Engineering Specialist, Days

Location: Breinigsville, PA

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Engineering Specialist, Days! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since. 

The Engineering Specialist will be responsible for providing engineering support for plant equipment. You will troubleshoot and repair automated equipment, implement process improvement projects, and proactively provide equipment support. You will also assess equipment needs, providing change recommendations and expertise on equipment functions. Additionally, you will identify training needs and opportunities to improve engineering capabilities.

**This is a 2-2-3 schedule with rotating weekends off on a day shift from 6AM to 6PM**

A Day in the Life...

• Provide support in a self-directed manner in a high paced work environment with a pro-active approach to sustaining operational processes.
• Provide troubleshooting and repair of complex automated equipment.
• Identify and implement process improvement projects related to sustainability, cost savings, quality or throughput.
• Provide documentation on process and equipment parameter changes. Document work tasks through facility CMMS software.
• Provide engineering level assessment of equipment and provides recommendation of process, maintenance, and component inventory changes to management.
• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to expand on skills and capabilities by working with the Manager to identify specific training opportunities including but not limited to controls, KRONES, productivity and throughput programs.

What We Are Looking For:

• ​​Troubleshoot and repair automation equipment (PLCs, I/O, HMI, Ethernet communication equipment)
• ​​Troubleshoot and repair electromechanical equipment (servos, motors, VFD equipment)
• ​​Knowledge of control system principles and identifying failure modes
• ​​Knowledge of blending and packaging operations
• ​​Knowledge of process control principles and identifying failure modes.
• ​​Interpret electrical schematics, process & instrumentation diagrams (PIDs) and process flow diagrams (PFDs)
• ​​Use of computerized maintenance management software
• ​​Use of SCADA systems
• ​​Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred
• ​​3+ years of experience required

Education:

Bachelor's or University Degree (Preferred)

Work Experience:

At least 3 Years of Experience

Benefits:

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs

• • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

  • Health savings account

  • Flexible spending account

  • Life and accident insurance

  • Employee assistance program

  • Telehealth services

  • 1:1 health coaching

  • Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life

• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end

• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses

• Flexible scheduling options

• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)

• Holiday pay for 12 holidays

• Career development and growth opportunities

• Tuition/Education assistance programs

• Access to LinkedIn Learning

• Scholarship programs for children of employees

• Parental leave

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.

• Adoption assistance

• Bereavement leave

• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement

• Up to $300 massage reimbursement

• Employee appreciation events

• Employee discounts

• Charitable giving

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.

Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• Grower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.

• Sustainable Results – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.

• Integrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other

• Inclusive Teamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.

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.