Electrical and Controls Engineering Manager
Date: Mar 24, 2025
Location: Clermont, KY, US
Company: Suntory Global Spirits
At Suntory Global Spirits, we craft spirits of the highest quality and deliver brilliant experiences to people around the world. Suntory Global Spirits has evolved into the world's third largest leading premium spirits company ... where each employee is treated like family and trusted with legacy. With our greatest assets - our premium spirits and our people - we're driving growth through impactful marketing, innovation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Suntory Global Spirits is a place where you can come Unleash your Spirit by making an impact each and every day.
What makes this a great opportunity?
Suntory Global Spirits is a world leader in premium spirits with $5.5 billion in annual revenues and an ambition to become the World’s Most Admired Premium Spirits Company. We have a strong vision and strategy, an incredible brand portfolio grounded in quality and craftsmanship, an unwavering commitment to sustainability and top talent across the organization. We are focused on driving value across key priorities including American whiskey, Japanese Spirits, Scotch, Tequila and Ready-to-Drink. Headquartered in New York City, Suntory Global Spirits is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings, which is world renowned for delivering quality and excellence across a range of products and categories.
Role Responsibilities
- Electrical and Controls Engineering Manager for the Booker Noe, Clermont, and FBN Facilities located in Boston and Clermont, KY.
- Manage 4 Electrical and Controls Engineers and 2 Controls Technicians
- Be able to write, contribute to, and enforce plant and corporate standards.
- Support Capital Projects both as a direct report to the project team or as a technical expert resource to all other capital projects that your team members may be working on.
- Contribute to the 3, 5 and 12-year capital plans.
- Understanding of Early Engineering Management or Vertical Start Up Methodology.
- Support the needs of operations and maintenance in the Distillation, Bottling, Processing, and Warehouse Departments.
- Review Electrical Work Orders weekly with the Electrical and Controls Team to support the operations and maintenance needs.
- Partner with Safety Teams and work on classified areas as it related to electrical installations
- Work with local IT / OT Support Teams to execute networks up to the company standards with both hardware and software needs.
- Support the Digital Manufacturing Team with MES and CMMS initiatives.
Qualifications
- Engineering Degree Required
- Past leadership in managing teams required
- Expertise in ControlLogix, CompactLogix, and MicroLogix Controllers
- Strong Knowledge of Flex5000 and Point IO
- Understand how to support PLC-5’s and SLC’s
- Experience in Studio5000
- Strong knowledge of PlantPAx Standards
- Must have experience in Factory Talk AssetCentre , Viewtalk, and Administration Console
- Expert in Aveva Wonderware HMI’s focused on OMI and object based InTouch applications
- Knowledge of ThinManager Software managing HMI Access and Application Control. Managing security within this system is a must
- SeQuent Experience
Additional Qualifications
- Knowledge of Aveva Historian
- A strong understanding of both IT and OT Networks is needed.
- Knowledge of Cisco CPwF Model is required
- A strong understanding of Rockwell Stratix Network Switches is needed
- Support the OT Security Team with plant initiatives.
- A strong knowledge of Layer 2 and 3 Switches and their configuration with a focus on the Rockwell Stratix Series
At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.
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