.
• Assists maintenance team with troubleshooting electrical/programming issues of equipment.
• Trains supervisors and hourly technicians on getting online with PLCs, reading logic, and troubleshooting electrical problems.
• Trains Maintenance Techs on inspecting, repairing, and cleaning their assigned equipment’s electrical panels.
• Assists in the installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Bakery Of the Future (BOF) systems and IoT/smart sensors.
• Supports project proposals and estimations, prepares functional specifications, assists with equipment selection and procurement, and performs site commissioning and installation.
• Provides on-call service/support for existing installations.

Knead to Know: Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in programming using RS500, RS5000, FactoryTalk, Connected Components Workbench software platform to access, program, troubleshoot Allen Bradley PLC, HMI, VFDs, and Servos.
• Understanding of Control System Architecture (network architecture, Server Architecture, PLCs and workstations).
• Good knowledge of instrumentation and control, configurations, fault finding and installation standards.
• Technical knowledge of Fieldbus technology and data communication systems.
• Ability to install, configure and setup of field instrumentation, Field Networks, PLCs, HMIs and SCADA.
• Sound experience in PLCs (Siemens, Rockwell or OPTO 22), Inductive Automation Ignition and Canary Labs Historian.
• In depth knowledge of control and automation standards and ability to interpret and implement best practices.
• In depth knowledge of developing and building and maintaining of batching systems.

Additional Ingredients: Essential Job Requirements

• Associates Degree required.

Pay

Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000

Application Information

Please reply by 8/8/2026. Interested job seekers who successfully complete the series of pre-screening questions and who appear to possess the basic qualifications for this position may be contacted for a telephone interview.

EEO Statement

Flowers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Flowers encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or people of any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.