About the Role

We are establishing a new dairy manufacturing facility in Hugoton, Kansas, producing processed milk, creamers, and cream cheeses across process, utilities, filling, and packaging operations. This is a greenfield opportunity to build the site’s automation function from the ground up.

As the Senior Automation Engineer, you will be one of two automation professionals responsible for the entire automation and controls landscape at the site. You will own everything from PLC programming to server infrastructure, from day-to-day fault resolution to automation capital project delivery. This is a deeply hands-on role. You will be programming, troubleshooting, and maintaining systems yourself every day, while also providing technical leadership, steering projects, and coordinating with suppliers and global teams.

Key Responsibilities

Hands-On Automation and Control Systems

• Program, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems on the Rockwell Automation platform (ControlLogix, CompactLogix, FactoryTalk View).
• Own the full Rockwell Automation portfolio at the site: firmware management, licensing, patching, and pl