PLC Programmer

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**Position Summary**

The PLC Programmer authors, modifies, and commissions PLC programs and

Ignition SCADA projects across the Creekstone facility. The role serves

as the technical anchor for the controls department escalation point for

complex faults plant-wide, lead author for new equipment functional

specifications, and primary auditor of contractor deliverables. PLC

Programmers also rotate as instructors for the Creekstone Controls

Academy (CCA), training the next generation of Creekstone controls

technicians.

**Key Responsibilities**

• Author and modify Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix PLC
  
  

programs independently ladder logic, structured text, function block

diagrams, and sequential function charts.

• Commission and validate PLC programs on new equipment installations
  
  

and major modifications.

• Develop and modify Ignition SCADA projects Perspective screens, tag
  
  

configurations, alarm pipelines, Python scripting, and database

integration.

• Lead downtime response for complex controls failures plant-wide.
• Diagnose and resolve OT network communication issues EtherNet/IP,
  
  

Modbus TCP, MQTT/Sparkplug at the device level.

• Maintain and update PLC and SCADA program documentation per
  
  

STD-AUTO.

• Manage change control: document all program changes in Linear with
  
  

before/after state, peer review, and verification.

• Audit contractor deliverables against STD-AUTO, STD-IT, STD-SW
• Participate in capital project review provide controls scope input
  
  

on new equipment purchases and installations.

• Develop and maintain PM procedures for controls equipment in
  
  

MaintainX.

• Mentor and formally sign off Level 1, 2, and 3 technicians on OJT
  
  

milestones.

• Rotate as instructor for Creekstone Controls Academy (CCA-1 through
  
  

CCA-4) sessions.

• Maintain on-call availability for critical downtime escalations.
  
  

**Qualifications**

• 5 years of industrial controls experience including PLC program
  
  

authoring (not just troubleshooting).

• Demonstrated authorship of production Allen-Bradley ControlLogix or
  
  

CompactLogix programs including AOIs, UDTs, structured text, and

FBD.

• Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA development experience
  
  

Perspective screens, Python scripting, OPC-UA configuration.

• EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, and OT network troubleshooting at the
  
  

device and switch level.

• Experience with PanelView / FactoryTalk View HMI development and
  
  

FactoryTalk Security.

• Strong technical documentation and change-management discipline.
• LOTO certified, OSHA 10 (OSHA 30 preferred).
• Comfortable working in a USDA-inspected production environment.
  
  

Required

• Inductive Automation Ignition Core Certification (must be current;
  
  

will be required prior to or shortly after hire).

• Rockwell Automation Certified Technician (RACT) for Logix or
  
  

equivalent demonstrated capability.

• CCP299 Advanced Logix5000 Programming completion (or willingness to
  
  

complete within first 6 months).

Preferred

• Beef, pork, or poultry plant experience operational fluency with
  
  

chain speed, CCPs, carcass chilling, fab line cuts.

• Rockwell Automation Certified Professional (RACP) Studio 5000 Logix
  
  

Designer.

• OT cybersecurity training (ISA IC32 or equivalent).
• Experience with managed industrial switches (Stratix,Cisco) and VLAN
  
  

configuration.

• Database experience PostgreSQL preferred, including named queries
  
  

and basic schema work.

• Experience auditing contractor work against industrial standards.
• Experience mentoring or training junior technicians.
  
  

Physical Demands

• This position includes physical work throughout the facility. When
  
  

inside the facility appropriate PPE i required such as hard hat,

steel toed boots, safety glasses, ear plugs, hair net and beard net

if applicable. Varying temperature exposure is normal and moderate

noise.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, use both hands
  
  

and arms to handle, feel, reach, push and pull.

• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 25-50 pounds frequently, and
  
  

occasionally up to 100 pounds.

• Must be able to bend, stoop, climb ladders, access any device that
  
  

needs serviced.

• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time
• Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity
  
  

(EEO) Employer.*