Senior Controls Engineer (Manufacturing)

Location: USA, York, PA; onsite at the York manufacturing and distribution facility. Monday–Friday hours may vary, with flexibility for different hours and shifts during major projects and installations; off-hours support may be required.

Company

Church & Dwight manufactures and distributes consumer products, including A&H Cat Litter and A&H Laundry Detergent.

What you will do

• Design, modify, assemble, integrate, test, troubleshoot, and commission PLC-based control and instrumentation systems.
• Manage capital projects involving automation and controls infrastructure within defined scope, cost, timelines, and outcomes.
• Lead plant technical activities for PLCs, microprocessors, electrical systems, packaging and processing equipment, and controls upgrades.
• Improve controls logic, cycle-time throughput, equipment efficiency, waste reduction, and continuous-improvement performance.
• Lead cross-functional teams and support electricians, mechanics, operations, and maintenance with troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, testing, and improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical training, supervise an instrumentation controls specialist, support staff development, and lead electrical safety activities including NFPA 70E.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of experience and a 4-year post-secondary degree in a relevant technical field.
• Direct technical experience designing, assembling, integrating, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning PLC-based control systems.
• Knowledge of the National Electrical Code, UL standards, Allen Bradley controls, AC and motor controls, and process sensors.
• Ability to calibrate and test controls, verify instrumentation accuracy and effectiveness, and perform routine maintenance on plant-wide controls systems.
• Ability to interpret, red-line, and prepare control and instrumentation schematics, ladder logic diagrams, wiring schematics, and PIDs/PFDs.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, time-management, critical-thinking, data-analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize work in a fast-paced, dynamic, production-driven environment and make appropriate recommendations from collected data.
• Strong knowledge of production operations, including equipment, materials, and workflow; strong computer skills with MS Office, MS Project, CMMS, and SAP.
• Completion of all necessary training within the defined introductory period.

Nice to have

• 5–7 years of engineering experience in a high-volume, multiple-SKU, fast-paced manufacturing environment, preferably CPG or FDA-regulated manufacturing.
• Experience with lean manufacturing principles and practices, including 5S, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma, and TPS.
• Working knowledge of the SAP Maintenance Module and AutoCAD.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, informal culture focused on courage, determination, ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Work takes place in a non-climate-controlled operations facility with seasonal temperature variations.
• Compliance with PPE standards, department dress code, sanitation procedures, and good-housekeeping guidelines is required.
• Participation in employee relations, hiring, selection, corrective actions, time-record approval, and workforce cross-training is part of the role.
• Equal Opportunity Employer for veterans and individuals with disabilities.