What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls & Automation Engineer position at Clemens Food Group?
Location: Onsite | Hatfield, PA
Travel: Up to 10% to support other facilities
About Clemens Food Group
For more than 125 years, Clemens Food Group has been guided by a simple principle: do the right thing. As a family-owned, fully integrated food company, we operate across the entire supply chain—from raising livestock to delivering finished products. We combine tradition with innovation to produce quality food while creating opportunities for our people to grow, contribute, and make a lasting impact.
Controls & Automation Engineer
As a Controls & Automation Engineer at Clemens Food Group, you'll design, program, commission, and optimize the automation systems that keep our manufacturing operations running safely and efficiently. You'll lead controls projects from concept through startup, develop PLC and HMI applications, integrate drives, motion control, and automated equipment, and provide advanced troubleshooting support for complex production systems. Working alongside Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations, you'll improve equipment reliability, increase system performance, and help shape the future of automation across our facilities.
What You'll Do
Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.
Disclaimer & EEOC Statement
It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.
Travel: Up to 10% to support other facilities
About Clemens Food Group
For more than 125 years, Clemens Food Group has been guided by a simple principle: do the right thing. As a family-owned, fully integrated food company, we operate across the entire supply chain—from raising livestock to delivering finished products. We combine tradition with innovation to produce quality food while creating opportunities for our people to grow, contribute, and make a lasting impact.
Controls & Automation Engineer
As a Controls & Automation Engineer at Clemens Food Group, you'll design, program, commission, and optimize the automation systems that keep our manufacturing operations running safely and efficiently. You'll lead controls projects from concept through startup, develop PLC and HMI applications, integrate drives, motion control, and automated equipment, and provide advanced troubleshooting support for complex production systems. Working alongside Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations, you'll improve equipment reliability, increase system performance, and help shape the future of automation across our facilities.
What You'll Do
- Design, program, test, and troubleshoot PLC and HMI systems supporting manufacturing operations.
- Develop and support automation solutions including Allen-Bradley and Siemens PLCs, VFDs, servo systems, motion control, and robotics.
- Lead small to medium-sized controls and automation projects from design through startup and commissioning.
- Support data acquisition systems and manufacturing automation technologies.
- Maintain electrical drawings, PLC/HMI documentation, backups, and version control.
- Perform root cause analysis to resolve equipment and automation issues while improving system reliability.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, vendors, and contractors to implement automation improvements.
- Train and mentor Maintenance and Production team members on automation systems and troubleshooting best practices.
- Recommend and implement improvements that increase equipment reliability, safety, and production performance.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
- Approximately 10 years of experience working with industrial controls, automation systems, and computerized manufacturing environments.
- Strong experience with PLC programming, HMI development, motion control, VFDs, servo systems, robotics, and SCADA.
- Experience with Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens automation platforms.
- Ability to read and develop electrical schematics and control drawings.
- Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience managing multiple projects while supporting daily manufacturing operations.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across Engineering, Maintenance, and Production teams.
- Experience in food manufacturing or other high-speed manufacturing environments is a plus.
Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.
Disclaimer & EEOC Statement
It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.