Your Opportunity as the Senior Engineer, Controls
Are you ready to accelerate your engineering career while working with cutting-edge automation and manufacturing technology?
Join our Buffalo Milk❤️Bone® team and become a key technical leader responsible for the site's controls, automation, and electrical systems. In this role, you'll lead high-impact projects, drive innovation, develop technical talent, and help shape the future of one of Smucker's flagship manufacturing facilities. If you're passionate about solving complex problems, implementing new technologies, and making a real impact from day one, this is the opportunity for you.
Location: Buffalo, NY | Milk❤️Bone® Manufacturing Plant
Work Arrangement: 100% On-Site
- Willingness to support off-shift operations, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
- Participate in an on-call rotation supporting critical plant systems
In This Role You Will:
- Serve as the site's technical expert for controls, automation, and electrical power systems.
- Lead automation, controls, and electrical infrastructure projects that improve reliability, efficiency, and plant performance.
- Drive the site's controls and power systems roadmap, including modernization initiatives and technology upgrades.
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams to solve complex manufacturing challenges and eliminate losses.
- Develop and mentor Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) technicians, helping build the next generation of technical talent.
- Support robotics, PLCs, HMIs, MES applications, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Leverage manufacturing data and analytics to improve operational performance and decision making.
- Champion electrical safety and ensure compliance with NFPA, OSHA, and company standards.
- Lead capital projects from concept through startup, gaining exposure to cross-functional leadership and strategic initiatives.
- Influence the future technology strategy of the Buffalo facility through innovation and continuous improvement.
Compensation Range: $85,500 - $123,200 annually
What We Are Looking For
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 2+ years of controls, automation, or electrical engineering experience.
- Experience with industrial control systems and automation technologies such as Allen-Bradley PLCs, ControlLogix, Wonderware HMI, FactoryTalk, or similar platforms.
Additional Skills & Experience That Will Help You Succeed
- Manufacturing experience in food, pet food, consumer packaged goods, or related industries.
- Experience with robotics and automation systems, including Motoman or similar platforms.
- Working knowledge of NFPA and OSHA electrical standards.
- Strong troubleshooting, project management, and continuous improvement skills.
- Passion for learning new technologies, solving technical challenges, and developing others.
Why Join Milk❤️Bone® Buffalo?
At Smucker, we believe great engineers are built through meaningful experiences, ownership, and continuous learning. This role provides opportunities to:
- Lead projects early and make a visible impact on plant performance.
- Build expertise in automation, controls, robotics, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Work alongside experienced engineering and operations leaders.
- Develop project management and leadership capabilities.
- Gain exposure to cross-functional teams and strategic business initiatives.
- Explore future career opportunities across Engineering, Operations, Technical Leadership, and Plant Management.
If you're looking for a role where you can learn, lead, innovate, and grow your career while working on some of the most recognized brands in the industry, we'd love to hear from you. 🐾
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The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 2 or more years of controls, automation, or electrical engineering experience
- Experience with industrial control systems and automation technologies, such as Allen-Bradley PLCs, ControlLogix, Wonderware HMI, FactoryTalk, or similar platforms
- Manufacturing experience in food, pet food, consumer packaged goods, or related industries
- Experience with robotics and automation systems, including Motoman or similar platforms
- Working knowledge of NFPA and OSHA electrical standards
- Strong troubleshooting, project management, and continuous improvement skills
- Passion for learning new technologies, solving technical challenges, and developing others
The J.M. Smucker Co. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as strong, with a company 401(k) match, immediate vesting in some materials, and access to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. These elements contribute to a favorable view of total compensation value.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, seasonal compressed schedules, and flexibility options are highlighted across materials. The ability to start with substantial PTO and buy additional time enhances perceived time-off breadth.
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What We Do
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.
