Engineer - Controls (Anderson Fabrication Shop)

We train and promote from within

Excellent low-cost health benefits

Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions

Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a third-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Currently, we are seeking a qualified Controls Engineer to work collaboratively with our fabrication shop in Anderson, California.

About The Position

Program and tune multiple axis of motion control

Program and debug PLCs and HMIs

Design control systems used in high-performance machinery

Plan and coordinate new equipment installations

Supervise installation and optimization of machinery

Identify and implement process improvements

Administer modifications of existing PLC programs in conjunction with mill personnel

Efficiently manage multiple projects and processes across a large scope of work, simultaneously gauging task priority

Train personnel in maintenance and operation of equipment

Some overnight travel to divisions within California and Washington

Provide phone support for division technicians for troubleshooting

Qualifications

5 years Controls experience and 3 years wood product experience required

Strong working knowledge of motion controllers, PLCs, servo systems, and HMIs

Experience with servo and hydraulic motion control and tuning preferred

Experience with Allen Bradley Control Logix and Kinetix systems preferred

Machine vision experience a plus

Ability to manage time and priorities under demanding circumstances

Excellent communication, listening, and reasoning skills

AutoCAD proficiency a plus

Strong math skills

Why Join Our Team?

Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance. Every year since 1979, the Sierra Pacific Foundation has provided an average of $500,000 in scholarships to help the children of our crew members with education expenses.

How To Apply

If you are qualified and would like to join our team,

please apply in person Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm at:

19758 Riverside Avenue

Anderson, CA 96007

(530) 378-8353

or send a resume and cover letter referencing this position to:

Sierra Pacific Industries

Attn: Human Resources

PO Box 10939

Anderson, CA 96007

or apply online and view all our career opportunities at: spi.careers

Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.

The general wage range for this position at Sierra Pacific Industries is from $65,000 and $130,000 per year, and is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: relevant work experience, skill, knowledge, and/or education.

About Our Company

Sierra Pacific Industries started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing more than 6,000 crew members. Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities and others strive to become part of the team.

We are a third-generation family-owned company based in Northern California. Sierra Pacific owns and sustainably manages more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. Our forests are managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals.

Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities. In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is converted into electricity in our seven biomass-fueled power plants.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result. We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.