Corporate Controls MES Engineer

This position can be based out of the Dallas, TX Corporate Office or optionally at one of the Daisy Brand production facilities in Casa Grande, AZ, or Wooster, OH.

Overview

The Corporate Controls MES Engineer will be a member of the Daisy Brand Corporate Controls Engineering Department with a focus on delivering business intelligence services utilizing Daisy Brand's Control Systems, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and/or Microsoft SQL.

They will work on Controls and Automation projects to support installation of new Control System Manufacturing Execution System (MES) functionality and upgrade of existing Control System MES functionality at all of Daisy Brand's facilities.

The Corporate Controls MES Engineer will report directly to the either the Corporate Controls Engineering Manager or an Engineering Team Leader.

Responsibilities

The Responsibilities of the Corporate Controls MES Engineer include, but are not limited to providing research services, application development, documentation, training, troubleshooting, and maintenance for the following:

• AVEVA/Wonderware's Archestra Control System additions as needed to support MES applications to provide the needed MES functionality and information for operations.
• AVEVA's Operations, Performance and Quality MES modules.
• Rockwell PLCs as needed to provide the needed MES data and MES functionality.
• Data feeds to external partners using Microsoft Sequel (SQL) Server Integration Services (2019+).
• Microsoft Server, Microsoft SQL Server (2019+) and Microsoft Reporting Services.
• Power BI report development
• Gathering and understanding of business requirements for data visualization and analysis.
• Collaboration with engineers and analysts to acquire, clean, and transform data for reporting purposes.

Skills and Experience Requirements

The Skills and Experience of the Corporate Controls MES Engineer should include most of the following:

• 5+ years working within an Engineering role in a manufacturing company, in the Food & Beverage, Chemical, Plastics, Consumer Goods, or similar Industry, is required.
• Ladder Logic Programming skill within Allen Bradley PLCs (ControlLogix) is required.
• Advanced HMI system development is required. Examples of acceptable HMI systems are Rockwell FactoryTalk View SE, AVEVA Wonderware Archestra, iFix and Ignition.
• Expertise with SQL Server and SQL database systems is required.
• Expertise with SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), and Excel is required.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills is required.
• Ability to write, update and troubleshoot existing SQL queries is required.
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team is required.
• Adaptability to changing business requirements is required.
• Excellent Formal and Informal Communication Skills, Collaboration Skills, Professional Attitude, and Professional Appearance are required.
• Strong Computer Skills (MS Office) are required.
• Experience with Wonderware (AVEVA) ArchestrA System Platform preferred
• Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio C# is preferred.
• Experience with Ethernet/IP Communication within a Plant Control System is preferred.
• Experience with AVEVA MES, or a similar Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platform, is preferred.
• Experience with .NET programming environment is preferred.
• Experience with Power BI report development, including data modeling, reports and dashboards is preferred.
• Strong understanding of data modeling and data visualization concepts is preferred.
• Knowledge of Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) for creating calculations is preferred.
• Familiarity with data warehouse concepts is preferred.
• Knowledge of data modeling is preferred.
• Familiarity with other data visualization tools is preferred.
• Power BI certifications are preferred.

Employment Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering related discipline from an accredited college/university is required.
• Open to 25% Travel
• Daisy Brand is a Tobacco and Drug Free Workplace
• Legally Eligible to work in the United States

For five generations spanning over a century, Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas (1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (2008), and Wooster, Ohio (2015).

Daisy is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories, sour cream and cottage cheese, and generates over half a billion in revenues annually. Daisy Sour Cream represents 1 out of every 2 sour cream purchases in the United States and is the largest sour cream brand in food service, military, and club. It is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map. Daisy Cottage Cheese is Americas #1 cottage cheese brand and continues to bring new consumers into the category with its innovative single serve packaging and consistent high quality. Daisy recently expanded into a new category with the launch of two dip products and is in the process of expanding distribution.

Daisy's core values, Clean and Trust, resonate in all aspects of our business operations. In 2008, the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals awarded Daisy the prestigious American Business Ethics award.

While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand has more than doubled employment over the last 15 years and is continuing to grow. Currently, we are proud to employ over 650 full-time staff across more than 25 states throughout the United States.

At Daisy Brand, we value longevity and aim to foster a working environment where employees can envision a long-term career. Companywide, the average employee tenure stands at over seven years. Our corporate office and sales team each boast an average tenure exceeding eleven years, while our manufacturing facilities also demonstrate strong employee retention with tenures averaging over seven years.

Daisy Brand offers an industry leading benefits package that includes:

• A no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee-only health coverage.
• 401(k) with 50% company match on first 8% of earnings you contribute.
• Safe harbor and profit-sharing company contributions to 401(k).
• Company paid short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Company paid 2X annual salary life and AD&D insurance.
• 4 weeks annual paid time off.
• 20 floating holiday hours and 6 company paid holidays.
• Extra time off for volunteering.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Fitness membership reimbursement.
• And more

Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company. Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.