CONTROL ENGINEER / SENIOR CONTROL ENGINEER (ELECTRICAL CONTROLS) – HORMEL FOODS (HAYWARD, MN)

To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time.

Hormel Foods Corporation

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized on Fast Company’s list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, received a perfect score of 100 on the 2023–24 Corporate Equality Index and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit hormelfoods.com.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position is accountable for the control and electrical engineering development and execution of equipment design and engineering assignments of moderate to high complexity for our production operations. The assignments range from new equipment design and development, to managing the activity of contractors to meet customer needs. Projects generally support process automation implementation, capacity expansion, and new product initiatives. This position also supervises hourly technicians in their assignments and may be assigned to supervise a staff level engineer.

The person in this position is responsible for:

Leading a project team that is varied in function and perspective to deliver moderate to highly complex process, machine, or system designs that are processing equipment in nature. The results must be in alignment with functional, sanitary, ergonomic, cost and maintainability objectives.
Effectively utilizing machine design software and tools available to make machines function as required per project requirements.
Leading the efforts to ensure an effective transfer of ownership of projects to the plant customer. This includes manuals and documentation; training of operations, maintenance, and sanitation personnel; and any other appropriate items the customer will need to fully own and operate the delivered equipment.
Ensuring that all legal, regulatory, and internal requirements are adhered to during the project development and execution process.
Documenting the design process in a way that aligns with the requirements of our Legal Department as necessary.
Leading, training, developing, and supporting the efforts of contract designers, senior programming technicians, engineering technicians; and possibly an entry level salaried engineer.
Developing and leading continuous improvement initiatives that make the Engineering R&D team more effective and efficient.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required

Highly developed skills with currently utilized electrical / controls engineering tools. Examples include Rockwell Automation design suites and AutoCad.
Proven ability to learn to lead a project in a diverse team environment using generally accepted project management best practices.
Ability to lead projects through Hormel Foods’ project management processes.
A strong pattern of initiative, innovation, and creativity.
Proven team leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Well-developed organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to prioritize and balance many tasks simultaneously.
Previously obtained CMRP (Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional) or ability to achieve certification in 18 months or less.
Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time.
Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.
Applicants must not now, or any time in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.

Preferred

A bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical field.
Previous experience as a machine controls engineer or in machine development in the food industry.
Experience with HMI development, PLC/PAC programming, Multi-Axis servo motion control, and machine vision.
Two years experience managing a team of direct reports.

LOCATION: Hayward, MN

TRAVEL: Up to 25%

BENEFITS: Hormel Foods offers an excellent benefits package. Competitive base salary plus target incentive, discretionary annual merit increase, annual performance review, medical, dental, vision, non-contributory pension, profit sharing, 401(k) immediate eligible, stock purchase plan, relocation assistance, paid personal time (PTO), FREE two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees, and more.

At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base hiring pay range for this role is between $84,000-$141,000 per year, and your actual base pay within that range will depend upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, skill set, level of experience, and geographic market location.

At Hormel we invite difference and diversity in all aspects. We offer a space of support, understanding, and community. We are committed to the journey! Learn more about our progress here: https://www.hormelfoods.com/about/diversity-and-inclusion/

Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.