Electrical & Automation Manager

• Lead, coach, develop, and manage the electrical and controls team through clear expectations, scheduling, training, performance management, and accountability for execution.  

• Own plant support for PLC, HMI, VFD, instrumentation, power distribution, safety circuits, and supervisory systems across Fresh, Arils & Beverage processes. Occasional regional travel as needed to support other facilities.

• Provide direct technical leadership for advanced troubleshooting of electrical, automation, networking, and controls-related failures using schematics, software tools, and field diagnostics. 

• Drive control system lifecycle management, including migration plans for obsolete PLC, HMI, network, and drive platforms. 

• Lead integration and startup of new equipment, as well as controls upgrades for existing lines, utility systems, and facility infrastructure. 

• Support plant electrical infrastructure and low-voltage control systems, including troubleshooting, design review, documentation updates, and expansion planning. 

• Support plant data and digital initiatives through historians, MES, SQL-connected systems, reporting tools, and machine-level integration projects. 

• Use CMMS data, downtime trends, and failure history to prioritize reliability actions and capital improvements.

• Provide on-call or escalated support for critical production issues, shutdowns, startups, and major project activities as required. 

• Ensure compliance with electrical safety requirements, arc flash expectations, LOTO practices, and machine safety standards; escalate material risks to plant leadership.

• Manage approved controls contractors, system integrators, and vendors to ensure work is executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to plant standards.