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Industrial Controls Engineer — Maintenance Leadership
Role snapshot
- Company: Superior Farms
- Location: Dixon, California
- Reports To: Maintenance Manager
- Job Type: Full-time, on site
- Shifts Available: first shift
- Pay Rate: $30-$38 per hour and depending on experience
- **FLSA Status: **Hourly,Non-Exempt
What you'll own
- Lead day-to-day maintenance operations with a focus on automation and electrical reliability.
- Quickly troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, sensors, drivers, VFDs, relays, contactors, and power supplies.
- Read, interpret, and revise US/EU electrical schematics; ensure documentation accuracy.
- Configure HMIs, adjust machine parameters, and perform basic PLC/HMI programming for SCADA.
- Plan and execute equipment startups and commissioning activities.
- Own machine safety readiness: interlocks, emergency stop circuits, and safety PLC configurations.
- Assist with robot programming and integration projects.
- Create and present packaging prototypes to clients to inform manufacturing solutions.
- Advance Design Center continuous improvement projects with clear metrics and follow-through.
- Manage multiple priorities, schedules, and resources with strong organization.
- Leverage AutoCAD (or similar) for layout reviews and small modifications.
What you bring
- Fluent in PLC logic and systematic fault isolation.
- Comfortable troubleshooting from electrical prints (US/EU).
- Solid understanding of industrial electrical/electronic systems.
- Hands-on HMI setup and parameter tuning experience.
- Working knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
- Basic programming for PLC/HMI with SCADA integration.
- Knowledge of 3-phase high-voltage power distribution.
- Strong foundation in machine safety standards and practices.
- Exposure to robotics and basic programming skills.
- Prototype build experience with professional client-facing presentations.
- CAD literacy (AutoCAD preferred).
Credentials
- Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST)
- Certified Automation Professional (CAP)
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or Automation Engineering
Leadership profile
- Team-first leader with proven supervision experience.
- Clear communicator who builds trust across maintenance, operations, and engineering.
- Detail-driven and safety-focused.
- Creative problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset.
Work environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; cold temperatures; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud.
Ownership and benefits
- ESOP Shares
- 401(k) match
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Major holidays
- Vacation time
- Sick Time
Superior Farms is an employee-owned company and the leader in the American lamb industry. Through sustainable practices and innovative processing, we deliver the mouthwatering experience more consumers demand. Farm to fork isn't a slogan; it's how we live every day.
Proficiencies
- Electrical Schematics
- CAD Software
- Industrial Robot Programming
- Commercial Electrical Expertise
- Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
- PLC Programming Experience
- SCADA Experience
- High Voltage Systems