Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer

Dallas, TX, United States

Overview

The Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer will be a member of the Daisy Brand Corporate Controls Engineering Department with a focus on Control System Infrastructure. As the Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer, he/she will primarily be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the Control System at each Daisy Brand site to ensure proper uptime, performance, user access, and security.

They will work on Controls and Automation projects to support installation of new Control System components and upgrade of existing Control Systems at all of Daisy Brand’s Facilities. When specifically assigned, they will perform the actual installation of new Control System components and upgrade of existing Control Systems at all of Daisy Brand’s Facilities.

They will provide remote support for Controls and Automation activities for all of Daisy Brand’s Facilities.

The Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer will report directly to the Corporate Controls Engineering Manager. They will be based out of the Dallas, TX Corporate Office.

The Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer will work closely with the Corporate Controls Engineering Manager, Team Leaders, and Senior Engineers to align on Standards and Processes for managing the Control System Infrastructure. Mentoring will be provided for gaining an understanding of the design and standards of the Daisy Brand Controls Systems.

Responsibilities

The Responsibilities of the Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer include, but are not limited to the following:

Maintain the Plant Controls & Automation Systems, specifically PLC and HMI firmware updates, to ensure Control Systems stay up to date on needed features and cybersecurity mitigations.

Maintain Rockwell Software infrastructure, including AssetCentre PLC and HMI asset management and backups, licensing, Studio5000 and FactoryTalk View SE software, and staying current on Rockwell-supplied patches.

Maintain AVEVA System Platform and MES infrastructure, including staying current on AVEVA-supplied patches, automatic galaxy backups, licensing, and providing Technical Support for AVEVA systems.

Develop and maintain configuration for system monitoring tools that report on abnormal conditions within the Control Systems.

Specify OS, hardware, software, and network configurations on all Daisy Brand Engineering Servers. Maintain documentation related to all Engineering Servers.

Approve Microsoft patches for all Daisy Brand Engineering Servers based on published patch compatibilities from Rockwell Software and AVEVA. Coordinate with IT Infrastructure Team and plant personnel to install patches with minimal plant impact.

Develop and maintain documentation for Control System Standards.

Develop and maintain Backup and Recovery Standards for all relevant Engineering devices. Coordinate with IT to have them execute backups according to developed standards.

Maintain Control System networks, including Device Level Ring (DLR) technology, industrial Ethernet/IP switch technology, and legacy ICS network technology including but not limited to ControlNet. Collaborate on and document network design and standards. Provide network assignments and network documentation for all Control System devices. Coordinate with IT on Control System connection and traffic requirements across IT networks.

Manage existing user access within the Control System environments, including a quarterly audit of user access levels. Provide consultation and support on new user access as authorized by Controls Engineering Manager.

Controls & Automation Systems Technical Support, utilizing the Daisy Brand HELP Desk System, including PLC and AVEVA ArchestrA development tasks.

Maintain design & specification documentation of Plant Control System Architecture, including Control Panels, Hardware, and Communication Protocols.

Provide technical consultation on Control System Obsolescence projects.

Partnership with 3rd Party Controls Engineering partners.

Skills and Experience Requirements

The Skills and Experience of the Corporate Controls Infrastructure Engineer should include most of the following:

7+ years working within a Controls & Automation Engineering role in the Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods, or similar Industry is required.

Advanced Ladder Logic Programming within Allen Bradley PLCs (ControlLogix) is required.

Advanced HMI Development is required, preferably within Wonderware (AVEVA) ArchestrA System Platform.

Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming Principles is required.

Experience with Ethernet/IP Communication within a Plant Control System is required.

Experience with configuring and maintaining industrial managed switches, such as Stratix, is preferred.

Experience with AVEVA MES, or a similar MES platform, is preferred.

Experience with .NET programming environment is preferred.

Experience with SQL Databases is preferred.

Familiarity with Design/Specification of Process Control Panels is preferred.

Excellent Formal and Informal Communication Skills, Professional Attitude, and Professional Appearance.

Strong Computer Skills (MS Office).

Employment Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in an Engineering discipline from an accredited college/university is required.

Open to 25% Travel.

Daisy Brand is a Tobacco and Drug Free Workplace.

Legally Eligible to work in the United States.

For five generations spanning over a century, Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas (1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (2008), and Wooster, Ohio (2015).

Daisy is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories, sour cream and cottage cheese, and generates over half a billion in revenues annually. Daisy Sour Cream represents 1 out of every 2 sour cream purchases in the United States and is the largest sour cream brand in food service, military, and club. It is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map. Daisy Cottage Cheese is Americas #1 cottage cheese brand and continues to bring new consumers into the category with its innovative single serve packaging and consistent high quality. Daisy recently expanded into a new category with the launch of two dip products and is in the process of expanding distribution.

Daisy's core values, Clean and Trust, resonate in all aspects of our business operations. In 2008, the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals awarded Daisy the prestigious American Business Ethics award.

While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand has more than doubled employment over the last 15 years and is continuing to grow. Currently, we are proud to employ over 650 full-time staff across more than 25 states throughout the United States.

At Daisy Brand, we value longevity and aim to foster a working environment where employees can envision a long-term career. Companywide, the average employee tenure stands at over seven years. Our corporate office and sales team each boast an average tenure exceeding eleven years, while our manufacturing facilities also demonstrate strong employee retention with tenures averaging over seven years.

Daisy Brand offers an industry leading benefits package that includes:

A no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee-only health coverage.

401(k) with 50% company match on first 8% of earnings you contribute.

Safe harbor and profit-sharing company contributions to 401(k).

Company paid short- and long-term disability coverage.

Company paid 2X annual salary life and AD&D insurance.

4 weeks annual paid time off.

Extra time off for volunteering.

Tuition reimbursement.

Fitness membership reimbursement.

And more

Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company. Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.