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At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice.\nFounded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability!\nJoin a collaborative team where you'll have the opportunity to design, implement, and advance automation systems that keep operations running safely and efficiently. From programming and troubleshooting to leading capital projects and driving process improvements, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of our facility while growing your technical expertise and project leadership skills.This job is an individual contributor primarily responsible for performing control systems design, programming, implementation production and troubleshooting PLC/DCS systems as well as instrumentation calibrations, checks, purchasing, and troubleshooting. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, network design and layout, program, debugs, determines material and/or component specifications, writes programming to operate machinery, purchasing, budgeting, permitting, training, supervising, documenting, startup and electrical drawings.\nIn this job, you will:\nDevelop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and all other problems that adversely affect plant operations; problems can include capacity, quality, cost or regulatory compliance issues.\nFully participate in the company Safety, Food Safety, and Quality programs.\nMonitor production processes, solve production issues, and formulate ideas for improvements of efficiencies and safety, implement changes.\nCoordinate projects from conception to completion; including project planning, hours estimation, scheduling, recommend/implement drawing changes for reduction in production time and ease of assembly; recommend/initiate production process changes to improve productivity and meet cost targets.\nPerform basic to moderate design tasks including site preparation, , electrical layout and design plans.\nResponsible for oversight and maintaining operation software including Historian, Maximo, OPC server, Kepserver, Linkmaster\nCreate layouts, sketches, details and assembly drawings of projects; review drawings for production feasibility and cost impact.\nCreate PLC/DCS programs for new process equipment, upgrade for existing equipment.\nCreate HMI screens for new process equipment, upgrade for existing equipment.\nDevelop system documentation including operation and maintenance manuals.\nProgram PLC’s, Drives, HMI and other automation components.\nPerform startups: troubleshoot panel/machine after build; in-field alterations and corrections.\nBackup programming and data.\nTroubleshoot controls issues including PLC, HMI, VFD both remotely and on site.\nSpecify, purchase, and / or design electrical and control panels.\nProvide plant check-out, commissioning, and start-up services.\nWork with management on capital projects and production issues.\nAssist with IBM Maximo implementation and ongoing support, BIRT reports.\nStay up to date with knowledge of new and existing products, applications, and standards: NFPA, IEC and CE as they relate to control panel design and build.\nOther duties as assigned.\nHere’s what you’ll need to be considered:\nEducation\nRequired - Associates degree in Engineering or relevant work experience.\nExperience\nRequired - Experience or background in Controls.\nPreferred - 2 years' related controls experience. Experience with Delta V, ABB Freelance, Dataparc, Allen Bradley PLC’s\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities\nWorking knowledge, understanding, of electrical engineering, controls, PLC/DCS systems and instrumentation. \nFamiliarity with installation, repair, and maintenance of machinery and mechanical systems.\nIntermediate computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Auto-CAD.\nEffective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.\nStrong decision-making, negotiation, and construction management skills.\nStrong time management and prioritization skills, with ability to remain flexible to changing priorities.\nAbility to learn and perform effective supervisory skills.\nAbility to coordinate projects through to completion.\nHere’s additional information you need to know:\nPhysical Demands & Requirements\nAbility to lift, push, pull up to 40 lbs.\nAbility to climb stairs and climb ladders to significant heights.\nAbility to squat and kneel.\nAbility to perform work in confined spaces.\nAbility to work outside in extreme weather conditions.\nAbility to work extended hours, such as evenings, weekend, holidays, and on call for troubleshooting and repairs.\nHearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.\nThe employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.\nEnvironmental Conditions\nThe work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.\nThe physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Frequently required to use personal protective equipment.\nTravel, up to 10% for trainings and meetings.\nThe expected base pay range for this role is:\n$115,000.00 - $152,000.00Actual pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including work location, job-related knowledge, skills and relevant experience for the job. Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.\nAre you ready to make a meaningful career move & an impact at CGB? Apply today!\nKnown in our industry for stability and high ethics, CGB Enterprises, Inc. offers a stellar benefits package including: an outstanding 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions, medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, & disability benefits, flexible spending accounts, paid leave (holidays, vacation, sick), wellness programs, recognition programs, community involvement opportunities, and much more!\nCGB Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal links in English or Spanish are listed here. Also, we are unable to legally hire anyone who is not eligible to work in the United States nor are we able to sponsor visas.\nThe above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.\nAll Third Party Agencies, Headhunters, and Recruiters\nCGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries only forms contracts with recruiters with whom we have an established relationship and with whom we have in place a signed contract. All contact from third parties must go through our Human Resources Department. Any contact made outside of our Human Resources Department by a third party will cancel any future business relationships between the third party and CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8012,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"associate","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Retirement plans","Wellness"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Farming & Agriculture","Wholesale"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-06T04:41:14Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":11,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.404,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":99,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:3","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-17T05:46:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":152000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/cgb-enterprises-inc-senior-controls-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/cgb-enterprises-inc-senior-controls-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-19T04:37:13Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2757,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-20T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2369535},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2369535"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcgb-enterprises-inc-senior-controls-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcgb-enterprises-inc-senior-controls-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcgb-enterprises-inc-senior-controls-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/cgb-enterprises-inc-senior-controls-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcgb-enterprises-inc-senior-controls-engineer"}]}