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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 Sr. Controls & Automation Support Technician will be responsible for supporting automation systems for manufacturing operations. You will evaluate current and future technical automation needs for procurement and provide expertise on automation systems. Additionally, you will maintain automation systems and change processes, assist equipment training, and support FSQA processes.A Day in the Life...\n• Assist in evaluating and selecting automation hardware and software necessary to meet current and future manufacturing requirements.Provide input to managing the controls and automation systems testing, quality control, data retrieval and training for all packaging and processing equipment.\nAssist with assessing the effectiveness and maintainability of new automation systems and managing the automation change process for existing equipment.\nDevelop and maintain control system documentation and documentation change control procedures.\n• Support and promote food safety and quality program initiatives within the plant environment.\nWhat We Are Looking For:\n• Configure and program Allen-Bradley Powerflex series variable frequency drives or equivalentTroubleshoot/maintain controls system Ethernet, DeviceNet, ControlNet and Remote I/O network architectures\nModify and program FIX32/iFIX HMI and SCADA platforms or equivalent\nProgram, maintain and troubleshoot Allen-Bradley PanelView/Plus operator interface hardware\nInstall, troubleshoot and maintain transmitters and sensors\nAudit, maintain and update electrical documentation\nRead electrical schematics, process & instrumentation diagrams (PIDs) and process flow diagras (PFDs)\nPerform PID loop tuning and implement instrument calibration procedures\nTroubleshoot and maintain SLC-500, MicroLogix, CompactLogix and ControlLogix hardware\n• Perform Allen-bradley PLC programming implementing RSLogix5, 500 and 5000 software or equivalent\nEducation:\nBachelor's or University Degree (Required)Work Experience:\nAt least 3 Years of ExperienceBenefits:\nComplete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs\n\nHealth, Dental, and Vision insurance\n\nHealth savings account\n\nFlexible spending account\n\nLife and accident insurance\n\nEmployee assistance program\n\nTelehealth services\n\n1:1 health coaching\n\nSupportive benefits for all the stages of your life\n\n401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end\n\nShort-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses\n\nFlexible scheduling options\n\nVacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)\n\nHoliday pay for 12 holidays\n\nCareer development and growth opportunities\n\nTuition/Education assistance programs\n\nAccess to LinkedIn Learning\n\nScholarship programs for children of employees\n\nParental leave\n\nBright Horizons Family Solutions - Back-up care, tutoring, etc.\n\nAdoption assistance\n\nBereavement leave\n\nUp to $300 fitness reimbursement\n\nUp to $300 massage reimbursement\n\nEmployee appreciation events\n\nEmployee discounts\n\nCharitable giving\n\nWho We Are:\nYou 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.\nTeam 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:\nGrower Mindset - We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.\n\nSustainable Results - Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.\n\nIntegrity Above All - We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other\n\nInclusive Teamwork - We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.\n\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4698,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Education assistance","Growth opportunities","Parental leave","Vision insurance","Wellness"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Soft Drinks"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-05T00:01:22Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":10,"expected_fill_days":55,"reasons":["conf:9","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-14T05:58:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ocean-spray-sr-controls-automation-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ocean-spray-sr-controls-automation-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-14T22:46:31Z","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":30064,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"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":72592},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=72592"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Focean-spray-sr-controls-automation-technician"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"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%2Focean-spray-sr-controls-automation-technician"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"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%2Focean-spray-sr-controls-automation-technician"},{"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/ocean-spray-sr-controls-automation-technician\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Focean-spray-sr-controls-automation-technician"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3778250}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"oceanspray.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3778250},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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