Senior Automation Engineer

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

PA Lancaster

Job Type:

Engineering Manufacturing

Job Posting Title:

Senior Automation Engineer

About Us: 

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain: 

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!

• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.

• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).

• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.

• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.

• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description:

About the Role:

As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will provide hands-on technical support and advanced problem-solving skills for control systems and production process equipment at the Lancaster, PA, plant, a manufacturer of quality pretzels.

This role is responsible for driving continuous improvement and modifications of automation machinery and production processes across the facility, ensuring compliance with quality, food safety, and general facility safety standards.

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to the design, installation, and operation of control systems and semi-automated production processing and packaging equipment. This includes mechanical system troubleshooting to maximize line uptime and interfacing with Allen-Bradley PLCs for diagnostics and issue resolution.
• Modify existing automation systems and design, estimate, and commission new automation control systems.
• Investigate and troubleshoot process problems while initiating and contributing to continuous improvement and quality enhancement initiatives.
• Troubleshoot applications involving electrical/electronic instrumentation, data acquisition, Modbus, LAN, Ethernet protocols, and PLC programming.
• Collaborate with Operations to address design and operational concerns, ensuring optimal control functionality within process systems.
• Develop and maintain electrical drawings and schematics using AutoCAD.
• Assess and interpret equipment conditions, providing recommendations for repairs and identifying root causes of issues.
• Lead and manage turnkey projects from initiation to completion, including developing detailed plans, goals, and objectives.
• Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and report deficiencies to the team, supervision, and management. Develop and execute recovery plans as needed.

Important Details:

• This is a full-time, on-site role on First Shift. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts.

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field and