Brewing Automation Controls Engineer

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

SALARY: $100,000 - $118,750 base salary

• Bonus Eligible

SHIFT: Days

• Flexibility for evenings, weekends, and holidays required

COMPANY:

Michelob ULTRA. Cutwater Spirits. Budweiser. Kona Brewing Co. Stella Artois. Bud Light. That’s right, over 100 of America’s most loved brands, to be exact. But there’s so much more to us than our top-notch portfolio of beers, seltzers, and more. We are powered by a 19,000-strong team that shares our passion to create a future with more cheers. We look for people with talent, curiosity, and commitment and provide the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
 

ROLE SUMMARY:

If you desire to continuously improve the automation and controls within a fast-paced, world class production environment, then our Brewing Process Engineering role is for you. In this role you, you will be part of a team owning process control systems in our brewing department. Guiding brewery technical staff, creating and executing action plans to meet critical metrics, analyzing process data, troubleshooting equipment concerns on the fly, leading troubleshooting and improvements with technicians, influencing change, and growing both technically and as a leader are all elements of this great opportunity. 
 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Experience in Industrial Automation using Rockwell / Siemens/ B&R Automation PLCs or equivalent.

• Design and continuously improve Brewery automation and controls systems, supporting upgrades and process changes as necessary.

• Promote and enforce effective change management, and ensure engineering, programming, and automation standards are upheld.

• Develop and implement process improvements to maintain and enhance the consistency, quality, and performance of Brewery production systems, and to improve key performance indicators. 

• Support plant operations by maintaining process control systems.

• Provide training and sophisticated troubleshooting to the site.

• Implement standards at the site that ensure the global consistency of manufacturing systems.

• Support brewers and technicians as needed in the troubleshooting of process and controls equipment.

• Become a subject matter expert in the brewing process from start to finish.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Chemical, or Electrical Technology preferred), with a strong working knowledge across related engineering disciplines common to the process industry

• Experience as Systems Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Manager, Computer Engineer

• Sophisticated troubleshooting skills with high-speed manufacturing equipment such as AC/DC motors, VFDs, PLCs, servo motors, and PLC I/O modules.

• Knowledge of Industrial Network Communication protocols (Ethernet, DeviceNet)

• Ability to read electrical and mechanical system drawings.

• Experience with instrumentation.

• Strong interpersonal skills and team orientation; technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to extract, evaluate, and utilize data for process improvement from applicable systems.

• Strong technical, problem solving, and process engineering skills.

• Ability to work on cross-functional teams and multi-disciplinary projects with minimal guidance.

• Acts as an owner, results oriented, & strong customer focus skills 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with Siemens, Rockwell Industrial Automation software, or equivalent software.

• Database experience

• Coding C programming language

• VBA, SQL, C, C++

• Experience in systems configuration and maintenance.

• Basic knowledge of SAP.

• Experience with coaching and training skilled trades in a unionized environment.

• Utilize problem solving/6 Sigma lean manufacturing to achieve both financial/operational performance targets.

• Support CAPEX Engineers for viability and cost return projects.

• Willingness to work rotating shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays to support the brewery operations and project execution.

WHY ANHEUSER-BUSCH:

Anheuser-Busch has always dreamed big. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. To reimagine what a beer company can be. And what, together with our people and our partners, Anheuser-Busch can do. Our collective impact is significant. Over the last decade alone, we have contributed more than $400 million to charitable organizations that support our communities, provided over 90 million cans of emergency drinking water, and, together with our wholesaler partners, invested more than $1 billion into responsible drinking initiatives. At the heart of these investments is our shared commitment to community – providing opportunity for our people, lifting our neighbors, and making a meaningful difference in the world. This future is our purpose. A future that everyone can celebrate, and everyone can share in. A future with more cheers.
 

BENEFITS:

• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Wellness and Tax-Advantaged Savings and Spending Accounts

• Life Insurance and Disability Income Protection

• Generous Parental Leave and FMLA policies

• 401(k) Retirement Savings options with a company matching contribution

• Chance to work in a fast-paced environment among a company of owners

• Free Beer!