Headquartered in Cordova, TN, Stratas Foods is a 50/50 joint venture formed in October 2008 between ACH Food Companies and Archer Daniels Midland Company. Stratas Foods is built on the combined strengths and expertise of these two great parent companies, developed over more than 200 years of combined experience. Stratas will continue to build on this foundation of excellence by providing value-added, branded, and custom-formulated fats and oils solutions to the food service, food ingredient, and retail sectors. At Stratas Foods, we are committed to being the most valued supplier of fats, oils, dressings, mayonnaise, and salad dressings to the private label retail bottled oils market in the United States.
Manufacturing facilities are located in Dallas and Houston, TX; Decatur and Quincy, IL; Englewood and Hillside, NJ; Fresno, CA; Nashville, TN; and Valdosta, GA. Corporate offices are located in Memphis, TN. We are committed to maintaining a progressive workplace by utilizing the ideas, skills, and talents of all our employees. We strive to make Stratas Foods a great place to work and are building a team capable of meeting our business goals.
Job DescriptionThe purpose of the PLC Programmer is to manage, maintain, and create all plant programmable control systems (PLC), assist in the analysis of current programs, and manage all plant computer systems.
Responsibilities:
- Troubleshoot all current PLC and computer related processes.
- Project management, purchasing, and supervision of contractors for all projects to assure completion on a timely basis within budget.
- Create all new programs, process controls, and computer related systems.
- Assist the maintenance department in preventative maintenance duties.
- Assist the engineering department in the development of new processes.
- Assist the engineering department in cost reduction projects involving automation.
- Follow, monitor, and ensure compliance with all safety, food safety, environmental, GMP rules, regulations, and policies.
- Provide the necessary safety training to contractors.
- Manage and maintain current computer network system
- Adhere to and enforce Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and HACCP requirements.
- Work with Corporate IT on any upgrades or system modifications
- Order and specify all hardware and software for all plant systems
- Manage plant security relative to computer systems (email, systems access, passwords, etc.)
- Assist the in trouble shooting or project implementation.
- Perform duties as assigned by the Plant management team or direct supervisor.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or equivalent experience
Related Experience: 3-5 years of experience is preferred.
Equipment/Software Skills:
PLC Controls
Programmer Controls
Automation Controls
Industrial PC
Ladder Logic Programmer
RS Logix
Iconics
Microsoft Office
Additional InformationPhysical: This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, climb stairs, bend, kneel, walk and stand for extended periods, work in confined spaces, and work at heights all within a manufacturing environment. Perform work in indoor and outdoor environments, including exposure to noise, dust, weather, and potential hazards
Must possess appropriate sensory awareness (sight, hearing, touch, etc.) to respond to plant conditions, including alarms and environmental changes.
Must consent and pass background check and drug screen.
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
Stratas Foods is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee in any manner prohibited by law, including but not limited to, on the basis of race or color, religion, gender, age, genetic information, national origin/ancestry, mental or physical disability, family status/marital status, military/veteran status, and any other legally protected status.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision-The Employer will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Employer’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Stratas Foods Applicant Request for Accommodation Form: https://www.stratasfoods.com/compliance
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent experience
- 3–5 years of related experience
- Experience with PLC controls
- Experience with programmer controls
- Experience with automation controls
- Experience with industrial PCs
- Experience with ladder logic programming
- Experience with RSLogix
- Experience with ICONICS
- Microsoft Office skills
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, climb stairs, bend, kneel, and work in confined spaces and at heights
- Ability to pass a background check and drug screen
What We Do
Stratas Foods LLC is a leading supplier of fats, oils, sauces, mayonnaises and dressings to the Foodservice, Food Ingredients and Retail Private Label markets in North America. Stratas Foods has built its leadership position in the industry through a combination of product consistency, quality and service. Stratas is also recognized for its innovation in terms of research and development to meet the demands of consumers for “better performing” and “better for you” products. Stratas’ team of scientists, working in its industry leading Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Center, are often well ahead of client or industry demands. The RDI Center enables Stratas' team of scientists to develop, test, and prototype a wide range of innovative oil products in well-equipped labs and pilot plant facilities. The RDI cutting-edge products are well-received in the market place and in the industry. Stratas Foods also has the most customer-focused experimental kitchen in the industry, THE KITCHEN, where customers can experiment, test and invent new recipes. THE KITCHEN regularly hosts ideation and innovation sessions with chefs and branding teams, sales training, marketing and branding, bringing sauce ideas and food to life in real life applications, the testing and building of sauces, dressings and marinades. We have exciting videos from the RDI Center and THE KITCHEN, in addition to product news and recipes that we will be sharing on this page. With production facilities in Illinois, California, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, and New Jersey and distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada, we are well positioned to meet the needs of our customers
