Corporate Controls and Automation Manager
Company: Blount Fine Foods
Location: Fall River
Posted on: May 5, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
Bringing our love of food to families for five generations! Blount
Fine Foods is a family-owned and operated manufacturer, marketer,
and developer of premium fresh prepared foods. We are an engaging
team, bringing restaurant-quality products to America including
single-serve grab-n-go fresh soups, mac & cheese, and entres in
grocery stores across the country, as well as for hot bars and
restaurants. Help us create the finest food experiences including
those with specialty certifications that include organic,
gluten-free, and low sodium, among others. Join a proven team for
growth, success, and a satisfying career!Summary
Provide technical support and program management to all
manufacturing operations throughout the business (currently 3
facilities). As part of an experienced team, you will also provide
technical leadership taking ownership of all control system
activities in the manufacturing facilities as required.In the event
of an absence, the position will be filled by adequately trained
personnel.Essential Duties :Maintain system availability, prepares
metrics to evaluate systems performance, and works with
stakeholders and users to ensure that service objectives are
met.Provide input and recommendations regarding business
continuance issues and improvements to operating systems and
processes.Monitor and ensure compliance and conformity to all
regulatory and company mandates.Provide guidance, technical advice,
planning, and project management within the group and outside
consultants and vendors.Assist departmental objectives by
developing strategic roadmaps for Automation.Applications and
Process Control systems in conjunction with Digital Systems and
business management resources.Support the establishment of a stable
and future-ready digital foundation, including Dashboard
development to visualize and analyze data to gain insights, Data
integration across critical platforms for business intelligence,
andProvide training for onsite Users / Engineers in Automation
technologies and applications.Act as SME for Controls and
architecture on Control Systems.Define proposals for long term
plans for control system maintenance and improvements for
management.Mentorship of team members on an ongoing basis with a
focus on the overall team s performance.Provide key leadership
support to your manager, including financial insights as
appropriate.Lead validation activities during project
start-up.Project lead control system elements of continuous
improvement projects, working closely with facilities management
teams/process engineers/ technical support and other departments to
deliver.Be the project manager and technical lead of the control
systems and future integrations,Life cycle management of the
on-site control systems.Manage other projects as designated within
Engineering and process improvement arenas.Produce Capital project
applications with Charter/ detailed quotations/timescales and
costs.Education and ExperienceIdeally, 6 years plus experience in
an automation engineering role, leading controls installation for
platforms for batch processing in the food or related industry
environment.Experience of plant start-ups and/or new product
introductions to the facilities. Must be able to lead these
activities in a start-up environment.Working knowledge of
Distributed Control Systems such as RockwellExperience
administering and/or configuring in data historian
systems.Experience with coding in standard programming languages
required.Experience with PLCs (such as Allen-Bradley ControlLogix),
programming in ladder logic and instructional texts, and HMI screen
development and management would be a plus.Experience with AutoCAD
is preferred.Our Total Compensation Package Includes:Medical,
dental and vision benefits401k with Company matchPaid time off
including vacation, sick time and holidays.Education Assistance
ProgramLife Insurance and Short-Term DisabilityDiscounts on Blount
products at Company retail locationsDiscretionary Annual Bonus
Program
Keywords: Blount Fine Foods, Fall River , Corporate Controls and Automation Manager, Executive , Fall River, Massachusetts
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